Medical workers, as a share of public total employees in Brazil

Brazil: Medical workers, as a share of public total employees was 0.0453 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.0453
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
9th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.0453
in 2016
All-time low
0.0256
in 2003
Years of data
13
2002–2016

Medical workers, as a share of public total employees in Brazil, 2002–2016

00.010.020.030.040.052002200920162002: 0.0262003: 0.0262004: 0.0262005: 0.032006: 0.032007: 0.0282008: 0.0332009: 0.0382011: 0.0382012: 0.042014: 0.0422015: 0.0452016: 0.045

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.0453 for medical workers, as a share of public total employees in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical workers, as a share of public total employees in Brazil peaked at 0.0453 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0256, in 2003.

That places Brazil 9th out of 27 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Medical workers, as a share of public total employees in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Medical workers, as a share of public total employees in Brazil, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 0.0264
2003 0.0256 -3.3%
2004 0.0264 +3.1%
2005 0.0302 +14.4%
2006 0.0304 +0.7%
2007 0.0278 -8.5%
2008 0.0327 +17.6%
2009 0.0385 +17.8%
2011 0.0379 -1.5%
2012 0.0399 +5.4%
2014 0.0417 +4.5%
2015 0.0448 +7.4%
2016 0.0453 +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0297 0.0256 0.0385 8
2010s 0.0419 0.0379 0.0453 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 6 Sri Lanka 0.0592 compare
  2. 7 Costa Rica 0.0546 compare
  3. 8 Palestine, State of 0.0462 compare
  4. 10 Republic of Moldova 0.044 compare
  5. 11 El Salvador 0.0389 compare
  6. 12 Jordan 0.038 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical workers, as a share of public total employees in Brazil?
Medical workers, as a share of public total employees in Brazil was 0.0453 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest medical workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.0453 in 2016.
What is the lowest medical workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0256 in 2003.
How does Brazil rank for medical workers, as a share of public total employees?
Brazil ranks 9th out of 27 countries with data for 2016.
Is medical workers, as a share of public total employees rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Medical workers, as a share of public total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Medical workers, as a share of public total employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 298 data points, 2000–2020
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