Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Health was 37 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
37
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 27 countries
All-time high
43
in 2004
All-time low
36
in 2010
Years of data
13
2000–2015

Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Costa Rica, 2000–2015

0102030402000200720152000: 392001: 392002: 412003: 412004: 432005: 412006: 412007: 392008: 392009: 392010: 362012: 372015: 37

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age of public paid employees, by industry: health in Costa Rica is 37, measured in 2015.

The figure is down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees, by industry: health in Costa Rica peaked at 43 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 36, in 2010.

Costa Rica ranks 17th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 39
2001 39 +0.0%
2002 41 +5.1%
2003 41 +0.0%
2004 43 +4.9%
2005 41 -4.7%
2006 41 +0.0%
2007 39 -4.9%
2008 39 +0.0%
2009 39 +0.0%
2010 36 -7.7%
2012 37 +2.8%
2015 37 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.2 39 43 10
2010s 36.67 36 37 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 15 Peru 39 compare
  2. 16 Zambia 38 compare
  3. 17 Guatemala 37 compare
  4. 19 Chile 36 compare
  5. 19 Ecuador 36 compare
  6. 19 Honduras 36 compare
  7. 19 South Africa 36 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees, by industry: health in Costa Rica?
Median age of public paid employees, by industry: health in Costa Rica was 37 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 43 in 2004.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 36 in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for median age of public paid employees, by industry: health?
Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 27 countries with data for 2015.
Is median age of public paid employees, by industry: health rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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 Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 305 data points, 2000–2021
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