Dentists per 10,000 people — all countries

Dentists per 10,000 people — Middle East & North Africa

Dentists per 10,000 people in Middle East & North Africa in 2021 — 4.23 per 10k. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 96.9%.

2021 4.23 per 10k +13.27% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 4.23 per 10k2021
Period minimum 2.15 per 10k2004

Trend over time

2004–2021 · per 10,000 people

Dentists per 10,000 people — Middle East & North Africa, 2004–2021234520042006200820102012201420162018202020212004: 2.15 per 10k2005: 3.01 per 10k2006: 2.84 per 10k2010: 3.33 per 10k2014: 3.14 per 10k2015: 3.47 per 10k2016: 3.36 per 10k2017: 3.48 per 10k2018: 3.89 per 10k2019: 3.88 per 10k2020: 3.74 per 10k2021: 4.23 per 10k
Change over the period: +2.08 (+96.89%) Average annual rate: 4.07 %
Dentists per 10,000 people — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 10k Change Change, %
2021 4.23 +0.5 +13.27%
2020 3.74 −0.15 −3.76%
2019 3.88 −0.01 −0.24%
2018 3.89 +0.42 +11.98%
2017 3.48 +0.12 +3.43%
2016 3.36 −0.11 −3.18%
2015 3.47 +0.33 +10.49%
2014 3.14
2010 3.33
2006 2.84 −0.17 −5.57%
2005 3.01 +0.86 +39.92%
2004 2.15

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.