Dentists per 10,000 people — all countries

Dentists per 10,000 people — South Asia

Dentists per 10,000 people in South Asia in 2023 — 1.96 per 10k. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 350.8%.

2023 1.96 per 10k +3.7% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 1.96 per 10k2023
Period minimum 0.44 per 10k2004

Trend over time

2004–2023 · per 10,000 people

Dentists per 10,000 people — South Asia, 2004–202300.511.52200420062008201020122014201620182020202220232004: 0.44 per 10k2007: 0.55 per 10k2008: 0.67 per 10k2009: 0.75 per 10k2010: 0.81 per 10k2014: 1.02 per 10k2015: 1.03 per 10k2016: 1.26 per 10k2017: 1.6 per 10k2018: 1.37 per 10k2019: 0.87 per 10k2020: 1.79 per 10k2021: 1.89 per 10k2023: 1.96 per 10k
Change over the period: +1.53 (+350.75%) Average annual rate: 8.25 %
Dentists per 10,000 people — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 10k Change Change, %
2023 1.96
2021 1.89 +0.11 +5.9%
2020 1.79 +0.92 +105.5%
2019 0.87 −0.5 −36.3%
2018 1.37 −0.24 −14.8%
2017 1.6 +0.34 +27.18%
2016 1.26 +0.23 +22.19%
2015 1.03 +0.01 +0.82%
2014 1.02
2010 0.81 +0.06 +8.06%
2009 0.75 +0.07 +11.03%
2008 0.67 +0.12 +22.13%
2007 0.55
2004 0.44

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.