Pharmacists in Kuwait

Kuwait: Pharmacists was 9 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
9
Change on year
up 141.3%
World rank
34th
of 166 countries
All-time high
9
in 2020
All-time low
2.96
in 2007
Years of data
13
2001–2020

Pharmacists in Kuwait, 2001–2020

2468102001201020202001: 3.62006: 32007: 32008: 32009: 3.22013: 3.22014: 4.32015: 3.72016: 3.62017: 3.72018: 3.62019: 3.72020: 9

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 9 for pharmacists in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 141.3% on the previous year and up 183.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmacists in Kuwait peaked at 9 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.96, in 2007.

Kuwait ranks 34th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Pharmacists in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Pharmacists (per 10,000) in Kuwait, 2001 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2001 3.6 —
2006 3.03 -15.8%
2007 2.96 -2.3%
2008 3.03 +2.4%
2009 3.18 +5.0%
2013 3.2 +0.6%
2014 4.3 +34.4%
2015 3.7 -14.0%
2016 3.65 -1.4%
2017 3.69 +1.1%
2018 3.65 -1.1%
2019 3.73 +2.2%
2020 9 +141.3%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.89, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 9 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.22, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Pharmacists in Kuwait 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +141.3% 3.73 9
2014 +34.4% 3.2 4.3

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.16 2.96 3.6 5
2010s 3.7 3.2 4.3 7
2020s 9 9 9 1

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 32 Lithuania 9.46 compare
  2. 33 France 9.43 compare
  3. 35 Croatia 8.78 compare
  4. 36 Hungary 8.66 compare
  5. 37 Latvia 8.59 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmacists in Kuwait?
Pharmacists in Kuwait was 9 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest pharmacists recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 9 in 2020.
What is the lowest pharmacists recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 2.96 in 2007.
How does Kuwait rank for pharmacists?
Kuwait ranks 34th out of 166 countries with data for 2020.
Is pharmacists rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 183.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Pharmacists (per 10,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pharmacists (per 10,000)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
167 places, 3,018 data points, 1990–2024
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