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

Uruguay: Public sector wage premium for males, by industry: Health was -0.1201 compared to paid wage employees in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
-0.1201 compared to paid wage employees
Change on year
up 12.4%
World rank
18th
of 23 countries
All-time high
-0.097 compared to paid wage employees
in 2012
All-time low
-0.3817 compared to paid wage employees
in 2001
Years of data
16
2000–2017

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

-0.4-0.3-0.2-0.12000200820172000: -0.336 compared to paid wage employees2001: -0.382 compared to paid wage employees2002: -0.285 compared to paid wage employees2003: -0.289 compared to paid wage employees2004: -0.276 compared to paid wage employees2005: -0.262 compared to paid wage employees2006: -0.244 compared to paid wage employees2007: -0.197 compared to paid wage employees2008: -0.236 compared to paid wage employees2009: -0.189 compared to paid wage employees2010: -0.196 compared to paid wage employees2011: -0.145 compared to paid wage employees2012: -0.097 compared to paid wage employees2014: -0.122 compared to paid wage employees2015: -0.137 compared to paid wage employees2017: -0.12 compared to paid wage employees

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

Analysis

In 2017, public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health in Uruguay stood at -0.1201 compared to paid wage employees.

That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health in Uruguay peaked at -0.097 compared to paid wage employees in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.3817 compared to paid wage employees, in 2001.

Uruguay ranks 18th of 23 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Public sector wage premium for males, by industry: Health (compared to paid wage employees) in Uruguay, 2000 to 2017.
Year compared to paid wage employees Change
2000 -0.336 compared to paid wage employees
2001 -0.3817 compared to paid wage employees +13.6%
2002 -0.2854 compared to paid wage employees -25.2%
2003 -0.2894 compared to paid wage employees +1.4%
2004 -0.2764 compared to paid wage employees -4.5%
2005 -0.2617 compared to paid wage employees -5.3%
2006 -0.2439 compared to paid wage employees -6.8%
2007 -0.1966 compared to paid wage employees -19.4%
2008 -0.2357 compared to paid wage employees +19.9%
2009 -0.1889 compared to paid wage employees -19.8%
2010 -0.1961 compared to paid wage employees +3.8%
2011 -0.1452 compared to paid wage employees -25.9%
2012 -0.097 compared to paid wage employees -33.2%
2014 -0.1219 compared to paid wage employees +25.7%
2015 -0.137 compared to paid wage employees +12.4%
2017 -0.1201 compared to paid wage employees -12.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.2696 compared to paid wage employees -0.3817 compared to paid wage employees -0.1889 compared to paid wage employees 10
2010s -0.1362 compared to paid wage employees -0.1961 compared to paid wage employees -0.097 compared to paid wage employees 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 15 Chile -0.0002 compared to paid wage employees compare
  2. 16 Palestine, State of -0.0141 compared to paid wage employees compare
  3. 17 Brazil -0.0234 compared to paid wage employees compare
  4. 19 Dominican Republic -0.1224 compared to paid wage employees compare
  5. 20 Argentina -0.1322 compared to paid wage employees compare
  6. 21 Russian Federation -0.2255 compared to paid wage employees compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health in Uruguay?
Public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health in Uruguay was -0.1201 compared to paid wage employees in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was -0.097 compared to paid wage employees in 2012.
What is the lowest public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was -0.3817 compared to paid wage employees in 2001.
How does Uruguay rank for public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health?
Uruguay ranks 18th out of 23 countries with data for 2017.
Is public sector wage premium for males, by industry: health rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector wage premium for males, 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 males, 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
23 places, 260 data points, 2000–2021
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