Number of pharmacists in Afghanistan in 2023 — 1,308 people. Ranked 61 in the world out of 101. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 149.1%.
2001–2023 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,308 | — | — |
| 2020 | 1,463 | −92 | −5.92% |
| 2019 | 1,555 | +482 | +44.92% |
| 2018 | 1,073 | — | — |
| 2016 | 1,675 | −37 | −2.16% |
| 2015 | 1,712 | +1 | +0.06% |
| 2014 | 1,711 | — | — |
| 2012 | 845 | +9 | +1.08% |
| 2011 | 836 | +22 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 814 | −33 | −3.9% |
| 2009 | 847 | +18 | +2.17% |
| 2008 | 829 | −1 | −0.12% |
| 2007 | 830 | +0 | +0% |
| 2006 | 830 | −70 | −7.78% |
| 2005 | 900 | — | — |
| 2001 | 525 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The number of pharmaceutical personnel, from WHO. The indicator matters for assessing the availability of medicines: in systems with a weak primary level the pharmacy often turns out to be the first and only point of contact a person has with medicine, and provision of pharmacists determines how safe that contact is.
Important: In different countries the category takes in both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, so comparison of absolute numbers between countries is approximate.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
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