Health worker density, by type of occupation in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Health worker density, by type of occupation was 2.79 per 10,000 people in 2020. ▼ Falling
Health worker density, by type of occupation in Russian Federation, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 10,000 people.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 2.79 per 10,000 people for health worker density, by type of occupation in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health worker density, by type of occupation in Russian Federation peaked at 2.97 per 10,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.79 per 10,000 people, in 2020.
That places Russian Federation 95th out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Health worker density, by type of occupation in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | per 10,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.97 per 10,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 2.96 per 10,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.96 per 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.93 per 10,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.92 per 10,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.88 per 10,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.9 per 10,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.88 per 10,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.88 per 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.85 per 10,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.88 per 10,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.91 per 10,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.93 per 10,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.89 per 10,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.84 per 10,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.81 per 10,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.85 per 10,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.82 per 10,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.82 per 10,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.81 per 10,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.79 per 10,000 people | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.91 per 10,000 people | 2.85 per 10,000 people | 2.97 per 10,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.86 per 10,000 people | 2.81 per 10,000 people | 2.93 per 10,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.79 per 10,000 people | 2.79 per 10,000 people | 2.79 per 10,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 92 Philippines 2.86 per 10,000 people compare
- 93 Dominican Republic 2.83 per 10,000 people compare
- 94 Panama 2.8 per 10,000 people compare
- 95 Russian Federation 2.79 per 10,000 people compare
- 97 Uruguay 2.6 per 10,000 people compare
- 98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.58 per 10,000 people compare
More health data for Russian Federation
- Neonatal mortality rate 2 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 4.13 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 5.17 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 34 per 100,000 people (2024)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 81 index (2023)
- Maternal mortality ratio 9.4 per 100,000 live births (2023)
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 99.7% (2023)
- Adolescent birth rate 0.1 per 1,000 people (2022)
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 0 (2024)
- Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health worker density, by type of occupation in Russian Federation?
- Health worker density, by type of occupation in Russian Federation was 2.79 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 per 10,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.79 per 10,000 people in 2020.
- How does Russian Federation rank for health worker density, by type of occupation?
- Russian Federation ranks 95th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is health worker density, by type of occupation rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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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