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

Brazil: Health workers, as a share of public total employees was 0.1325 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.1325
Change on year
down 21.6%
World rank
9th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.1691
in 2015
All-time low
0.1114
in 2004
Years of data
13
2002–2017

Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Brazil, 2002–2017

00.050.10.152002200920172002: 0.1182003: 0.1152004: 0.1112005: 0.1162006: 0.1152007: 0.1192008: 0.132009: 0.1222011: 0.1412012: 0.1442014: 0.1542015: 0.1692017: 0.132

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for health workers, as a share of public total employees in Brazil is 0.1325, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of down 21.6% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health workers, as a share of public total employees in Brazil peaked at 0.1691 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1114, in 2004.

That places Brazil 9th out of 29 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Brazil, 2002 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2002 0.1176
2003 0.1148 -2.4%
2004 0.1114 -2.9%
2005 0.1164 +4.4%
2006 0.1151 -1.1%
2007 0.1195 +3.8%
2008 0.1299 +8.7%
2009 0.1224 -5.8%
2011 0.1411 +15.3%
2012 0.1435 +1.7%
2014 0.1542 +7.5%
2015 0.1691 +9.6%
2017 0.1325 -21.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1184 0.1114 0.1299 8
2010s 0.1481 0.1325 0.1691 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 6 El Salvador 0.1623 compare
  2. 7 Costa Rica 0.1469 compare
  3. 8 Peru 0.1411 compare
  4. 10 Ecuador 0.1295 compare
  5. 11 Honduras 0.1289 compare
  6. 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1239 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is health workers, as a share of public total employees in Brazil?
Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Brazil was 0.1325 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest health workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.1691 in 2015.
What is the lowest health workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1114 in 2004.
How does Brazil rank for health workers, as a share of public total employees?
Brazil ranks 9th out of 29 countries with data for 2017.
Is health workers, as a share of public total employees rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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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