Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Malawi

Malawi: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 0.08 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.08
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
156th
of 165 countries
All-time high
0.21
in 2008
All-time low
0.06
in 2022
Years of data
7
2008–2024

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Malawi, 2008–2024

0.050.10.150.22008201620242008: 0.212013: 0.112018: 0.212020: 0.082022: 0.062023: 0.072024: 0.08

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.08 for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Malawi peaked at 0.21 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.06, in 2022.

Malawi ranks 156th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Malawi, 2008 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2008 0.21 —
2013 0.11 -47.6%
2018 0.21 +90.9%
2020 0.08 -61.9%
2022 0.06 -25.0%
2023 0.07 +16.7%
2024 0.08 +14.3%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 0.08 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.16, 50% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 0.08 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.275, 29% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.21 0.21 0.21 1
2010s 0.16 0.11 0.21 2
2020s 0.0725 0.06 0.08 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 153 Sierra Leone 0.11 compare
  2. 154 Burundi 0.09 compare
  3. 154 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.09 compare
  4. 156 Chad 0.08 compare
  5. 156 Papua New Guinea 0.08 compare
  6. 159 Congo 0.06 compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Malawi?
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Malawi was 0.08 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.21 in 2008.
What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.06 in 2022.
How does Malawi rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
Malawi ranks 156th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi 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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