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

El Salvador: Medical workers, as a share of public paid employees was 0.0386 in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.0386
Change on year
down 9.2%
World rank
12th
of 28 countries
All-time high
0.0745
in 2009
All-time low
0.0386
in 2017
Years of data
14
2000–2017

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

00.020.040.060.082000200820172000: 0.0562001: 0.0492002: 0.0472003: 0.0542004: 0.0442006: 0.0612007: 0.062008: 0.0612009: 0.0752012: 0.0682014: 0.0632015: 0.052016: 0.0422017: 0.039

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.0386 for medical workers, as a share of public paid employees in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical workers, as a share of public paid employees in El Salvador peaked at 0.0745 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0386, in 2017.

El Salvador ranks 12th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Medical workers, as a share of public paid employees in El Salvador, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0564
2001 0.0492 -12.8%
2002 0.0468 -5.0%
2003 0.0542 +16.0%
2004 0.0441 -18.8%
2006 0.0613 +39.1%
2007 0.0598 -2.4%
2008 0.0605 +1.2%
2009 0.0745 +23.2%
2012 0.0679 -8.9%
2014 0.063 -7.2%
2015 0.05 -20.7%
2016 0.0425 -15.0%
2017 0.0386 -9.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0563 0.0441 0.0745 9
2010s 0.0524 0.0386 0.0679 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 9 Palestine, State of 0.0464 compare
  2. 10 Brazil 0.0453 compare
  3. 11 Republic of Moldova 0.044 compare
  4. 13 Jordan 0.038 compare
  5. 14 Philippines 0.0331 compare
  6. 15 Ethiopia 0.0326 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical workers, as a share of public paid employees in El Salvador?
Medical workers, as a share of public paid employees in El Salvador was 0.0386 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest medical workers, as a share of public paid employees recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.0745 in 2009.
What is the lowest medical workers, as a share of public paid employees recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0386 in 2017.
How does El Salvador rank for medical workers, as a share of public paid employees?
El Salvador ranks 12th out of 28 countries with data for 2017.
Is medical workers, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. 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 paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Medical workers, as a share of public paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 306 data points, 2000–2020
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