Number of pharmacists in Senegal in 2024 — 380 people. Ranked 44 in the world out of 70. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 503.2%.
2004–2024 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 380 | +15 | +4.11% |
| 2023 | 365 | +13 | +3.69% |
| 2022 | 352 | +59 | +20.14% |
| 2021 | 293 | +81 | +38.21% |
| 2020 | 212 | +24 | +12.77% |
| 2019 | 188 | — | — |
| 2017 | 170 | +0 | +0% |
| 2016 | 170 | — | — |
| 2008 | 107 | — | — |
| 2004 | 63 | — | — |
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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