Pharmacists per 10,000 population in Senegal
Senegal: Pharmacists per 10,000 population was 0.21 per 10,000 population in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pharmacists per 10,000 population in Senegal, 2004–2024
Source: World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 10,000 population.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.21 per 10,000 population for pharmacists per 10,000 population 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, pharmacists per 10,000 population in Senegal peaked at 0.21 per 10,000 population in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.06 per 10,000 population, 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.
Pharmacists per 10,000 population in Senegal, year by year
| Year | per 10,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.06 per 10,000 population | — |
| 2008 | 0.09 per 10,000 population | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 per 10,000 population | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.11 per 10,000 population | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.11 per 10,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.12 per 10,000 population | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.13 per 10,000 population | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.17 per 10,000 population | +30.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2 per 10,000 population | +17.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2 per 10,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.21 per 10,000 population | +5.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.21 per 10,000 population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.56 per 10,000 population, 37% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.21 per 10,000 population is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.275 per 10,000 population, 76% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.075 per 10,000 population | 0.06 per 10,000 population | 0.09 per 10,000 population | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.11 per 10,000 population | 0.1 per 10,000 population | 0.12 per 10,000 population | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.182 per 10,000 population | 0.13 per 10,000 population | 0.21 per 10,000 population | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 143 Dominican Republic 0.24 per 10,000 population compare
- 143 Sudan 0.24 per 10,000 population compare
- 145 Cameroon 0.22 per 10,000 population compare
- 147 Mauritania 0.2 per 10,000 population compare
- 148 Burkina Faso 0.16 per 10,000 population compare
- 148 Mozambique 0.16 per 10,000 population compare
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pharmacists per 10,000 population in Senegal?
- Pharmacists per 10,000 population in Senegal was 0.21 per 10,000 population in 2024, according to World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pharmacists per 10,000 population recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.21 per 10,000 population in 2024.
- What is the lowest pharmacists per 10,000 population recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 per 10,000 population in 2004.
- How does Senegal rank for pharmacists per 10,000 population?
- Senegal ranks 146th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pharmacists per 10,000 population 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 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).