Number of pharmacists in Middle East & North Africa in 2020 — 188,593 people. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 197.9%.
2005–2020 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 188,593 | +5,146 | +2.81% |
| 2019 | 183,447 | +4,568 | +2.55% |
| 2018 | 178,879 | −22,532 | −11.19% |
| 2017 | 201,411 | +50,268 | +33.26% |
| 2016 | 151,143 | −11,202 | −6.9% |
| 2015 | 162,345 | +6,151 | +3.94% |
| 2014 | 156,194 | — | — |
| 2010 | 92,829 | — | — |
| 2006 | 54,423 | −8,877 | −14.02% |
| 2005 | 63,300 | — | — |
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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