Dentists per 10,000 people — all countries

Dentists per 10,000 people — Brazil

Dentists per 10,000 people in Brazil in 2024 — 7.85 per 10k. Ranked 7 in the world out of 64. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 27.4%.

2024 7.85 per 10k +5.37% vs 2023
World rank 7of 64
Period maximum 12.65 per 10k2017
Period minimum 6.16 per 10k1997

Trend over time

1997–2024 · per 10,000 people

Dentists per 10,000 people — Brazil, 1997–20246810121419972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 6.16 per 10k1998: 8.18 per 10k1999: 8.47 per 10k2000: 8.82 per 10k2001: 8.76 per 10k2002: 9.14 per 10k2003: 9.47 per 10k2004: 9.75 per 10k2005: 11.26 per 10k2006: 11.64 per 10k2007: 11.66 per 10k2008: 11.93 per 10k2009: 12.05 per 10k2010: 11.51 per 10k2017: 12.65 per 10k2018: 6.5 per 10k2021: 6.83 per 10k2023: 7.45 per 10k2024: 7.85 per 10k
Change over the period: +1.69 (+27.44%) Average annual rate: 0.9 %
Dentists per 10,000 people — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 10k Change Change, %
2024 7.85 +0.4 +5.37%
2023 7.45
2021 6.83
2018 6.5 −6.15 −48.62%
2017 12.65
2010 11.51 −0.54 −4.48%
2009 12.05 +0.12 +1.01%
2008 11.93 +0.27 +2.32%
2007 11.66 +0.02 +0.17%
2006 11.64 +0.38 +3.37%
2005 11.26 +1.51 +15.49%
2004 9.75 +0.28 +2.96%
2003 9.47 +0.33 +3.61%
2002 9.14 +0.38 +4.34%
2001 8.76 −0.06 −0.68%
2000 8.82 +0.35 +4.13%
1999 8.47 +0.29 +3.55%
1998 8.18 +2.02 +32.79%
1997 6.16

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.