Dentists per 10,000 people — all countries

Dentists per 10,000 people — India

Dentists per 10,000 people in India in 2024 — 2.43 per 10k. Ranked 24 in the world out of 64. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 1,520%.

2024 2.43 per 10k +8.97% vs 2023
World rank 24of 64
Period maximum 2.43 per 10k2024
Period minimum 0.15 per 10k1991

Trend over time

1991–2024 · per 10,000 people

Dentists per 10,000 people — India, 1991–202401231991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 0.15 per 10k1995: 0.25 per 10k1996: 0.25 per 10k1997: 0.29 per 10k1998: 0.31 per 10k1999: 0.34 per 10k2000: 0.37 per 10k2001: 0.44 per 10k2002: 0.43 per 10k2003: 0.42 per 10k2004: 0.49 per 10k2005: 0.62 per 10k2006: 0.61 per 10k2007: 0.61 per 10k2008: 0.77 per 10k2009: 0.85 per 10k2010: 0.92 per 10k2011: 0.94 per 10k2012: 0.95 per 10k2013: 1.14 per 10k2014: 1.18 per 10k2015: 1.18 per 10k2016: 1.47 per 10k2017: 1.85 per 10k2018: 1.59 per 10k2020: 1.99 per 10k2021: 2.06 per 10k2022: 2.06 per 10k2023: 2.23 per 10k2024: 2.43 per 10k
Change over the period: +2.28 (+1,520%) Average annual rate: 8.81 %
Dentists per 10,000 people — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 10k Change Change, %
2024 2.43 +0.2 +8.97%
2023 2.23 +0.17 +8.25%
2022 2.06 +0 +0%
2021 2.06 +0.07 +3.52%
2020 1.99
2018 1.59 −0.26 −14.05%
2017 1.85 +0.38 +25.85%
2016 1.47 +0.29 +24.58%
2015 1.18 +0 +0%
2014 1.18 +0.04 +3.51%
2013 1.14 +0.19 +20%
2012 0.95 +0.01 +1.06%
2011 0.94 +0.02 +2.17%
2010 0.92 +0.07 +8.24%
2009 0.85 +0.08 +10.39%
2008 0.77 +0.16 +26.23%
2007 0.61 +0 +0%
2006 0.61 −0.01 −1.61%
2005 0.62 +0.13 +26.53%
2004 0.49 +0.07 +16.67%
2003 0.42 −0.01 −2.33%
2002 0.43 −0.01 −2.27%
2001 0.44 +0.07 +18.92%
2000 0.37 +0.03 +8.82%
1999 0.34 +0.03 +9.68%
1998 0.31 +0.02 +6.9%
1997 0.29 +0.04 +16%
1996 0.25 +0 +0%
1995 0.25
1991 0.15

Southern Asia, 2024

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.