Number of pharmacists in Rwanda in 2023 — 55 people. Ranked 91 in the world out of 101. Since 2008, the indicator has risen by 96.4%.
2008–2023 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 55 | −26 | −32.1% |
| 2022 | 81 | +2 | +2.53% |
| 2021 | 79 | −12 | −13.19% |
| 2020 | 91 | −9 | −9% |
| 2019 | 100 | −786 | −88.71% |
| 2018 | 886 | +7 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 879 | — | — |
| 2015 | 114 | — | — |
| 2009 | 36 | +8 | +28.57% |
| 2008 | 28 | — | — |
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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