Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health by country
Countries reporting
30
Highest
3,527
Brazil
Lowest
2
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Median
370.5
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
330
What the numbers show
Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 3,527 in Brazil; the lowest is 2 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of.
The median across all reporting countries is 370.5, and the mean is 612.03.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,764.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 368.2%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 94.5%).
Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3,527 | 2015 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 2 | Chile | 2,448 | 2017 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 3 | Ecuador | 1,442 | 2017 | up 368.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Jordan | 1,269 | 2016 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 5 | Colombia | 1,068 | 2017 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Pakistan | 1,036 | 2020 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 7 | Peru | 699 | 2017 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 8 | Ukraine | 654 | 2013 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 9 | Uruguay | 633 | 2017 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 617 | 2016 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 11 | Philippines | 601 | 2019 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia | 575 | 2015 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 13 | Zambia | 429 | 2015 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 14 | Mauritius | 406 | 2012 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 15 | Morocco | 375 | 2009 | — | rising |
| 16 | El Salvador | 366 | 2014 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 16 | Armenia | 366 | 2021 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 331 | 2015 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 318 | 2016 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 20 | Republic of Moldova | 284 | 2015 | up 323.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 239 | 2016 | — | falling |
| 22 | Guatemala | 167 | 2017 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 149 | 2019 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 24 | Russian Federation | 101 | 2011 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 25 | Honduras | 92 | 2016 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Palestine, State of | 78 | 2017 | down 83.6% | falling |
| 27 | Argentina | 53 | 2019 | down 94.5% | rising |
| 28 | Paraguay | 24 | 2010 | down 78.2% | falling |
| 29 | South Africa | 12 | 2020 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2 | 2019 | — | volatile |