Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Maldives
Maldives: Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) was 1.02 per 10,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.02 per 10,000 people
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
126th
of 184 countries
All-time high
1.45 per 10,000 people
in 2015
All-time low
0.2 per 10,000 people
in 2016
Years of data
9
2004–2020
Health worker density, by type of occupation in Maldives, 2004–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 10,000 people.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1.02 per 10,000 people for health worker density, by type of occupation in 2020.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health worker density, by type of occupation in Maldives peaked at 1.45 per 10,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2 per 10,000 people, in 2016.
Maldives ranks 126th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | per 10,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.33 per 10,000 people | — |
| 2009 | 1.29 per 10,000 people | +290.9% |
| 2010 | 0.89 per 10,000 people | -31.0% |
| 2015 | 1.45 per 10,000 people | +62.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2 per 10,000 people | -86.2% |
| 2017 | 0.72 per 10,000 people | +260.0% |
| 2018 | 0.53 per 10,000 people | -26.4% |
| 2019 | 1.13 per 10,000 people | +113.2% |
| 2020 | 1.02 per 10,000 people | -9.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1.02 per 10,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.58 per 10,000 people, 40% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1.02 per 10,000 people is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.995 per 10,000 people, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.81 per 10,000 people | 0.33 per 10,000 people | 1.29 per 10,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.82 per 10,000 people | 0.2 per 10,000 people | 1.45 per 10,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.02 per 10,000 people | 1.02 per 10,000 people | 1.02 per 10,000 people | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health worker density, by type of occupation in Maldives?
- Health worker density, by type of occupation in Maldives was 1.02 per 10,000 people in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 per 10,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 per 10,000 people in 2016.
- How does Maldives rank for health worker density, by type of occupation?
- Maldives ranks 126th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is health worker density, by type of occupation rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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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