Dentists per 10,000 people — all countries

Dentists per 10,000 people — Jamaica

Dentists per 10,000 people in Jamaica in 2024 — 0.97 per 10k. Ranked 35 in the world out of 64. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 21.3%.

2024 0.97 per 10k +4.3% vs 2017
World rank 35of 64
Period maximum 0.97 per 10k2024
Period minimum 0.13 per 10k2012

Trend over time

2003–2024 · per 10,000 people

Dentists per 10,000 people — Jamaica, 2003–202400.250.50.751200320062009201220152018202120242003: 0.8 per 10k2008: 0.17 per 10k2012: 0.13 per 10k2013: 0.13 per 10k2014: 0.13 per 10k2015: 0.13 per 10k2016: 0.16 per 10k2017: 0.93 per 10k2024: 0.97 per 10k
Change over the period: +0.17 (+21.25%) Average annual rate: 0.92 %
Dentists per 10,000 people — Jamaica, by year Jamaica All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 10k Change Change, %
2024 0.97
2017 0.93 +0.77 +481.25%
2016 0.16 +0.03 +23.08%
2015 0.13 +0 +0%
2014 0.13 +0 +0%
2013 0.13 +0 +0%
2012 0.13
2008 0.17
2003 0.8

Caribbean, 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.