Number of pharmacists in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2022 — 928 people. Ranked 80 in the world out of 129. Since 2009, the indicator has risen by 227.9%.
2009–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 928 | +246 | +36.07% |
| 2021 | 682 | — | — |
| 2019 | 584 | −1,103 | −65.38% |
| 2018 | 1,687 | — | — |
| 2016 | 404 | — | — |
| 2013 | 283 | — | — |
| 2009 | 283 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Angola
1,434
Democratic Republic of the Congo
928
Cameroon
602
Gabon
187
Chad
163
Sao Tome and Principe
37
Republic of the Congo
32
Equatorial Guinea
14
Central African Republic
3
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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