Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 1.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.1
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
111th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.1
in 2023
All-time low
0.54
in 2008
Years of data
13
2002–2023

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Bangladesh, 2002–2023

00.250.50.7512002201220232002: 0.552008: 0.542009: 0.552010: 0.82011: 0.62012: 0.62014: 0.772015: 0.772019: 0.892020: 12021: 12022: 1.12023: 1.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Bangladesh is 1.1, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 83.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Bangladesh peaked at 1.1 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.54, in 2008.

That places Bangladesh 111th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Bangladesh, 2002 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2002 0.55 —
2008 0.54 -1.8%
2009 0.55 +1.9%
2010 0.8 +45.5%
2011 0.6 -25.0%
2012 0.6 +0.0%
2014 0.77 +28.3%
2015 0.77 +0.0%
2019 0.89 +15.6%
2020 1 +12.4%
2021 1.02 +2.0%
2022 1.09 +6.9%
2023 1.1 +0.9%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 1.1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.56, 2.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 1.1 is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.8, 61% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Bangladesh 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
2010 +45.5% 0.55 0.8

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5467 0.54 0.55 3
2010s 0.7383 0.6 0.89 6
2020s 1.05 1 1.1 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 108 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.38 compare
  2. 109 Turkmenistan 1.37 compare
  3. 110 Zimbabwe 1.32 compare
  4. 112 Sri Lanka 1.09 compare
  5. 113 Jamaica 1.01 compare
  6. 114 Georgia 0.92 compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Bangladesh?
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Bangladesh was 1.1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 2023.
What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.54 in 2008.
How does Bangladesh rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
Bangladesh ranks 111th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 2,512 data points, 2000–2024
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