Dentists per 10,000 people — all countries

Dentists per 10,000 people — Nigeria

Dentists per 10,000 people in Nigeria in 2024 — 0.25 per 10k. Ranked 40 in the world out of 64. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 38.9%.

2024 0.25 per 10k +8.7% vs 2022
World rank 40of 64
Period maximum 0.25 per 10k2024
Period minimum 0.15 per 10k2005

Trend over time

2003–2024 · per 10,000 people

Dentists per 10,000 people — Nigeria, 2003–20240.130.150.180.20.230.25200320062009201220152018202120242003: 0.18 per 10k2005: 0.15 per 10k2006: 0.15 per 10k2007: 0.17 per 10k2008: 0.16 per 10k2009: 0.15 per 10k2010: 0.17 per 10k2011: 0.17 per 10k2012: 0.18 per 10k2013: 0.22 per 10k2014: 0.19 per 10k2015: 0.2 per 10k2016: 0.2 per 10k2017: 0.21 per 10k2018: 0.21 per 10k2019: 0.22 per 10k2020: 0.22 per 10k2021: 0.22 per 10k2022: 0.23 per 10k2024: 0.25 per 10k
Change over the period: +0.07 (+38.89%) Average annual rate: 1.58 %
Dentists per 10,000 people — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 10k Change Change, %
2024 0.25
2022 0.23 +0.01 +4.55%
2021 0.22 +0 +0%
2020 0.22 +0 +0%
2019 0.22 +0.01 +4.76%
2018 0.21 +0 +0%
2017 0.21 +0.01 +5%
2016 0.2 +0 +0%
2015 0.2 +0.01 +5.26%
2014 0.19 −0.03 −13.64%
2013 0.22 +0.04 +22.22%
2012 0.18 +0.01 +5.88%
2011 0.17 +0 +0%
2010 0.17 +0.02 +13.33%
2009 0.15 −0.01 −6.25%
2008 0.16 −0.01 −5.88%
2007 0.17 +0.02 +13.33%
2006 0.15 +0 +0%
2005 0.15
2003 0.18

Western Africa, 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.