Dentists per 10,000 people — all countries

Dentists per 10,000 people — Cameroon

Dentists per 10,000 people in Cameroon in 2022 — 0.12 per 10k. Ranked 107 in the world out of 129. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 500%.

2022 0.12 per 10k +140% vs 2021
World rank 107of 129
Period maximum 0.12 per 10k2019
Period minimum 0.02 per 10k2005

Trend over time

2005–2022 · per 10,000 people

Dentists per 10,000 people — Cameroon, 2005–202200.050.10.1520052007200920112013201520172019202120222005: 0.02 per 10k2007: 0.02 per 10k2009: 0.02 per 10k2010: 0.03 per 10k2011: 0.03 per 10k2016: 0.04 per 10k2019: 0.12 per 10k2020: 0.07 per 10k2021: 0.05 per 10k2022: 0.12 per 10k
Change over the period: +0.1 (+500%) Average annual rate: 11.12 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Cameroon 0.12 per 10k
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.2 per 10k
Middle Africa computed 0.05 per 10k
Dentists per 10,000 people — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 10k Change Change, %
2022 0.12 +0.07 +140%
2021 0.05 −0.02 −28.57%
2020 0.07 −0.05 −41.67%
2019 0.12
2016 0.04
2011 0.03 +0 +0%
2010 0.03 +0.01 +50%
2009 0.02
2007 0.02
2005 0.02

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.