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

Uruguay: Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees was 0.0263 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.0263
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
14th
of 20 countries
All-time high
0.0309
in 2011
All-time low
0.0219
in 2001
Years of data
15
2001–2016

Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Uruguay, 2001–2016

00.010.020.032001200820162001: 0.0222002: 0.0222003: 0.0272004: 0.0272005: 0.0222006: 0.0242007: 0.0252008: 0.0252009: 0.0282010: 0.0292011: 0.0312012: 0.032014: 0.0312015: 0.0282016: 0.026

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Uruguay stood at 0.0263.

The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Uruguay peaked at 0.0309 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0219, in 2001.

That places Uruguay 14th 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 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Uruguay, 2001 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2001 0.0219
2002 0.0223 +1.8%
2003 0.0271 +21.3%
2004 0.0273 +0.8%
2005 0.0223 -18.1%
2006 0.0241 +8.1%
2007 0.0255 +5.5%
2008 0.025 -2.0%
2009 0.0275 +10.2%
2010 0.0285 +3.7%
2011 0.0309 +8.2%
2012 0.0301 -2.4%
2014 0.0306 +1.6%
2015 0.0285 -7.0%
2016 0.0263 -7.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0248 0.0219 0.0275 9
2010s 0.0291 0.0263 0.0309 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 11 Ethiopia 0.0342 compare
  2. 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0292 compare
  3. 13 Honduras 0.0289 compare
  4. 15 Russia 0.0231 compare
  5. 16 Paraguay 0.0189 compare
  6. 17 Mexico 0.0181 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Uruguay?
Medical workers, as a share of public formal employees in Uruguay was 0.0263 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest medical workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.0309 in 2011.
What is the lowest medical workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0219 in 2001.
How does Uruguay rank for medical workers, as a share of public formal employees?
Uruguay ranks 14th out of 20 countries with data for 2016.
Is medical workers, as a share of public formal employees rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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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