Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Vietnam

Vietnam: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 3.34 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
3.34
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
79th
of 165 countries
All-time high
3.4
in 2014
All-time low
0.77
in 2001
Years of data
13
2001–2017

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Vietnam, 2001–2017

123452001200920172001: 0.772002: 3.12005: 1.92006: 22007: 2.22008: 2.32009: 2.52010: 2.72012: 4.52014: 3.42015: 3.42016: 3.42017: 3.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Vietnam is 3.34, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Vietnam peaked at 3.4 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.77, in 2001.

Vietnam ranks 79th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Vietnam, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 0.77 —
2002 3.06 +297.4%
2005 1.86 -39.2%
2006 1.98 +6.5%
2007 2.16 +9.1%
2008 2.32 +7.4%
2009 2.5 +7.8%
2010 2.69 +7.6%
2012 4.55 +69.1%
2014 3.4 -25.3%
2015 3.4 +0.0%
2016 3.37 -0.9%
2017 3.34 -0.9%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 3.34 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.13, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 3.34 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.23, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Vietnam 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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +297.4% 0.77 3.06

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.09 0.77 3.06 7
2010s 3.46 2.69 4.55 6

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 76 China 4 compare
  2. 77 Brazil 3.8 compare
  3. 78 Iran 3.36 compare
  4. 80 Kazakhstan 3.33 compare
  5. 81 Tuvalu 3.13 compare
  6. 82 Algeria 3 compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Vietnam?
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Vietnam was 3.34 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 3.4 in 2014.
What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.77 in 2001.
How does Vietnam rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
Vietnam ranks 79th out of 165 countries with data for 2017.
Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vietnam 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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