Dentists per 10,000 people — all countries

Dentists per 10,000 people — NATO

Dentists per 10,000 people in NATO in 2023 — 6.84 per 10k. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 48%.

2023 6.84 per 10k +0.75% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 6.84 per 10k2023
Period minimum 4.62 per 10k1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · per 10,000 people

Dentists per 10,000 people — NATO, 1990–202345671990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 4.62 per 10k1991: 4.76 per 10k1992: 5.08 per 10k1993: 5.18 per 10k1994: 5.25 per 10k1995: 5.16 per 10k1996: 5.31 per 10k1997: 5.26 per 10k1998: 5.48 per 10k1999: 5.55 per 10k2000: 5.28 per 10k2001: 5.62 per 10k2002: 5.66 per 10k2003: 5.72 per 10k2004: 5.8 per 10k2005: 5.83 per 10k2006: 5.88 per 10k2007: 5.83 per 10k2008: 5.82 per 10k2009: 5.88 per 10k2010: 5.97 per 10k2011: 6 per 10k2012: 6.11 per 10k2013: 6.23 per 10k2014: 6.28 per 10k2015: 6.33 per 10k2016: 6.38 per 10k2017: 6.42 per 10k2018: 6.48 per 10k2019: 6.75 per 10k2020: 6.8 per 10k2021: 6.84 per 10k2022: 6.79 per 10k2023: 6.84 per 10k
Change over the period: +2.22 (+48.04%) Average annual rate: 1.2 %
Dentists per 10,000 people — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 10k Change Change, %
2023 6.84 +0.05 +0.75%
2022 6.79 −0.05 −0.74%
2021 6.84 +0.04 +0.66%
2020 6.8 +0.05 +0.69%
2019 6.75 +0.27 +4.16%
2018 6.48 +0.06 +0.92%
2017 6.42 +0.04 +0.58%
2016 6.38 +0.05 +0.77%
2015 6.33 +0.06 +0.91%
2014 6.28 +0.05 +0.73%
2013 6.23 +0.13 +2.06%
2012 6.11 +0.1 +1.68%
2011 6 +0.04 +0.63%
2010 5.97 +0.08 +1.43%
2009 5.88 +0.07 +1.14%
2008 5.82 −0.01 −0.21%
2007 5.83 −0.05 −0.82%
2006 5.88 +0.05 +0.84%
2005 5.83 +0.03 +0.45%
2004 5.8 +0.08 +1.46%
2003 5.72 +0.06 +1.01%
2002 5.66 +0.05 +0.83%
2001 5.62 +0.34 +6.42%
2000 5.28 −0.27 −4.95%
1999 5.55 +0.07 +1.28%
1998 5.48 +0.22 +4.12%
1997 5.26 −0.05 −0.9%
1996 5.31 +0.16 +3.03%
1995 5.16 −0.1 −1.85%
1994 5.25 +0.07 +1.4%
1993 5.18 +0.11 +2.07%
1992 5.08 +0.31 +6.59%
1991 4.76 +0.14 +3.06%
1990 4.62

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.