Pharmacists in Senegal
Senegal: Pharmacists was 0.21 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.21
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
146th
of 166 countries
All-time high
0.21
in 2024
All-time low
0.06
in 2004
Years of data
10
2004–2024
Pharmacists in Senegal, 2004–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, pharmacists in Senegal stood at 0.21. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmacists in Senegal peaked at 0.21 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.06, in 2004.
That places Senegal 146th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Pharmacists in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.06 | — |
| 2008 | 0.09 | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 0.11 | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.13 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.17 | +30.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2 | +17.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.21 | +5.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.21 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.55, 38% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.21 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.27, 78% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.075 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1133 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.182 | 0.13 | 0.21 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 143 Dominican Republic 0.24 compare
- 143 Sudan 0.24 compare
- 145 Cameroon 0.22 compare
- 147 Mauritania 0.2 compare
- 148 Mozambique 0.16 compare
- 148 Burkina Faso 0.16 compare
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pharmacists in Senegal?
- Pharmacists in Senegal was 0.21 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pharmacists recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.21 in 2024.
- What is the lowest pharmacists recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 in 2004.
- How does Senegal rank for pharmacists?
- Senegal ranks 146th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pharmacists rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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