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

Peru: Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Health was 39 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
39
Change on year
down 11.4%
World rank
15th
of 27 countries
All-time high
45
in 2012
All-time low
38
in 2002
Years of data
15
2001–2017

Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Peru, 2001–2017

010203040502001200920172001: 392002: 382004: 412005: 392006: 392007: 432008: 432009: 412010: 442011: 432012: 452013: 432014: 442015: 442017: 39

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, median age of public paid employees, by industry: health in Peru stood at 39.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees, by industry: health in Peru peaked at 45 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 38, in 2002.

Peru ranks 15th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Peru, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 39
2002 38 -2.6%
2004 41 +7.9%
2005 39 -4.9%
2006 39 +0.0%
2007 43 +10.3%
2008 43 +0.0%
2009 41 -4.7%
2010 44 +7.3%
2011 43 -2.3%
2012 45 +4.7%
2013 43 -4.4%
2014 44 +2.3%
2015 44 +0.0%
2017 39 -11.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.38 38 43 8
2010s 43.14 39 45 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees, by industry: health in Peru?
Median age of public paid employees, by industry: health in Peru was 39 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 45 in 2012.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 38 in 2002.
How does Peru rank for median age of public paid employees, by industry: health?
Peru ranks 15th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is median age of public paid employees, by industry: health rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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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