An analysis of pharmacy workforce capacity in Nigeria

Table 3 Regional distribution of licensed pharmacists, community pharmacies and pharmacy training institutions in Nigeria

Region	Population (millions)*	N Licensed Pharmacists (% Total)^β	Gender (%)		N Pharmacists by area of practice (%)						N Community Pharmacies (% Total)	N Pharmacy Training Institutions
Region	Population (millions)*	N Licensed Pharmacists (% Total)^β	Male	Female	Acad & Reg.	Admin	Hosp	Comm	Indus	Other ^α	N Community Pharmacies (% Total)	N Pharmacy Training Institutions
North East	26.26	456 (3.6)	73	27	0.4	6.1	20.6	38.2	0.7	34.0	72 (1.9)	1
North West	48.92	916 (7.2)	73	27	1.6	3.3	14.4	42.4	1.3	37.0	179 (4.7)	2
South East	21.96	1328 (10.5)	61	39	1.0	2.6	11.1	45.9	1.8	37.6	377 (10)	2
South South	28.83	2018 [16]	60	40	1.2	1.6	12.7	36.9	1.0	46.6	794 (21.1)	7
North Central	29.25	2771 (21.9)	60	40	0.7	3.6	13.2	39.9	0.8	41.8	809 (21.5)	2
South West	38.26	5158 (41)	62	38	0.6	2.0	8.1	44.7	2.8	41.9	1537 (40.8)	4

*population per region/states used are the 2016 estimates published by the Federal Bureau of Statistics of Nigeria available at http://nigerianstat.gov.ng/elibrary
^αincludes licensed pharmacists undergoing NYSC and others with unspecified areas of practice who are unemployed and/or foreign trained new graduates
^βexcludes 160 pharmacists not residing in the country and whose licenses are not accounted for within the states/regions
Acad Academic, Admin & Reg Administrative & regulatory, Hosp Hospital, Comm: Community, Indus Industrial area of practice, respectively

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