Medical workers, as a share of public paid employees in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Medical workers, as a share of public paid employees was 0.0592 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.0592
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
7th
of 28 countries
All-time high
0.0711
in 2015
All-time low
0.0239
in 2003
Years of data
15
2000–2016

Medical workers, as a share of public paid employees in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016

0.020.030.040.050.060.072000200820162000: 0.032001: 0.042002: 0.032003: 0.0242004: 0.032006: 0.0492007: 0.0462008: 0.0412009: 0.0582011: 0.0492012: 0.0392013: 0.0672014: 0.0682015: 0.0712016: 0.059

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, medical workers, as a share of public paid employees in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0592.

That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical workers, as a share of public paid employees in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0711 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0239, in 2003.

That places Sri Lanka 7th out of 28 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Medical workers, as a share of public paid employees in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Medical workers, as a share of public paid employees in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0304
2001 0.0398 +30.8%
2002 0.0302 -24.1%
2003 0.0239 -20.8%
2004 0.0298 +24.5%
2006 0.0493 +65.4%
2007 0.0462 -6.3%
2008 0.0411 -10.9%
2009 0.058 +41.1%
2011 0.049 -15.6%
2012 0.0394 -19.6%
2013 0.0671 +70.4%
2014 0.0677 +0.8%
2015 0.0711 +5.0%
2016 0.0592 -16.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0388 0.0239 0.058 9
2010s 0.0589 0.0394 0.0711 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 4 Mongolia 0.0707 compare
  2. 5 Chile 0.0636 compare
  3. 6 Dominican Republic 0.0621 compare
  4. 8 Costa Rica 0.0546 compare
  5. 9 Palestine, State of 0.0464 compare
  6. 10 Brazil 0.0453 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical workers, as a share of public paid employees in Sri Lanka?
Medical workers, as a share of public paid employees in Sri Lanka was 0.0592 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest medical workers, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.0711 in 2015.
What is the lowest medical workers, as a share of public paid employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0239 in 2003.
How does Sri Lanka rank for medical workers, as a share of public paid employees?
Sri Lanka ranks 7th out of 28 countries with data for 2016.
Is medical workers, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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