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

Uruguay: Medical workers, as a share of public total employees was 0.0263 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.0263
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
16th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.0309
in 2011
All-time low
0.0221
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2016

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

00.010.020.032000200820162000: 0.0222001: 0.0222002: 0.0222003: 0.0272004: 0.0272005: 0.0232006: 0.0242007: 0.0262008: 0.0252009: 0.0282010: 0.0292011: 0.0312012: 0.032014: 0.0312015: 0.0282016: 0.026

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for medical workers, as a share of public total employees in Uruguay is 0.0263, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical workers, as a share of public total employees in Uruguay peaked at 0.0309 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0221, in 2000.

That places Uruguay 16th 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 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0246 0.0221 0.0275 10
2010s 0.0291 0.0263 0.0309 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 13 Philippines 0.0331 compare
  2. 14 Ethiopia 0.0326 compare
  3. 15 United States 0.0298 compare
  4. 17 Honduras 0.0257 compare
  5. 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0257 compare
  6. 19 Russia 0.023 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical workers, as a share of public total employees in Uruguay?
Medical workers, as a share of public total employees in Uruguay was 0.0263 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest medical workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.0309 in 2011.
What is the lowest medical workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0221 in 2000.
How does Uruguay rank for medical workers, as a share of public total employees?
Uruguay ranks 16th out of 27 countries with data for 2016.
Is medical workers, as a share of public total employees rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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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