Number of pharmacists in Madagascar in 2024 — 24 people. Ranked 65 in the world out of 70. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 200%.
2002–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Madagascar
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24 | +2 | +9.09% |
| 2023 | 22 | −8 | −26.67% |
| 2022 | 30 | — | — |
| 2018 | 27 | — | — |
| 2016 | 4 | — | — |
| 2013 | 17 | +11 | +183.33% |
| 2012 | 6 | +1 | +20% |
| 2011 | 5 | −2 | −28.57% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0 | +0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0 | +0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0 | +0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0 | +0% |
| 2006 | 7 | −1 | −12.5% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0 | +0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +0 | +0% |
| 2003 | 8 | +0 | +0% |
| 2002 | 8 | — | — |
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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