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Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers by country

Countries reporting
27
Highest
955
Brazil
Lowest
17
Honduras
Median
141
Years covered
21
2000–2020
Data points
297

What the numbers show

Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 955 in Brazil; the lowest is 17 in Honduras.

The median across all reporting countries is 141, and the mean is 222.19.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 56.

Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Mexico (up 448.1%), and the largest decrease in Palestine, State of (down 78.7%).

Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Brazil 955 2016 up 33.9% rising
2 Mexico 570 2020 up 448.1% rising
3 Jordan 539 2016 down 5.4% rising
4 Mongolia 471 2018 up 48.6% rising
5 Philippines 469 2019 up 102.2% rising
5 Chile 469 2017 up 334.3% rising
7 Ecuador 401 2017 up 197.0% rising
8 United States of America 234 2018 down 24.8% falling
9 Uruguay 229 2016 down 19.1% rising
10 Ethiopia 220 2016 up 171.6% volatile
11 Australia 219 2015 up 20.3% rising
12 Sri Lanka 206 2016 up 67.5% rising
13 South Africa 165 2020 down 65.8% falling
14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 141 2017 — volatile
15 Pakistan 108 2014 up 145.5% rising
16 Costa Rica 101 2012 down 11.4% rising
17 Dominican Republic 73 2015 up 2.8% rising
18 El Salvador 72 2017 down 28.0% flat
19 Republic of Moldova 67 2015 up 294.1% volatile
20 Georgia 54 2013 down 57.1% volatile
21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51 2017 down 20.3% falling
22 Russian Federation 48 2016 down 18.6% rising
23 Palestine, State of 39 2017 down 78.7% falling
24 Mauritius 35 2012 up 75.0% rising
25 Peru 28 2016 down 52.5% volatile
26 Paraguay 18 2010 down 60.0% falling
27 Honduras 17 2019 down 66.7% volatile

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 297 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed