Number of pharmacists in Iraq in 2023 — 32,370 people. Ranked 15 in the world out of 101. Since 2010, the indicator has risen by 470.4%.
2010–2023 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 32,370 | +5,100 | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 27,270 | +5,954 | +27.93% |
| 2021 | 21,316 | +4,804 | +29.09% |
| 2020 | 16,512 | +905 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 15,607 | +3,055 | +24.34% |
| 2018 | 12,552 | +1,613 | +14.75% |
| 2017 | 10,939 | +2,479 | +29.3% |
| 2016 | 8,460 | +459 | +5.74% |
| 2015 | 8,001 | −608 | −7.06% |
| 2014 | 8,609 | — | — |
| 2010 | 5,675 | — | — |
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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