Number of pharmacists in Cameroon in 2022 — 602 people. Ranked 86 in the world out of 129. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 2,129.6%.
2005–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 602 | +338 | +128.03% |
| 2021 | 264 | −73 | −21.66% |
| 2020 | 337 | — | — |
| 2018 | 14 | — | — |
| 2016 | 199 | — | — |
| 2011 | 162 | +120 | +285.71% |
| 2010 | 42 | +15 | +55.56% |
| 2009 | 27 | — | — |
| 2007 | 38 | — | — |
| 2005 | 27 | — | — |
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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