Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Peru

Peru: Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health was 699 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
699
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
7th
of 30 countries
All-time high
764
in 2014
All-time low
79
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2017

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

02004006008002000200820172000: 792001: 2462002: 3462004: 3332005: 3282006: 4092007: 4522008: 4412009: 4742010: 4132011: 4992012: 5282013: 7442014: 7642015: 7382017: 699

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of public paid employees, by industry: health in Peru is 699, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by industry: health in Peru peaked at 764 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 79, in 2000.

Peru ranks 7th of 30 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Peru, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 79
2001 246 +211.4%
2002 346 +40.7%
2004 333 -3.8%
2005 328 -1.5%
2006 409 +24.7%
2007 452 +10.5%
2008 441 -2.4%
2009 474 +7.5%
2010 413 -12.9%
2011 499 +20.8%
2012 528 +5.8%
2013 744 +40.9%
2014 764 +2.7%
2015 738 -3.4%
2017 699 -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 345.33 79 474 9
2010s 626.43 413 764 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by industry: health in Peru?
Number of public paid employees, by industry: health in Peru was 699 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 764 in 2014.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 79 in 2000.
How does Peru rank for number of public paid employees, by industry: health?
Peru ranks 7th out of 30 countries with data for 2017.
Is number of public paid employees, by industry: health rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 330 data points, 2000–2021
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