Number of pharmacists in Chile in 2023 — 14,294 people. Ranked 28 in the world out of 101. Since 2010, the indicator has risen by 217.8%.
2010–2023 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14,294 | +1,224 | +9.36% |
| 2022 | 13,070 | +783 | +6.37% |
| 2021 | 12,287 | +675 | +5.81% |
| 2020 | 11,612 | +1,136 | +10.84% |
| 2019 | 10,476 | +618 | +6.27% |
| 2018 | 9,858 | +730 | +8% |
| 2017 | 9,128 | +570 | +6.66% |
| 2016 | 8,558 | +593 | +7.45% |
| 2015 | 7,965 | +640 | +8.74% |
| 2014 | 7,325 | +1,261 | +20.79% |
| 2013 | 6,064 | +853 | +16.37% |
| 2012 | 5,211 | +581 | +12.55% |
| 2011 | 4,630 | +132 | +2.93% |
| 2010 | 4,498 | — | — |
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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