Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health in Brazil

Brazil: Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health was 0.0688 compared to paid wage employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.0688 compared to paid wage employees
Change on year
up 124.7%
World rank
19th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.0688 compared to paid wage employees
in 2017
All-time low
-0.3445 compared to paid wage employees
in 2002
Years of data
13
2002–2017

Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health in Brazil, 2002–2017

-0.3-0.2-0.1-00.12002200920172002: -0.344 compared to paid wage employees2003: -0.313 compared to paid wage employees2004: -0.324 compared to paid wage employees2005: -0.282 compared to paid wage employees2006: -0.316 compared to paid wage employees2007: -0.269 compared to paid wage employees2008: -0.3 compared to paid wage employees2009: -0.27 compared to paid wage employees2011: -0.296 compared to paid wage employees2012: -0.279 compared to paid wage employees2014: -0.253 compared to paid wage employees2015: -0.279 compared to paid wage employees2017: 0.069 compared to paid wage employees

Source: World Bank. Measured in compared to paid wage employees.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.0688 compared to paid wage employees for public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in 2017. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 124.7% on the previous year and up 125.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in Brazil peaked at 0.0688 compared to paid wage employees in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.3445 compared to paid wage employees, in 2002.

Brazil ranks 19th of 24 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees) in Brazil, 2002 to 2017.
Year compared to paid wage employees Change
2002 -0.3445 compared to paid wage employees
2003 -0.3127 compared to paid wage employees -9.2%
2004 -0.324 compared to paid wage employees +3.6%
2005 -0.2821 compared to paid wage employees -12.9%
2006 -0.3158 compared to paid wage employees +11.9%
2007 -0.2687 compared to paid wage employees -14.9%
2008 -0.3005 compared to paid wage employees +11.8%
2009 -0.2703 compared to paid wage employees -10.1%
2011 -0.2962 compared to paid wage employees +9.6%
2012 -0.2786 compared to paid wage employees -5.9%
2014 -0.2527 compared to paid wage employees -9.3%
2015 -0.279 compared to paid wage employees +10.4%
2017 0.0688 compared to paid wage employees -124.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.3023 compared to paid wage employees -0.3445 compared to paid wage employees -0.2687 compared to paid wage employees 8
2010s -0.2075 compared to paid wage employees -0.2962 compared to paid wage employees 0.0688 compared to paid wage employees 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 16 Republic of Moldova 0.0996 compared to paid wage employees compare
  2. 17 Argentina 0.0909 compared to paid wage employees compare
  3. 18 Chile 0.0857 compared to paid wage employees compare
  4. 20 Uruguay -0.007 compared to paid wage employees compare
  5. 21 Paraguay -0.0975 compared to paid wage employees compare
  6. 22 Russian Federation -0.1282 compared to paid wage employees compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in Brazil?
Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in Brazil was 0.0688 compared to paid wage employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.0688 compared to paid wage employees in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was -0.3445 compared to paid wage employees in 2002.
How does Brazil rank for public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health?
Brazil ranks 19th out of 24 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 125.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees)
Unit
compared to paid wage employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 265 data points, 2000–2021
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