Number of pharmacists in ASEAN in 2021 — 176,493 people. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 116.3%.
2002–2021 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 176,493 | +60,321 | +51.92% |
| 2020 | 116,172 | +1,504 | +1.31% |
| 2019 | 114,668 | +10,167 | +9.73% |
| 2018 | 104,501 | −47,573 | −31.28% |
| 2017 | 152,074 | +57,355 | +60.55% |
| 2016 | 94,719 | −26,723 | −22% |
| 2015 | 121,442 | +31,059 | +34.36% |
| 2014 | 90,383 | — | — |
| 2012 | 50,539 | — | — |
| 2010 | 67,072 | +26,199 | +64.1% |
| 2009 | 40,873 | +4,133 | +11.25% |
| 2008 | 36,740 | — | — |
| 2004 | 61,867 | — | — |
| 2002 | 81,597 | — | — |
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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