Dentists per 10,000 people — all countries

Dentists per 10,000 people — Canada

Dentists per 10,000 people in Canada in 2020 — 6.53 per 10k. Ranked 39 in the world out of 130. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 26.6%.

2020 6.53 per 10k −0.61% vs 2019
World rank 39of 130
Period maximum 6.57 per 10k2018
Period minimum 5.16 per 10k1990

Trend over time

1990–2020 · per 10,000 people

Dentists per 10,000 people — Canada, 1990–202055.566.57199019931996199920022005200820112014201720201990: 5.16 per 10k1991: 5.16 per 10k1992: 5.23 per 10k1995: 5.29 per 10k1996: 5.31 per 10k1997: 5.4 per 10k1998: 5.44 per 10k1999: 5.52 per 10k2000: 5.6 per 10k2001: 5.63 per 10k2002: 5.69 per 10k2003: 5.72 per 10k2004: 5.74 per 10k2005: 5.6 per 10k2006: 5.62 per 10k2007: 5.64 per 10k2008: 5.68 per 10k2009: 5.72 per 10k2010: 5.79 per 10k2011: 5.96 per 10k2012: 6.04 per 10k2013: 6.1 per 10k2014: 6.15 per 10k2015: 6.24 per 10k2016: 6.34 per 10k2017: 6.34 per 10k2018: 6.57 per 10k2019: 6.57 per 10k2020: 6.53 per 10k
Change over the period: +1.37 (+26.55%) Average annual rate: 0.79 %
Dentists per 10,000 people — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 10k Change Change, %
2020 6.53 −0.04 −0.61%
2019 6.57 +0 +0%
2018 6.57 +0.23 +3.63%
2017 6.34 +0 +0%
2016 6.34 +0.1 +1.6%
2015 6.24 +0.09 +1.46%
2014 6.15 +0.05 +0.82%
2013 6.1 +0.06 +0.99%
2012 6.04 +0.08 +1.34%
2011 5.96 +0.17 +2.94%
2010 5.79 +0.07 +1.22%
2009 5.72 +0.04 +0.7%
2008 5.68 +0.04 +0.71%
2007 5.64 +0.02 +0.36%
2006 5.62 +0.02 +0.36%
2005 5.6 −0.14 −2.44%
2004 5.74 +0.02 +0.35%
2003 5.72 +0.03 +0.53%
2002 5.69 +0.06 +1.07%
2001 5.63 +0.03 +0.54%
2000 5.6 +0.08 +1.45%
1999 5.52 +0.08 +1.47%
1998 5.44 +0.04 +0.74%
1997 5.4 +0.09 +1.69%
1996 5.31 +0.02 +0.38%
1995 5.29
1992 5.23 +0.07 +1.36%
1991 5.16 +0 +0%
1990 5.16

Northern America, 2020

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

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.