Pharmacists in Cuba
Cuba: Pharmacists was 5,942 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Pharmacists in Cuba, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 5,942 for pharmacists in 2022. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 103.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmacists in Cuba peaked at 5,942 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,976, in 2001.
Cuba ranks 56th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Pharmacists in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,080 | — |
| 2001 | 1,976 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 2,034 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 2,115 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 2,664 | +26.0% |
| 2005 | 2,753 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 2,891 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 2,939 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2,962 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2,993 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2,956 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 2,916 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 3,344 | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 3,392 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 3,016 | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 3,099 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 3,060 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 3,025 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 3,780 | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 5,319 | +40.7% |
| 2021 | 5,439 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 5,942 | +9.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 5,942 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,873, 3.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 5,942 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 982, 6.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pharmacists in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +40.7% | 3,780 | 5,319 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,541 | 1,976 | 2,993 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,176 | 2,916 | 3,780 | 9 |
| 2020s | 5,567 | 5,319 | 5,942 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More health data for Cuba
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pharmacists in Cuba?
- Pharmacists in Cuba was 5,942 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pharmacists recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 5,942 in 2022.
- What is the lowest pharmacists recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,976 in 2001.
- How does Cuba rank for pharmacists?
- Cuba ranks 56th out of 166 countries with data for 2022.
- Is pharmacists rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Pharmacists (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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