Pharmacists per 10,000 population in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Pharmacists per 10,000 population was 12.09 per 10,000 population in 2022. ▲ Rising
Pharmacists per 10,000 population in Costa Rica, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 10,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pharmacists per 10,000 population in Costa Rica is 12.09 per 10,000 population, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmacists per 10,000 population in Costa Rica peaked at 12.09 per 10,000 population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.91 per 10,000 population, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 15th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pharmacists per 10,000 population in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | per 10,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.91 per 10,000 population | — |
| 2011 | 8.2 per 10,000 population | +181.8% |
| 2013 | 7.76 per 10,000 population | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 8.34 per 10,000 population | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 8.89 per 10,000 population | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 9.39 per 10,000 population | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 9.83 per 10,000 population | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 10.34 per 10,000 population | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 10.84 per 10,000 population | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 11.27 per 10,000 population | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 11.78 per 10,000 population | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 12.09 per 10,000 population | +2.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 12.09 per 10,000 population is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.89 per 10,000 population, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 12.09 per 10,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.58 per 10,000 population, 2.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.91 per 10,000 population | 2.91 per 10,000 population | 2.91 per 10,000 population | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.2 per 10,000 population | 7.76 per 10,000 population | 10.84 per 10,000 population | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.71 per 10,000 population | 11.27 per 10,000 population | 12.09 per 10,000 population | 3 |
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More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pharmacists per 10,000 population in Costa Rica?
- Pharmacists per 10,000 population in Costa Rica was 12.09 per 10,000 population in 2022, according to World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pharmacists per 10,000 population recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 12.09 per 10,000 population in 2022.
- What is the lowest pharmacists per 10,000 population recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 per 10,000 population in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for pharmacists per 10,000 population?
- Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
- Is pharmacists per 10,000 population rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Pharmacists per 10,000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population).