Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Health workers, as a share of public total employees was 0.1469 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.1469
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
7th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.1772
in 2001
All-time low
0.1426
in 2003
Years of data
13
2000–2015

Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Costa Rica, 2000–2015

00.050.10.150.22000200720152000: 0.1742001: 0.1772002: 0.1612003: 0.1432004: 0.1542005: 0.1522006: 0.1632007: 0.1682008: 0.152009: 0.1492010: 0.1542012: 0.1592015: 0.147

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for health workers, as a share of public total employees in Costa Rica is 0.1469, measured in 2015.

The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health workers, as a share of public total employees in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1772 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1426, in 2003.

That places Costa Rica 7th out of 29 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1744
2001 0.1772 +1.6%
2002 0.1607 -9.3%
2003 0.1426 -11.3%
2004 0.154 +8.0%
2005 0.1519 -1.4%
2006 0.1631 +7.4%
2007 0.1679 +3.0%
2008 0.1498 -10.8%
2009 0.1489 -0.6%
2010 0.1543 +3.6%
2012 0.1593 +3.3%
2015 0.1469 -7.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.159 0.1426 0.1772 10
2010s 0.1535 0.1469 0.1593 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 4 Mauritius 0.1916 compare
  2. 5 Republic of Moldova 0.169 compare
  3. 6 El Salvador 0.1623 compare
  4. 8 Peru 0.1411 compare
  5. 9 Brazil 0.1325 compare
  6. 10 Ecuador 0.1295 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 Costa Rica?
Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Costa Rica was 0.1469 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest health workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.1772 in 2001.
What is the lowest health workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1426 in 2003.
How does Costa Rica rank for health workers, as a share of public total employees?
Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 29 countries with data for 2015.
Is health workers, as a share of public total employees rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica 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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