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Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers by country

Countries reporting
25
Highest
49
Russian Federation
Lowest
30
Ethiopia
Median
38
Years covered
21
2000–2020
Data points
278

What the numbers show

Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 49 in Russian Federation; the lowest is 30 in Ethiopia.

The median across all reporting countries is 38, and the mean is 38.96.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 19.4%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 23.3%).

Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Russian Federation 49 2016 up 6.5% rising
2 Peru 47 2016 up 9.3% rising
2 Republic of Moldova 47 2015 up 14.6% rising
4 United States 45 2018 unchanged flat
5 Georgia 44 2013 down 2.2% flat
6 El Salvador 43 2017 up 19.4% rising
7 South Africa 41 2020 unchanged flat
7 Uruguay 41 2016 down 8.9% flat
7 Pakistan 41 2014 up 2.5% flat
10 Dominican Republic 40 2015 down 2.4% rising
10 Paraguay 40 2010 up 8.1% flat
12 Australia 39 2015 down 4.9% flat
13 Sri Lanka 38 2016 down 2.6% flat
13 Mexico 38 2019 up 2.7% flat
13 Brazil 38 2016 down 2.6% falling
13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 38 2017 — flat
17 Palestine, State of 37 2017 up 5.7% rising
18 Viet Nam 36 2019 down 10.0% falling
19 Honduras 35 2019 down 12.5% falling
19 Costa Rica 35 2012 down 12.5% falling
19 Chile 35 2017 down 7.9% falling
22 Ecuador 33 2017 down 23.3% falling
22 Philippines 33 2019 down 15.4% falling
24 Jordan 31 2016 down 8.8% falling
25 Ethiopia 30 2016 down 14.3% falling

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Indicator
Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 278 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed