Number of pharmacists in Bhutan in 2022 — 53 people. Ranked 116 in the world out of 129. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 657.1%.
2004–2022 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 53 | +4 | +8.16% |
| 2021 | 49 | −2 | −3.92% |
| 2020 | 51 | +5 | +10.87% |
| 2019 | 46 | +3 | +6.98% |
| 2018 | 43 | +7 | +19.44% |
| 2017 | 36 | +13 | +56.52% |
| 2016 | 23 | +8 | +53.33% |
| 2015 | 15 | +1 | +7.14% |
| 2014 | 14 | +5 | +55.56% |
| 2013 | 9 | −2 | −18.18% |
| 2012 | 11 | — | — |
| 2008 | 14 | +4 | +40% |
| 2007 | 10 | — | — |
| 2004 | 7 | — | — |
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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