Dentists per 10,000 people — all countries

Dentists per 10,000 people — Australia

Dentists per 10,000 people in Australia in 2023 — 6.52 per 10k. Ranked 36 in the world out of 99. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 54.5%.

2023 6.52 per 10k +1.72% vs 2022
World rank 36of 99
Period maximum 6.52 per 10k2023
Period minimum 4.19 per 10k1991

Trend over time

1990–2023 · per 10,000 people

Dentists per 10,000 people — Australia, 1990–202345671990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 4.22 per 10k1991: 4.19 per 10k1992: 4.27 per 10k1993: 4.3 per 10k1994: 4.35 per 10k1995: 4.58 per 10k1996: 4.66 per 10k1997: 4.64 per 10k1998: 4.69 per 10k1999: 4.7 per 10k2000: 4.54 per 10k2001: 4.75 per 10k2002: 4.78 per 10k2003: 4.71 per 10k2004: 5.01 per 10k2005: 4.96 per 10k2006: 4.86 per 10k2009: 5.26 per 10k2010: 5.18 per 10k2011: 5.37 per 10k2012: 5.59 per 10k2013: 5.62 per 10k2014: 5.71 per 10k2015: 5.78 per 10k2016: 5.84 per 10k2017: 5.91 per 10k2018: 5.96 per 10k2019: 6.09 per 10k2020: 6.09 per 10k2021: 6.2 per 10k2022: 6.41 per 10k2023: 6.52 per 10k
Change over the period: +2.3 (+54.5%) Average annual rate: 1.33 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia

Australia 6.52 per 10k
Australia and New Zealand computed 6.28 per 10k
Dentists per 10,000 people — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 10k Change Change, %
2023 6.52 +0.11 +1.72%
2022 6.41 +0.21 +3.39%
2021 6.2 +0.11 +1.81%
2020 6.09 +0 +0%
2019 6.09 +0.13 +2.18%
2018 5.96 +0.05 +0.85%
2017 5.91 +0.07 +1.2%
2016 5.84 +0.06 +1.04%
2015 5.78 +0.07 +1.23%
2014 5.71 +0.09 +1.6%
2013 5.62 +0.03 +0.54%
2012 5.59 +0.22 +4.1%
2011 5.37 +0.19 +3.67%
2010 5.18 −0.08 −1.52%
2009 5.26
2006 4.86 −0.1 −2.02%
2005 4.96 −0.05 −1%
2004 5.01 +0.3 +6.37%
2003 4.71 −0.07 −1.46%
2002 4.78 +0.03 +0.63%
2001 4.75 +0.21 +4.63%
2000 4.54 −0.16 −3.4%
1999 4.7 +0.01 +0.21%
1998 4.69 +0.05 +1.08%
1997 4.64 −0.02 −0.43%
1996 4.66 +0.08 +1.75%
1995 4.58 +0.23 +5.29%
1994 4.35 +0.05 +1.16%
1993 4.3 +0.03 +0.7%
1992 4.27 +0.08 +1.91%
1991 4.19 −0.03 −0.71%
1990 4.22

Australia and New Zealand, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 6.52 NZ New Zealand 5.08

About the indicator

The number of dentistry personnel per 10,000 people, from WHO. Dentistry is set apart as a separate indicator because almost everywhere it is financed differently from the rest of medicine — more often out of personal funds — and provision of it is poorly predicted by overall provision of physicians.

Important: The World Bank database has no such indicator, so coverage here is narrower: 193 territories against 245 for nursing personnel.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.