Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 0.11 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.11
Change on year
down 54.2%
World rank
153rd
of 165 countries
All-time high
0.31
in 2011
All-time low
0.11
in 2016
Years of data
9
2004–2022

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sierra Leone, 2004–2022

00.10.20.32004201320222004: 0.162008: 0.032010: 0.052011: 0.312016: 0.112018: 0.212019: 0.212020: 0.242022: 0.11

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sierra Leone stood at 0.11. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.2% on the previous year and down 64.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.31 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.11, in 2016.

That places Sierra Leone 153rd out of 165 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sierra Leone, 2004 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2004 0.16 —
2008 0.03 -81.2%
2010 0.05 +66.7%
2011 0.31 +520.0%
2016 0.11 -64.5%
2018 0.21 +90.9%
2019 0.21 +0.0%
2020 0.24 +14.3%
2022 0.11 -54.2%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 0.11 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.16, 69% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 0.11 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.275, 40% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.095 0.03 0.16 2
2010s 0.178 0.05 0.31 5
2020s 0.175 0.11 0.24 2

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 150 Guinea 0.15 compare
  2. 151 Morocco 0.14 compare
  3. 152 Cape Verde 0.12 compare
  4. 154 Burundi 0.09 compare
  5. 154 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.09 compare
  6. 156 Chad 0.08 compare
  7. 156 Malawi 0.08 compare
  8. 156 Papua New Guinea 0.08 compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sierra Leone?
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sierra Leone was 0.11 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 0.31 in 2011.
What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.11 in 2016.
How does Sierra Leone rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
Sierra Leone ranks 153rd out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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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