Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) was 2.58 per 10,000 people in 2019. ▲ Rising
Health worker density, by type of occupation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 10,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health worker density, by type of occupation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 2.58 per 10,000 people, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health worker density, by type of occupation in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 2.58 per 10,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.1 per 10,000 people, in 2003.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 99th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | per 10,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.74 per 10,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.63 per 10,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 1.64 per 10,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.1 per 10,000 people | -32.9% |
| 2004 | 1.74 per 10,000 people | +58.2% |
| 2005 | 1.76 per 10,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.9 per 10,000 people | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 1.86 per 10,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.71 per 10,000 people | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 1.75 per 10,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 2.09 per 10,000 people | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 2.16 per 10,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.38 per 10,000 people | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 2.24 per 10,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 2.31 per 10,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.34 per 10,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.42 per 10,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 2.48 per 10,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.46 per 10,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.58 per 10,000 people | +4.9% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 2.58 per 10,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.58 per 10,000 people, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 2.58 per 10,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.21 per 10,000 people, 36% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Bosnia and Herzegovina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +58.2% | 1.1 per 10,000 people | 1.74 per 10,000 people |
| 2003 | -32.9% | 1.64 per 10,000 people | 1.1 per 10,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.68 per 10,000 people | 1.1 per 10,000 people | 1.9 per 10,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.35 per 10,000 people | 2.09 per 10,000 people | 2.58 per 10,000 people | 10 |
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- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health worker density, by type of occupation in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Health worker density, by type of occupation in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 2.58 per 10,000 people in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 per 10,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 per 10,000 people in 2003.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for health worker density, by type of occupation?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 99th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
- Is health worker density, by type of occupation rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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