Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Health workers, as a share of public total employees was 0.0877 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.0877
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
20th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.1088
in 2011
All-time low
0.0533
in 2002
Years of data
13
2002–2016

Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Sri Lanka, 2002–2016

00.0250.050.0750.12002200920162002: 0.0532003: 0.0632004: 0.0672006: 0.1052007: 0.1022008: 0.0942009: 0.0762011: 0.1092012: 0.12013: 0.0912014: 0.0952015: 0.0982016: 0.088

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for health workers, as a share of public total employees in Sri Lanka is 0.0877, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health workers, as a share of public total employees in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1088 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0533, in 2002.

Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 29 countries on this measure, 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 Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Sri Lanka, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.0533
2003 0.0626 +17.4%
2004 0.0675 +7.7%
2006 0.1049 +55.5%
2007 0.1022 -2.6%
2008 0.094 -8.0%
2009 0.0761 -19.1%
2011 0.1088 +43.1%
2012 0.1003 -7.9%
2013 0.0912 -9.1%
2014 0.0948 +4.0%
2015 0.0976 +3.0%
2016 0.0877 -10.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0801 0.0533 0.1049 7
2010s 0.0967 0.0877 0.1088 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 17 Palestine, State of 0.0956 compare
  2. 18 Guatemala 0.0932 compare
  3. 19 Pakistan 0.0891 compare
  4. 21 Ethiopia 0.0829 compare
  5. 22 Jordan 0.0732 compare
  6. 23 Colombia 0.0663 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is health workers, as a share of public total employees in Sri Lanka?
Health workers, as a share of public total employees in Sri Lanka was 0.0877 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest health workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.1088 in 2011.
What is the lowest health workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0533 in 2002.
How does Sri Lanka rank for health workers, as a share of public total employees?
Sri Lanka ranks 20th out of 29 countries with data for 2016.
Is health workers, as a share of public total employees rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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