Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Grenada
Grenada: Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) was 1.9 per 10,000 people in 2018. ▲ Rising
Health worker density, by type of occupation in Grenada, 2000–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 10,000 people.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 1.9 per 10,000 people for health worker density, by type of occupation in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 29.3% on the previous year and up 134.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health worker density, by type of occupation in Grenada peaked at 1.9 per 10,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.79 per 10,000 people, in 2013.
Grenada ranks 109th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Grenada, year by year
| Year | per 10,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.84 per 10,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.83 per 10,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.83 per 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.83 per 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.73 per 10,000 people | +108.4% |
| 2008 | 0.81 per 10,000 people | -53.2% |
| 2009 | 0.81 per 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.81 per 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8 per 10,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8 per 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.79 per 10,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.47 per 10,000 people | +86.1% |
| 2018 | 1.9 per 10,000 people | +29.3% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 1.9 per 10,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.58 per 10,000 people, 74% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 1.9 per 10,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.8 per 10,000 people, 68% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Grenada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +108.4% | 0.83 per 10,000 people | 1.73 per 10,000 people |
| 2017 | +86.1% | 0.79 per 10,000 people | 1.47 per 10,000 people |
| 2008 | -53.2% | 1.73 per 10,000 people | 0.81 per 10,000 people |
| 2018 | +29.3% | 1.47 per 10,000 people | 1.9 per 10,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9543 per 10,000 people | 0.81 per 10,000 people | 1.73 per 10,000 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.09 per 10,000 people | 0.79 per 10,000 people | 1.9 per 10,000 people | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health worker density, by type of occupation in Grenada?
- Health worker density, by type of occupation in Grenada was 1.9 per 10,000 people in 2018, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 per 10,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.79 per 10,000 people in 2013.
- How does Grenada rank for health worker density, by type of occupation?
- Grenada ranks 109th out of 184 countries with data for 2018.
- Is health worker density, by type of occupation rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada 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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