Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Brazil

Brazil: Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees was 0.0431 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.0431
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
9th
of 20 countries
All-time high
0.0465
in 2015
All-time low
0.0268
in 2003
Years of data
13
2002–2016

Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Brazil, 2002–2016

00.010.020.030.040.052002200920162002: 0.0292003: 0.0272004: 0.0282005: 0.0322006: 0.0322007: 0.0292008: 0.0342009: 0.042011: 0.0392012: 0.0422014: 0.0422015: 0.0472016: 0.043

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Brazil stood at 0.0431.

That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Brazil peaked at 0.0465 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0268, in 2003.

That places Brazil 9th out of 20 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Brazil, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.0288
2003 0.0268 -7.0%
2004 0.0282 +5.4%
2005 0.0315 +11.7%
2006 0.0317 +0.5%
2007 0.029 -8.5%
2008 0.0337 +16.2%
2009 0.0397 +17.7%
2011 0.0393 -1.0%
2012 0.0417 +6.2%
2014 0.0422 +1.2%
2015 0.0465 +10.1%
2016 0.0431 -7.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0312 0.0268 0.0397 8
2010s 0.0426 0.0393 0.0465 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 6 Dominican Republic 0.0625 compare
  2. 7 Costa Rica 0.0549 compare
  3. 8 Republic of Moldova 0.0442 compare
  4. 10 El Salvador 0.0396 compare
  5. 11 Ethiopia 0.0342 compare
  6. 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0292 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Brazil?
Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Brazil was 0.0431 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest medical workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.0465 in 2015.
What is the lowest medical workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0268 in 2003.
How does Brazil rank for medical workers, as a share of public formal employees?
Brazil ranks 9th out of 20 countries with data for 2016.
Is medical workers, as a share of public formal employees rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
20 places, 216 data points, 2000–2020
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