Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Senegal

Senegal: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 0.21 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.21
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
146th
of 165 countries
All-time high
0.21
in 2024
All-time low
0.06
in 2004
Years of data
11
2004–2024

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Senegal, 2004–2024

0.050.10.150.22004201420242004: 0.062008: 0.092015: 0.12016: 0.112017: 0.112019: 0.122020: 0.132021: 0.172022: 0.22023: 0.22024: 0.21

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 0.21 for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 90.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Senegal peaked at 0.21 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.06, in 2004.

Senegal ranks 146th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Senegal, 2004 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2004 0.06 —
2008 0.09 +50.0%
2015 0.1 +11.1%
2016 0.11 +10.0%
2017 0.11 +0.0%
2019 0.12 +9.1%
2020 0.13 +8.3%
2021 0.17 +30.8%
2022 0.2 +17.6%
2023 0.2 +0.0%
2024 0.21 +5.0%

Senegal compared with similar countries

  • Senegal's 0.21 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.56, 37% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Senegal's 0.21 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.275, 76% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.075 0.06 0.09 2
2010s 0.11 0.1 0.12 4
2020s 0.182 0.13 0.21 5

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 143 Dominican Republic 0.24 compare
  2. 143 Sudan 0.24 compare
  3. 145 Cameroon 0.22 compare
  4. 147 Mauritania 0.2 compare
  5. 148 Burkina Faso 0.16 compare
  6. 148 Mozambique 0.16 compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Senegal?
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Senegal was 0.21 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 0.21 in 2024.
What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.06 in 2004.
How does Senegal rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
Senegal ranks 146th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 90.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal 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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