Dentists per 10,000 people — all countries

Dentists per 10,000 people — Libya

Dentists per 10,000 people in Libya in 2020 — 5.8 per 10k. Ranked 45 in the world out of 130. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 323.4%.

2020 5.8 per 10k −32.32% vs 2017
World rank 45of 130
Period maximum 8.57 per 10k2017
Period minimum 1.37 per 10k1997

Trend over time

1997–2020 · per 10,000 people

Dentists per 10,000 people — Libya, 1997–202002.557.5101997200020032006200920122015201820201997: 1.37 per 10k2004: 1.48 per 10k2008: 3.28 per 10k2009: 5.96 per 10k2014: 7.13 per 10k2015: 7.64 per 10k2017: 8.57 per 10k2020: 5.8 per 10k
Change over the period: +4.43 (+323.36%) Average annual rate: 6.48 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Libya 5.8 per 10k
Middle East & North Africa computed 3.74 per 10k
Northern Africa computed 2.71 per 10k
Upper-middle-income countries computed 3.04 per 10k
Dentists per 10,000 people — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 10k Change Change, %
2020 5.8
2017 8.57
2015 7.64 +0.51 +7.15%
2014 7.13
2009 5.96 +2.68 +81.71%
2008 3.28
2004 1.48
1997 1.37

Northern Africa, 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.