Number of employed employees, by industry: Health in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Number of employed employees, by industry: Health was 478 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
478
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
20th
of 30 countries
All-time high
509
in 2015
All-time low
233
in 2001
Years of data
15
2000–2016

Number of employed employees, by industry: Health in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016

02004006002000200820162000: 3152001: 2332002: 2622003: 3112004: 4882006: 3672007: 3922008: 4012009: 4612011: 3112012: 3492013: 4542014: 4682015: 5092016: 478

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, number of employed employees, by industry: health in Sri Lanka stood at 478.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of employed employees, by industry: health in Sri Lanka peaked at 509 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 233, in 2001.

Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Number of employed employees, by industry: Health in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Number of employed employees, by industry: Health in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 315
2001 233 -26.0%
2002 262 +12.4%
2003 311 +18.7%
2004 488 +56.9%
2006 367 -24.8%
2007 392 +6.8%
2008 401 +2.3%
2009 461 +15.0%
2011 311 -32.5%
2012 349 +12.2%
2013 454 +30.1%
2014 468 +3.1%
2015 509 +8.8%
2016 478 -6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 358.89 233 488 9
2010s 428.17 311 509 6

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  6. 23 South Africa 362 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of employed employees, by industry: health in Sri Lanka?
Number of employed employees, by industry: health in Sri Lanka was 478 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of employed employees, by industry: health recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 509 in 2015.
What is the lowest number of employed employees, by industry: health recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 233 in 2001.
How does Sri Lanka rank for number of employed employees, by industry: health?
Sri Lanka ranks 20th out of 30 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of employed employees, by industry: health rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. 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 Number of employed employees, by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of employed employees, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 327 data points, 2000–2021
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