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

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

Latest (2016)
0.0592
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
6th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.0677
in 2014
All-time low
0.0298
in 2004
Years of data
13
2000–2016

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

00.020.040.062000200820162000: 0.032001: 0.042002: 0.032004: 0.032006: 0.0492007: 0.0462008: 0.0412009: 0.0582011: 0.0492012: 0.0392013: 0.0672014: 0.0682016: 0.059

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.0592 for medical workers, as a share of public total employees in 2016.

That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical workers, as a share of public total employees in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0677 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0298, in 2004.

Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 27 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Medical workers, as a share of public total employees in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0303
2001 0.0396 +30.6%
2002 0.0303 -23.3%
2004 0.0298 -1.8%
2006 0.0493 +65.5%
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%
2016 0.0592 -12.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0406 0.0298 0.058 8
2010s 0.0565 0.0394 0.0677 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 3 Ecuador 0.0776 compare
  2. 4 Chile 0.0636 compare
  3. 5 Dominican Republic 0.0621 compare
  4. 7 Costa Rica 0.0546 compare
  5. 8 Palestine, State of 0.0462 compare
  6. 9 Brazil 0.0453 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical workers, as a share of public total employees in Sri Lanka?
Medical workers, as a share of public total 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 total employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.0677 in 2014.
What is the lowest medical workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0298 in 2004.
How does Sri Lanka rank for medical workers, as a share of public total employees?
Sri Lanka ranks 6th out of 27 countries with data for 2016.
Is medical workers, as a share of public total 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 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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