Number of pharmacists in the Maldives in 2020 — 352 people. Ranked 93 in the world out of 128. Since 1989, the indicator has risen by 1,308%.
1989–2020 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Maldives
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 352 | +55 | +18.52% |
| 2019 | 297 | +193 | +185.58% |
| 2018 | 104 | −134 | −56.3% |
| 2017 | 238 | +213 | +852% |
| 2016 | 25 | −174 | −87.44% |
| 2015 | 199 | — | — |
| 2010 | 247 | +41 | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 206 | — | — |
| 2007 | 285 | — | — |
| 2004 | 241 | — | — |
| 1996 | 203 | — | — |
| 1993 | 138 | — | — |
| 1991 | 108 | — | — |
| 1989 | 25 | — | — |
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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