Dentists per 10,000 people — all countries

Dentists per 10,000 people — Iran

Dentists per 10,000 people in Iran in 2023 — 5.26 per 10k. Ranked 46 in the world out of 99. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 246.1%.

2023 5.26 per 10k +23.76% vs 2018
World rank 46of 99
Period maximum 5.26 per 10k2023
Period minimum 1.3 per 10k2006

Trend over time

2004–2023 · per 10,000 people

Dentists per 10,000 people — Iran, 2004–20230246200420062008201020122014201620182020202220232004: 1.52 per 10k2005: 1.84 per 10k2006: 1.3 per 10k2014: 3.41 per 10k2015: 3.17 per 10k2017: 3.1 per 10k2018: 4.25 per 10k2023: 5.26 per 10k
Change over the period: +3.74 (+246.05%) Average annual rate: 6.75 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iran 5.26 per 10k
Southern Asia computed 2.11 per 10k
Dentists per 10,000 people — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 10k Change Change, %
2023 5.26
2018 4.25 +1.15 +37.1%
2017 3.1
2015 3.17 −0.24 −7.04%
2014 3.41
2006 1.3 −0.54 −29.35%
2005 1.84 +0.32 +21.05%
2004 1.52

Southern Asia, 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.