Number of pharmacists in Paraguay in 2022 — 4,547 people. Ranked 50 in the world out of 129. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 438.1%.
2002–2022 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Paraguay
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,547 | +858 | +23.26% |
| 2021 | 3,689 | — | — |
| 2018 | 221 | — | — |
| 2002 | 845 | — | — |
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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