Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Peru

Peru: Health workers, as a share of public formal employees was 0.08 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.08
Change on year
down 44.1%
World rank
18th
of 23 countries
All-time high
0.1791
in 2000
All-time low
0.08
in 2017
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Peru, 2000–2017

00.050.10.150.22000200820172000: 0.1792001: 0.1112002: 0.112004: 0.1242005: 0.1122006: 0.1122007: 0.1372008: 0.1372009: 0.1332010: 0.1242011: 0.1292012: 0.122013: 0.142014: 0.1482015: 0.1432017: 0.08

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Peru stood at 0.08. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 44.1% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Peru peaked at 0.1791 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.08, in 2017.

Peru ranks 18th of 23 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Peru, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1791
2001 0.1108 -38.1%
2002 0.1099 -0.9%
2004 0.1241 +12.9%
2005 0.112 -9.7%
2006 0.1124 +0.3%
2007 0.1374 +22.3%
2008 0.1374 -0.0%
2009 0.1325 -3.5%
2010 0.1238 -6.6%
2011 0.1293 +4.5%
2012 0.1202 -7.0%
2013 0.1399 +16.4%
2014 0.1482 +6.0%
2015 0.1431 -3.5%
2017 0.08 -44.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1284 0.1099 0.1791 9
2010s 0.1264 0.08 0.1482 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 15 Guatemala 0.0919 compare
  2. 16 Pakistan 0.0903 compare
  3. 17 Ethiopia 0.086 compare
  4. 19 Colombia 0.0663 compare
  5. 20 Morocco 0.0519 compare
  6. 21 Paraguay 0.0328 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Peru?
Health workers, as a share of public formal employees in Peru was 0.08 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest health workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.1791 in 2000.
What is the lowest health workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.08 in 2017.
How does Peru rank for health workers, as a share of public formal employees?
Peru ranks 18th out of 23 countries with data for 2017.
Is health workers, as a share of public formal employees rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Health workers, as a share of public formal employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Health workers, as a share of public formal employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 240 data points, 2000–2021
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