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

Ecuador: Health workers, as a share of public total employees was 0.1295 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.1295
Change on year
up 18.9%
World rank
10th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.1375
in 2012
All-time low
0.1062
in 2005
Years of data
13
2000–2017

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

00.050.10.152000200820172000: 0.1112003: 0.1122004: 0.1272005: 0.1062006: 0.1192007: 0.1112008: 0.1072009: 0.1152010: 0.1222011: 0.1322012: 0.1372015: 0.1092017: 0.13

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, health workers, as a share of public total employees in Ecuador stood at 0.1295.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.9% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health workers, as a share of public total employees in Ecuador peaked at 0.1375 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1062, in 2005.

That places Ecuador 10th 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 Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Ecuador, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1107
2003 0.1117 +1.0%
2004 0.1273 +13.9%
2005 0.1062 -16.5%
2006 0.1194 +12.4%
2007 0.1113 -6.8%
2008 0.1072 -3.7%
2009 0.1147 +7.1%
2010 0.1219 +6.3%
2011 0.1317 +8.0%
2012 0.1375 +4.4%
2015 0.109 -20.7%
2017 0.1295 +18.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1136 0.1062 0.1273 8
2010s 0.1259 0.109 0.1375 5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 7 Costa Rica 0.1469 compare
  2. 8 Peru 0.1411 compare
  3. 9 Brazil 0.1325 compare
  4. 11 Honduras 0.1289 compare
  5. 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1239 compare
  6. 13 Argentina 0.1151 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is health workers, as a share of public total employees in Ecuador?
Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Ecuador was 0.1295 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest health workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.1375 in 2012.
What is the lowest health workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1062 in 2005.
How does Ecuador rank for health workers, as a share of public total employees?
Ecuador ranks 10th out of 29 countries with data for 2017.
Is health workers, as a share of public total employees rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador 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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