Number of paid employees, by industry: Health in Uruguay

Uruguay: Number of paid employees, by industry: Health was 2,391 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
2,391
Change on year
down 25.0%
World rank
4th
of 30 countries
All-time high
4,967
in 2006
All-time low
857
in 2005
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Number of paid employees, by industry: Health in Uruguay, 2000–2017

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2000200820172000: 1.4k2001: 1.4k2002: 1.5k2003: 1.4k2004: 1.5k2005: 8572006: 5.0k2007: 2.9k2008: 3.9k2009: 2.9k2010: 3.0k2011: 3.1k2012: 3.0k2014: 4.3k2015: 3.2k2017: 2.4k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 2,391 for number of paid employees, by industry: health in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees, by industry: health in Uruguay peaked at 4,967 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 857, in 2005.

That places Uruguay 4th out of 30 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Number of paid employees, by industry: Health in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Number of paid employees, by industry: Health in Uruguay, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 1,439
2001 1,422 -1.2%
2002 1,460 +2.7%
2003 1,431 -2.0%
2004 1,489 +4.1%
2005 857 -42.4%
2006 4,967 +479.6%
2007 2,927 -41.1%
2008 3,896 +33.1%
2009 2,917 -25.1%
2010 3,026 +3.7%
2011 3,122 +3.2%
2012 3,037 -2.7%
2014 4,268 +40.5%
2015 3,190 -25.3%
2017 2,391 -25.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,280 857 4,967 10
2010s 3,172 2,391 4,268 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 1 Colombia 13,183 compare
  2. 2 Brazil 6,938 compare
  3. 3 Chile 3,964 compare
  4. 5 Jordan 1,771 compare
  5. 6 Philippines 1,609 compare
  6. 7 Pakistan 1,565 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees, by industry: health in Uruguay?
Number of paid employees, by industry: health in Uruguay was 2,391 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 4,967 in 2006.
What is the lowest number of paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 857 in 2005.
How does Uruguay rank for number of paid employees, by industry: health?
Uruguay ranks 4th out of 30 countries with data for 2017.
Is number of paid employees, by industry: health rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 Number of paid employees, by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of paid employees, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 331 data points, 2000–2021
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