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

Uruguay: Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Health was 42 in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
42
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 27 countries
All-time high
45
in 2008
All-time low
42
in 2001
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Uruguay, 2000–2017

010203040502000200820172000: 432001: 422002: 442003: 432004: 442005: 422006: 442007: 442008: 452009: 442010: 442011: 432012: 422014: 422015: 422017: 42

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, median age of public paid employees, by industry: health in Uruguay stood at 42. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees, by industry: health in Uruguay peaked at 45 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 42, in 2001.

Uruguay ranks 10th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Uruguay, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 43
2001 42 -2.3%
2002 44 +4.8%
2003 43 -2.3%
2004 44 +2.3%
2005 42 -4.5%
2006 44 +4.8%
2007 44 +0.0%
2008 45 +2.3%
2009 44 -2.2%
2010 44 +0.0%
2011 43 -2.3%
2012 42 -2.3%
2014 42 +0.0%
2015 42 +0.0%
2017 42 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.5 42 45 10
2010s 42.5 42 44 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 7 Australia 43 compare
  2. 7 Colombia 43 compare
  3. 7 Ukraine 43 compare
  4. 10 El Salvador 42 compare
  5. 12 Brazil 41 compare
  6. 12 Sri Lanka 41 compare
  7. 12 Palestine, State of 41 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees, by industry: health in Uruguay?
Median age of public paid employees, by industry: health in Uruguay was 42 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 45 in 2008.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 42 in 2001.
How does Uruguay rank for median age of public paid employees, by industry: health?
Uruguay ranks 10th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is median age of public paid employees, by industry: health rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay 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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