Number of pharmacists in Costa Rica in 2022 — 6,142 people. Ranked 43 in the world out of 129. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 436.9%.
2000–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,142 | +183 | +3.07% |
| 2021 | 5,959 | +288 | +5.08% |
| 2020 | 5,671 | +252 | +4.65% |
| 2019 | 5,419 | +291 | +5.67% |
| 2018 | 5,128 | +300 | +6.21% |
| 2017 | 4,828 | +258 | +5.65% |
| 2016 | 4,570 | +286 | +6.68% |
| 2015 | 4,284 | +309 | +7.77% |
| 2014 | 3,975 | +316 | +8.64% |
| 2013 | 3,659 | — | — |
| 2011 | 3,779 | — | — |
| 2000 | 1,144 | — | — |
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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