Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Namibia

Namibia: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 2.73 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.73
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
87th
of 165 countries
All-time high
2.73
in 2024
All-time low
1
in 2004
Years of data
9
2004–2024

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Namibia, 2004–2024

01232004201420242004: 12007: 1.22018: 1.82019: 1.92020: 22021: 2.12022: 2.32023: 2.52024: 2.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Namibia stood at 2.73. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Namibia peaked at 2.73 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2004.

Namibia ranks 87th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Namibia, 2004 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2004 1 —
2007 1.18 +18.0%
2018 1.8 +52.5%
2019 1.94 +7.8%
2020 2 +3.1%
2021 2.15 +7.5%
2022 2.27 +5.6%
2023 2.48 +9.3%
2024 2.73 +10.1%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 2.73 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.56, 4.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 2.73 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.275, 9.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.09 1 1.18 2
2010s 1.87 1.8 1.94 2
2020s 2.33 2 2.73 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 84 Cook Islands 2.92 compare
  2. 85 South Africa 2.86 compare
  3. 86 Montenegro 2.79 compare
  4. 88 Tajikistan 2.56 compare
  5. 89 Nepal 2.51 compare
  6. 90 Indonesia 2.44 compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Namibia?
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Namibia was 2.73 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 2.73 in 2024.
What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2004.
How does Namibia rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
Namibia ranks 87th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia 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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