Medical workers, as a share of public paid employees in United States of America

United States of America: Medical workers, as a share of public paid employees was 0.0298 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.0298
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
16th
of 28 countries
All-time high
0.0351
in 2011
All-time low
0.0295
in 2015
Years of data
7
2010–2018

Medical workers, as a share of public paid employees in United States of America, 2010–2018

00.010.020.030.042010201420182010: 0.0322011: 0.0352012: 0.0342014: 0.032015: 0.0292017: 0.0332018: 0.03

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 0.0298 for medical workers, as a share of public paid employees in 2018.

That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical workers, as a share of public paid employees in United States of America peaked at 0.0351 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0295, in 2015.

That places United States of America 16th out of 28 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Medical workers, as a share of public paid employees in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Medical workers, as a share of public paid employees in United States of America, 2010 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2010 0.0319
2011 0.0351 +10.0%
2012 0.0345 -1.8%
2014 0.0295 -14.3%
2015 0.0295 -0.2%
2017 0.0326 +10.5%
2018 0.0298 -8.6%

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 13 Jordan 0.038 compare
  2. 14 Philippines 0.0331 compare
  3. 15 Ethiopia 0.0326 compare
  4. 17 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0279 compare
  5. 18 Uruguay 0.0263 compare
  6. 19 Honduras 0.0257 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical workers, as a share of public paid employees in United States of America?
Medical workers, as a share of public paid employees in United States of America was 0.0298 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest medical workers, as a share of public paid employees recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.0351 in 2011.
What is the lowest medical workers, as a share of public paid employees recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0295 in 2015.
How does United States of America rank for medical workers, as a share of public paid employees?
United States of America ranks 16th out of 28 countries with data for 2018.
Is medical workers, as a share of public paid employees rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America 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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