Dentists per 10,000 people — all countries

Dentists per 10,000 people — BRICS

Dentists per 10,000 people in BRICS in 2023 — 2.72 per 10k. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 70.6%.

2023 2.72 per 10k +11.33% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 3.5 per 10k2017
Period minimum 1.02 per 10k2011

Trend over time

2003–2023 · per 10,000 people

Dentists per 10,000 people — BRICS, 2003–202301234200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232003: 1.6 per 10k2004: 1.85 per 10k2005: 1.35 per 10k2006: 2.16 per 10k2009: 2.12 per 10k2010: 2.1 per 10k2011: 1.02 per 10k2012: 1.05 per 10k2014: 1.46 per 10k2015: 1.31 per 10k2017: 3.5 per 10k2018: 2.13 per 10k2020: 1.93 per 10k2021: 2.45 per 10k2023: 2.72 per 10k
Change over the period: +1.13 (+70.65%) Average annual rate: 2.71 %
Dentists per 10,000 people — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 10k Change Change, %
2023 2.72
2021 2.45 +0.52 +26.88%
2020 1.93
2018 2.13 −1.37 −39.11%
2017 3.5
2015 1.31 −0.14 −9.86%
2014 1.46
2012 1.05 +0.03 +3.08%
2011 1.02 −1.08 −51.31%
2010 2.1 −0.03 −1.27%
2009 2.12
2006 2.16 +0.81 +59.93%
2005 1.35 −0.5 −27.08%
2004 1.85 +0.25 +15.93%
2003 1.6

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.