Number of pharmacists — all countries

Number of pharmacists — Samoa

Number of pharmacists in Samoa in 2020 — 5 people. Ranked 125 in the world out of 128. Since 2003, the indicator has fallen by 75%.

2020 5 people −64.29% vs 2013
World rank 125of 128
Period maximum 20 people2003
Period minimum 5 people2020

Trend over time

2003–2020 · people

Number of pharmacists — Samoa, 2003–20200510152020032005200720092011201320152017201920202003: 20 people2008: 16 people2013: 14 people2020: 5 people
Change over the period: −15 (−75%) Average annual rate: -7.83 %
Number of pharmacists — Samoa, by year Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 5
2013 14
2008 16
2003 20

Polynesia, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

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.