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

El Salvador: Medical workers, as a share of public total employees was 0.0389 in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.0389
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
11th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.0745
in 2009
All-time low
0.0389
in 2017
Years of data
14
2000–2017

Medical workers, as a share of public total 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: 0.0512016: 0.0432017: 0.039

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, medical workers, as a share of public total employees in El Salvador stood at 0.0389. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical workers, as a share of public total employees in El Salvador peaked at 0.0745 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0389, in 2017.

That places El Salvador 11th out of 27 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Medical workers, as a share of public total 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 0.0506 -19.6%
2016 0.0425 -16.0%
2017 0.0389 -8.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0563 0.0441 0.0745 9
2010s 0.0526 0.0389 0.0679 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 8 Palestine 0.0462 compare
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  3. 10 Moldova 0.044 compare
  4. 12 Jordan 0.038 compare
  5. 13 Philippines 0.0331 compare
  6. 14 Ethiopia 0.0326 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical workers, as a share of public total employees in El Salvador?
Medical workers, as a share of public total employees in El Salvador was 0.0389 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest medical workers, as a share of public total 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 total employees recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0389 in 2017.
How does El Salvador rank for medical workers, as a share of public total employees?
El Salvador ranks 11th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is medical workers, as a share of public total employees rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. 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 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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