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Number of pharmacists — Cuba

Number of pharmacists in Cuba in 2022 — 5,942 people. Ranked 45 in the world out of 129. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 185.7%.

2022 5,942 people +9.25% vs 2021
World rank 45of 129
Period maximum 5,942 people2022
Period minimum 1,976 people2001

Trend over time

2000–2022 · people

Number of pharmacists — Cuba, 2000–202202,0004,0006,000200020032006200920122015201820212000: 2,080 people2001: 1,976 people2002: 2,034 people2003: 2,115 people2004: 2,664 people2005: 2,753 people2006: 2,891 people2007: 2,939 people2008: 2,962 people2009: 2,993 people2010: 2,956 people2012: 2,916 people2013: 3,344 people2014: 3,392 people2015: 3,016 people2016: 3,099 people2017: 3,060 people2018: 3,025 people2019: 3,780 people2020: 5,319 people2021: 5,439 people2022: 5,942 people
Change over the period: +3,862 (+185.67%) Average annual rate: 4.89 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cuba

Cuba 5,942 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 780,712 people
Number of pharmacists — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 5,942 +503 +9.25%
2021 5,439 +120 +2.26%
2020 5,319 +1,539 +40.71%
2019 3,780 +755 +24.96%
2018 3,025 −35 −1.14%
2017 3,060 −39 −1.26%
2016 3,099 +83 +2.75%
2015 3,016 −376 −11.08%
2014 3,392 +48 +1.44%
2013 3,344 +428 +14.68%
2012 2,916 — —
2010 2,956 −37 −1.24%
2009 2,993 +31 +1.05%
2008 2,962 +23 +0.78%
2007 2,939 +48 +1.66%
2006 2,891 +138 +5.01%
2005 2,753 +89 +3.34%
2004 2,664 +549 +25.96%
2003 2,115 +81 +3.98%
2002 2,034 +58 +2.94%
2001 1,976 −104 −5%
2000 2,080 — —

Caribbean, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CU Cuba 5,942 DO Dominican Republic 1,704 BB Barbados 322 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 71
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About the indicator

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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