Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Health workers, as a share of public total employees was 0.1011 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1011
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
15th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.1635
in 2005
All-time low
0.1011
in 2019
Years of data
16
2001–2019

Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Dominican Republic, 2001–2019

00.050.10.152001201020192001: 0.1572002: 0.152003: 0.1562004: 0.1412005: 0.1632006: 0.142007: 0.1092008: 0.1372009: 0.1462010: 0.1532011: 0.1392012: 0.1442013: 0.1332015: 0.1352018: 0.1052019: 0.101

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, health workers, as a share of public total employees in Dominican Republic stood at 0.1011. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health workers, as a share of public total employees in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.1635 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1011, in 2019.

Dominican Republic ranks 15th 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 Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Dominican Republic, 2001 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2001 0.1573
2002 0.1498 -4.8%
2003 0.1564 +4.5%
2004 0.1408 -10.0%
2005 0.1635 +16.1%
2006 0.1403 -14.2%
2007 0.1093 -22.1%
2008 0.1371 +25.4%
2009 0.1456 +6.3%
2010 0.1525 +4.7%
2011 0.1393 -8.7%
2012 0.1445 +3.7%
2013 0.1326 -8.3%
2015 0.135 +1.8%
2018 0.105 -22.2%
2019 0.1011 -3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1444 0.1093 0.1635 9
2010s 0.13 0.1011 0.1525 7

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1239 compare
  2. 13 Argentina 0.1151 compare
  3. 14 Uruguay 0.1013 compare
  4. 16 Armenia 0.0992 compare
  5. 17 Palestine, State of 0.0956 compare
  6. 18 Guatemala 0.0932 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is health workers, as a share of public total employees in Dominican Republic?
Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Dominican Republic was 0.1011 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest health workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.1635 in 2005.
What is the lowest health workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1011 in 2019.
How does Dominican Republic rank for health workers, as a share of public total employees?
Dominican Republic ranks 15th out of 29 countries with data for 2019.
Is health workers, as a share of public total employees rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominican Republic 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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