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

Uruguay: Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health was -0.007 compared to paid wage employees in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
-0.007 compared to paid wage employees
Change on year
up 58.0%
World rank
20th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.1077 compared to paid wage employees
in 2011
All-time low
-0.2592 compared to paid wage employees
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health in Uruguay, 2000–2017

-0.3-0.2-0.1-00.12000200820172000: -0.259 compared to paid wage employees2001: -0.197 compared to paid wage employees2002: -0.108 compared to paid wage employees2003: -0.045 compared to paid wage employees2004: 0.018 compared to paid wage employees2005: -0.131 compared to paid wage employees2006: -0.051 compared to paid wage employees2007: -0.016 compared to paid wage employees2008: -0.011 compared to paid wage employees2009: -0.037 compared to paid wage employees2010: 0.031 compared to paid wage employees2011: 0.108 compared to paid wage employees2012: 0.043 compared to paid wage employees2014: 0.01 compared to paid wage employees2015: -0.017 compared to paid wage employees2017: -0.007 compared to paid wage employees

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded -0.007 compared to paid wage employees for public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in 2017.

That represents a change of up 58.0% on the previous year and up 57.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in Uruguay peaked at 0.1077 compared to paid wage employees in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.2592 compared to paid wage employees, in 2000.

That places Uruguay 20th out of 24 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees) in Uruguay, 2000 to 2017.
Year compared to paid wage employees Change
2000 -0.2592 compared to paid wage employees
2001 -0.1968 compared to paid wage employees -24.1%
2002 -0.1081 compared to paid wage employees -45.1%
2003 -0.0448 compared to paid wage employees -58.6%
2004 0.0181 compared to paid wage employees -140.4%
2005 -0.1313 compared to paid wage employees -825.8%
2006 -0.0513 compared to paid wage employees -61.0%
2007 -0.0165 compared to paid wage employees -67.8%
2008 -0.0108 compared to paid wage employees -34.4%
2009 -0.0373 compared to paid wage employees +244.9%
2010 0.0312 compared to paid wage employees -183.6%
2011 0.1077 compared to paid wage employees +245.4%
2012 0.0434 compared to paid wage employees -59.7%
2014 0.0098 compared to paid wage employees -77.4%
2015 -0.0166 compared to paid wage employees -269.3%
2017 -0.007 compared to paid wage employees -58.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.0838 compared to paid wage employees -0.2592 compared to paid wage employees 0.0181 compared to paid wage employees 10
2010s 0.0281 compared to paid wage employees -0.0166 compared to paid wage employees 0.1077 compared to paid wage employees 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 17 Argentina 0.0909 compared to paid wage employees compare
  2. 18 Chile 0.0857 compared to paid wage employees compare
  3. 19 Brazil 0.0688 compared to paid wage employees compare
  4. 21 Paraguay -0.0975 compared to paid wage employees compare
  5. 22 Russian Federation -0.1282 compared to paid wage employees compare
  6. 23 Armenia -0.1795 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 Uruguay?
Public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health in Uruguay was -0.007 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 Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.1077 compared to paid wage employees in 2011.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was -0.2592 compared to paid wage employees in 2000.
How does Uruguay rank for public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health?
Uruguay ranks 20th out of 24 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium for females, by industry: health rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uruguay 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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