Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in El Salvador

El Salvador: Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees was 0.0396 in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.0396
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
10th
of 20 countries
All-time high
0.075
in 2009
All-time low
0.0396
in 2017
Years of data
14
2000–2017

Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in El Salvador, 2000–2017

00.020.040.060.082000200820172000: 0.0562001: 0.0522002: 0.0462003: 0.0562004: 0.0462006: 0.0622007: 0.0582008: 0.0612009: 0.0752012: 0.0692014: 0.0642015: 0.0522016: 0.0442017: 0.04

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in El Salvador stood at 0.0396. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in El Salvador peaked at 0.075 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0396, in 2017.

That places El Salvador 10th out of 20 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in El Salvador, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0559
2001 0.0517 -7.5%
2002 0.0461 -10.8%
2003 0.0565 +22.5%
2004 0.0461 -18.4%
2006 0.0615 +33.4%
2007 0.0584 -5.0%
2008 0.061 +4.3%
2009 0.075 +22.9%
2012 0.0692 -7.7%
2014 0.0636 -8.1%
2015 0.0516 -18.9%
2016 0.0435 -15.7%
2017 0.0396 -9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0569 0.0461 0.075 9
2010s 0.0535 0.0396 0.0692 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 7 Costa Rica 0.0549 compare
  2. 8 Republic of Moldova 0.0442 compare
  3. 9 Brazil 0.0431 compare
  4. 11 Ethiopia 0.0342 compare
  5. 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0292 compare
  6. 13 Honduras 0.0289 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in El Salvador?
Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in El Salvador was 0.0396 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest medical workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.075 in 2009.
What is the lowest medical workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0396 in 2017.
How does El Salvador rank for medical workers, as a share of public formal employees?
El Salvador ranks 10th out of 20 countries with data for 2017.
Is medical workers, as a share of public formal employees rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this El Salvador 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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