Dentists per 10,000 people — all countries

Dentists per 10,000 people — Samoa

Dentists per 10,000 people in Samoa in 2020 — 0.9 per 10k. Ranked 95 in the world out of 130. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 66.7%.

2020 0.9 per 10k −10% vs 2019
World rank 95of 130
Period maximum 2.33 per 10k2010
Period minimum 0.54 per 10k2003

Trend over time

2003–2020 · per 10,000 people

Dentists per 10,000 people — Samoa, 2003–2020012320032005200720092011201320152017201920202003: 0.54 per 10k2008: 0.89 per 10k2010: 2.33 per 10k2013: 0.61 per 10k2016: 1.43 per 10k2019: 1 per 10k2020: 0.9 per 10k
Change over the period: +0.36 (+66.67%) Average annual rate: 3.05 %
Dentists per 10,000 people — Samoa, by year Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 10k Change Change, %
2020 0.9 −0.1 −10%
2019 1
2016 1.43
2013 0.61
2010 2.33
2008 0.89
2003 0.54

Polynesia, 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.