Number of pharmacists in Vietnam in 2017 — 31,808 people. Ranked 16 in the world out of 112. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 432.2%.
2001–2017 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vietnam
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31,808 | +89 | +0.28% |
| 2016 | 31,719 | +184 | +0.58% |
| 2015 | 31,535 | +401 | +1.29% |
| 2014 | 31,134 | — | — |
| 2010 | 23,494 | +1,911 | +8.85% |
| 2009 | 21,583 | +1,832 | +9.28% |
| 2008 | 19,751 | +1,687 | +9.34% |
| 2007 | 18,064 | +1,799 | +11.06% |
| 2006 | 16,265 | +1,175 | +7.79% |
| 2005 | 15,090 | — | — |
| 2002 | 24,080 | +18,103 | +302.88% |
| 2001 | 5,977 | — | — |
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.
How many physicians work in a country — in absolute numbers, from 1971 onward.
Healthcare Nurses and midwives, totalHow many nurses and midwives work in a country — usually three times as many as physicians.
Healthcare Health expenditure (% of GDP)All current health spending — government and private — as a percent of GDP.
Healthcare Health expenditure per capitaHow much is spent on health per person a year, in US dollars.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
