Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Kuwait

Kuwait: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 9 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
9
Change on year
up 141.3%
World rank
34th
of 165 countries
All-time high
9
in 2020
All-time low
2.96
in 2007
Years of data
13
2001–2020

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 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: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 9 for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 141.3% on the previous year and up 183.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Kuwait peaked at 9 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.96, in 2007.

That places Kuwait 34th out of 165 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 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 Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 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 pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Kuwait?
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Kuwait was 9 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 9 in 2020.
What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 2.96 in 2007.
How does Kuwait rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
Kuwait ranks 34th out of 165 countries with data for 2020.
Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 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 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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