Number of pharmacists — all countries

Number of pharmacists — Middle Africa

Number of pharmacists in Middle Africa in 2022 — 3,400 people. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 206.6%.

2022 3,400 people −23.3% vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 4,433 people2018
Period minimum 1,109 people2004

Trend over time

2004–2022 · people

Number of pharmacists — Middle Africa, 2004–202202,0004,0006,00020042006200820102012201420162018202020222004: 1,109 people2018: 4,433 people2022: 3,400 people
Change over the period: +2,291 (+206.58%) Average annual rate: 6.42 %
Number of pharmacists — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 3,400
2018 4,433
2004 1,109

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.