Dentists per 10,000 people — all countries

Dentists per 10,000 people — Colombia

Dentists per 10,000 people in Colombia in 2023 — 8.7 per 10k. Ranked 16 in the world out of 99. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 68%.

2023 8.7 per 10k +0.81% vs 2022
World rank 16of 99
Period maximum 11.62 per 10k2010
Period minimum 5.18 per 10k1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · per 10,000 people

Dentists per 10,000 people — Colombia, 1990–202346810121990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 5.18 per 10k1991: 5.5 per 10k1992: 5.77 per 10k1993: 5.98 per 10k1994: 6.16 per 10k1995: 6.42 per 10k1996: 6.72 per 10k1997: 7.04 per 10k1998: 7.28 per 10k1999: 7.51 per 10k2000: 7.76 per 10k2001: 7.22 per 10k2002: 7.99 per 10k2003: 8.66 per 10k2004: 9.22 per 10k2005: 9.7 per 10k2006: 10.08 per 10k2007: 10.36 per 10k2008: 10.76 per 10k2009: 11.26 per 10k2010: 11.62 per 10k2011: 6.11 per 10k2012: 6.54 per 10k2013: 6.81 per 10k2014: 7.1 per 10k2015: 7.5 per 10k2016: 7.87 per 10k2017: 8 per 10k2018: 8.1 per 10k2019: 8.21 per 10k2020: 8.27 per 10k2021: 8.4 per 10k2022: 8.63 per 10k2023: 8.7 per 10k
Change over the period: +3.52 (+67.95%) Average annual rate: 1.58 %
Dentists per 10,000 people — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 10k Change Change, %
2023 8.7 +0.07 +0.81%
2022 8.63 +0.23 +2.74%
2021 8.4 +0.13 +1.57%
2020 8.27 +0.06 +0.73%
2019 8.21 +0.11 +1.36%
2018 8.1 +0.1 +1.25%
2017 8 +0.13 +1.65%
2016 7.87 +0.37 +4.93%
2015 7.5 +0.4 +5.63%
2014 7.1 +0.29 +4.26%
2013 6.81 +0.27 +4.13%
2012 6.54 +0.43 +7.04%
2011 6.11 −5.51 −47.42%
2010 11.62 +0.36 +3.2%
2009 11.26 +0.5 +4.65%
2008 10.76 +0.4 +3.86%
2007 10.36 +0.28 +2.78%
2006 10.08 +0.38 +3.92%
2005 9.7 +0.48 +5.21%
2004 9.22 +0.56 +6.47%
2003 8.66 +0.67 +8.39%
2002 7.99 +0.77 +10.66%
2001 7.22 −0.54 −6.96%
2000 7.76 +0.25 +3.33%
1999 7.51 +0.23 +3.16%
1998 7.28 +0.24 +3.41%
1997 7.04 +0.32 +4.76%
1996 6.72 +0.3 +4.67%
1995 6.42 +0.26 +4.22%
1994 6.16 +0.18 +3.01%
1993 5.98 +0.21 +3.64%
1992 5.77 +0.27 +4.91%
1991 5.5 +0.32 +6.18%
1990 5.18

South America, 2023

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.