Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 1.09 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sri Lanka, 2004–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sri Lanka stood at 1.09. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.09 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.43, in 2007.
That places Sri Lanka 112th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.45 | — |
| 2007 | 0.43 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.64 | +48.8% |
| 2012 | 0.65 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.63 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.68 | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.69 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.71 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.74 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.79 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.81 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.97 | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 1.02 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 1.09 | +6.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.09 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.13, 35% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1.09 is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.8, 60% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +48.8% | 0.43 | 0.64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7044 | 0.63 | 0.81 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.03 | 0.97 | 1.09 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sri Lanka?
- Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Sri Lanka was 1.09 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 in 2023.
- What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.43 in 2007.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
- Sri Lanka ranks 112th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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