Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Argentina

Argentina: Health workers, as a share of public total employees was 0.1151 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.1151
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
13th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.1819
in 2004
All-time low
0.1151
in 2017
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Argentina, 2000–2017

00.050.10.150.22000200820172000: 0.1392001: 0.1282002: 0.1352003: 0.1792004: 0.1822005: 0.1722006: 0.1412007: 0.1222008: 0.1432009: 0.1412010: 0.132011: 0.1382012: 0.132013: 0.1172014: 0.1232017: 0.115

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 0.1151 for health workers, as a share of public total employees in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health workers, as a share of public total employees in Argentina peaked at 0.1819 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1151, in 2017.

Argentina ranks 13th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Argentina, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1392
2001 0.1281 -8.0%
2002 0.135 +5.5%
2003 0.179 +32.5%
2004 0.1819 +1.6%
2005 0.1717 -5.6%
2006 0.1414 -17.6%
2007 0.1221 -13.7%
2008 0.1427 +16.9%
2009 0.141 -1.2%
2010 0.1304 -7.5%
2011 0.1378 +5.7%
2012 0.1298 -5.8%
2013 0.1175 -9.5%
2014 0.1234 +5.0%
2017 0.1151 -6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1482 0.1221 0.1819 10
2010s 0.1256 0.1151 0.1378 6

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 10 Ecuador 0.1295 compare
  2. 11 Honduras 0.1289 compare
  3. 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1239 compare
  4. 14 Uruguay 0.1013 compare
  5. 15 Dominican Republic 0.1011 compare
  6. 16 Armenia 0.0992 compare

See the full ranking of 29 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health workers, as a share of public total employees in Argentina?
Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Argentina was 0.1151 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest health workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.1819 in 2004.
What is the lowest health workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1151 in 2017.
How does Argentina rank for health workers, as a share of public total employees?
Argentina ranks 13th out of 29 countries with data for 2017.
Is health workers, as a share of public total employees rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Health workers, as a share of public total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Health workers, as a share of public total employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 319 data points, 2000–2021
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