Table 1.
Trends in the number of community pharmacists per population (A) and per area of inhabitable land (B) from 2008 to 2018
| N | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | Fold increase (2018/2008) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Number of pharmacists per 100,000 population | ||||||||
| All | 1741 | 73.7 | 78.5 | 81.9 | 86.0 | 91.7 | 96.3 | 1.31 |
| I | 435 | 42.2 | 45.1 | 47.5 | 49.6 | 53.1 | 55.6 | 1.32 |
| II | 435 | 64.3 | 68.2 | 70.5 | 74.7 | 78.9 | 83.6 | 1.30 |
| III | 436 | 83.8 | 89.2 | 93.2 | 97.6 | 103.4 | 108.7 | 1.30 |
| IV | 435 | 104.7 | 111.6 | 116.3 | 121.9 | 131.5 | 137.5 | 1.31 |
| (B) Number of pharmacists per area of inhabitable land (km2) | ||||||||
| All | 1741 | 1.49 | 1.59 | 1.67 | 1.76 | 1.89 | 1.98 | 1.34 |
| I | 435 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 1.12 |
| II | 435 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 1.16 |
| III | 436 | 0.71 | 0.74 | 0.77 | 0.80 | 0.84 | 0.87 | 1.23 |
| IV | 435 | 4.91 | 5.28 | 5.57 | 5.87 | 6.35 | 6.69 | 1.36 |