Number of pharmacists in Ecuador in 2015 — 672 people. Ranked 77 in the world out of 105. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 416.9%.
1981–2015 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 672 | — | — |
| 2011 | 810 | — | — |
| 2009 | 664 | — | — |
| 2003 | 497 | +3 | +0.61% |
| 2002 | 494 | +7 | +1.44% |
| 2001 | 487 | +0 | +0% |
| 2000 | 487 | +59 | +13.79% |
| 1999 | 428 | +43 | +11.17% |
| 1998 | 385 | +31 | +8.76% |
| 1997 | 354 | +27 | +8.26% |
| 1996 | 327 | — | — |
| 1994 | 269 | +6 | +2.28% |
| 1993 | 263 | −2 | −0.75% |
| 1992 | 265 | +8 | +3.11% |
| 1991 | 257 | +28 | +12.23% |
| 1990 | 229 | +7 | +3.15% |
| 1989 | 222 | +0 | +0% |
| 1988 | 222 | +9 | +4.23% |
| 1987 | 213 | +56 | +35.67% |
| 1986 | 157 | −27 | −14.67% |
| 1985 | 184 | +27 | +17.2% |
| 1984 | 157 | −15 | −8.72% |
| 1983 | 172 | +33 | +23.74% |
| 1982 | 139 | +9 | +6.92% |
| 1981 | 130 | — | — |
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.
How many physicians work in a country — in absolute numbers, from 1971 onward.
Healthcare Nurses and midwives, totalHow many nurses and midwives work in a country — usually three times as many as physicians.
Healthcare Dentists per 10,000 peopleProvision of dentists — the only category of doctors WHO counts separately.
Healthcare Health expenditure (% of GDP)All current health spending — government and private — as a percent of GDP.
Healthcare Health expenditure per capitaHow much is spent on health per person a year, in US dollars.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
