Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health was 318 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
318
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
19th
of 30 countries
All-time high
351
in 2015
All-time low
2
in 2001
Years of data
15
2000–2016

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

01002003004002000200820162000: 62001: 22002: 1792003: 2182004: 3362006: 2652007: 2802008: 2752009: 2782011: 2372012: 2572013: 3032014: 3412015: 3512016: 318

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 318 for number of public paid employees, by industry: health in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by industry: health in Sri Lanka peaked at 351 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2001.

Sri Lanka ranks 19th 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 public paid employees, by industry: Health in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 6
2001 2 -66.7%
2002 179 +8850.0%
2003 218 +21.8%
2004 336 +54.1%
2006 265 -21.1%
2007 280 +5.7%
2008 275 -1.8%
2009 278 +1.1%
2011 237 -14.7%
2012 257 +8.4%
2013 303 +17.9%
2014 341 +12.5%
2015 351 +2.9%
2016 318 -9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 204.33 2 336 9
2010s 301.17 237 351 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by industry: health in Sri Lanka?
Number of public paid employees, by industry: health in Sri Lanka was 318 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 351 in 2015.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2001.
How does Sri Lanka rank for number of public paid employees, by industry: health?
Sri Lanka ranks 19th out of 30 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of public paid employees, by industry: health rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 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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