Dentists per 10,000 people — all countries

Dentists per 10,000 people — Mexico

Dentists per 10,000 people in Mexico in 2023 — 1.39 per 10k. Ranked 70 in the world out of 99. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 152.7%.

2023 1.39 per 10k +16.81% vs 2022
World rank 70of 99
Period maximum 1.39 per 10k2023
Period minimum 0.55 per 10k1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · per 10,000 people

Dentists per 10,000 people — Mexico, 1990–20230.50.7511.251.51990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.55 per 10k1991: 0.6 per 10k1992: 0.63 per 10k1993: 0.71 per 10k1994: 0.75 per 10k1995: 0.97 per 10k1996: 0.97 per 10k1997: 1 per 10k1998: 1.02 per 10k1999: 1.04 per 10k2000: 1.01 per 10k2001: 0.97 per 10k2002: 0.97 per 10k2003: 0.94 per 10k2004: 0.98 per 10k2005: 0.94 per 10k2006: 0.97 per 10k2007: 1.01 per 10k2008: 1.05 per 10k2009: 1.08 per 10k2010: 1.16 per 10k2011: 1.17 per 10k2012: 1.17 per 10k2013: 1.23 per 10k2014: 1.29 per 10k2015: 1.31 per 10k2016: 1.37 per 10k2017: 1.38 per 10k2018: 1.21 per 10k2019: 1.34 per 10k2020: 1.15 per 10k2021: 1.18 per 10k2022: 1.19 per 10k2023: 1.39 per 10k
Change over the period: +0.84 (+152.73%) Average annual rate: 2.85 %
Dentists per 10,000 people — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 10k Change Change, %
2023 1.39 +0.2 +16.81%
2022 1.19 +0.01 +0.85%
2021 1.18 +0.03 +2.61%
2020 1.15 −0.19 −14.18%
2019 1.34 +0.13 +10.74%
2018 1.21 −0.17 −12.32%
2017 1.38 +0.01 +0.73%
2016 1.37 +0.06 +4.58%
2015 1.31 +0.02 +1.55%
2014 1.29 +0.06 +4.88%
2013 1.23 +0.06 +5.13%
2012 1.17 +0 +0%
2011 1.17 +0.01 +0.86%
2010 1.16 +0.08 +7.41%
2009 1.08 +0.03 +2.86%
2008 1.05 +0.04 +3.96%
2007 1.01 +0.04 +4.12%
2006 0.97 +0.03 +3.19%
2005 0.94 −0.04 −4.08%
2004 0.98 +0.04 +4.26%
2003 0.94 −0.03 −3.09%
2002 0.97 +0 +0%
2001 0.97 −0.04 −3.96%
2000 1.01 −0.03 −2.88%
1999 1.04 +0.02 +1.96%
1998 1.02 +0.02 +2%
1997 1 +0.03 +3.09%
1996 0.97 +0 +0%
1995 0.97 +0.22 +29.33%
1994 0.75 +0.04 +5.63%
1993 0.71 +0.08 +12.7%
1992 0.63 +0.03 +5%
1991 0.6 +0.05 +9.09%
1990 0.55

Central 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.