Table 1:
Number of registered pharmacists per 100,000 Population for 24 Middle and Lower Income Countries
| Country | No. of registered pharmacist | Population (000) | Pharmacist/100,000 population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 695 | 1,988 | 35 |
| Jamaica | 860 | 2,576 | 33 |
| Belarus | 3,230 | 10,187 | 32 |
| Azerbaijan | 2,505 | 8,041 | 31 |
| Singapore | 1,135 | 4,018 | 28 |
| Thailand | 15,475 | 62,820 | 25 |
| South Africa | 10,690 | 43,309 | 23 |
| Chile | 3,000 | 15,211 | 20 |
| Bulgaria | 1,315 | 7,949 | 17 |
| Malaysia | 3,560 | 22,218 | 16 |
| Tajikistan | 730 | 6,087 | 12 |
| Bosnia | 440 | 3,977 | 11 |
| Georgia | 438 | 5,262 | 8.3 |
| Romania | 1,600 | 22,438 | 7.1 |
| India | 300,000 | 1,008,937 | 30 |
| Russia | 9,340 | 145,491 | 6.4 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 275 | 4,921 | 5.6 |
| Armenia | 136 | 3,787 | 3.6 |
| Uzbekistan | 755 | 24,881 | 3.0 |
| Albania | 85 | 3,134 | 2.7 |
| Zimbabwe | 335 | 12,627 | 2.7 |
| Tanzania | 850 | 35,119 | 2.2 |
| Eritrea | 53 | 3,659 | 1.4 |
| Gambia | 10 | 1,303 | 0.8 |
Sources: All population figures are from ‘World Population Prospects: The 2000 Revision’, United Nations Population Division (2001). Figures for numbers of pharmacists or ratio of pharmacists to population are taken from the OECD Data Base (2001); ‘The Compendium of Health Statistics’, thirteenth edition (2001), Office of Health Economics; the WHO Europe ‘Health for All’ Data Base (2001); or from the registration authorities of specific countries.