Dentists per 10,000 people — all countries

Dentists per 10,000 people — Eastern Europe

Dentists per 10,000 people in Eastern Europe in 2023 — 8.91 per 10k. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 112.4%.

2023 8.91 per 10k +1.82% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 8.91 per 10k2023
Period minimum 3.26 per 10k1992

Trend over time

1990–2023 · per 10,000 people

Dentists per 10,000 people — Eastern Europe, 1990–20232468101990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 4.2 per 10k1991: 4.1 per 10k1992: 3.26 per 10k1993: 3.32 per 10k1994: 3.36 per 10k1995: 3.28 per 10k1996: 3.34 per 10k1997: 3.34 per 10k1998: 3.37 per 10k1999: 3.29 per 10k2000: 3.63 per 10k2001: 3.58 per 10k2002: 3.64 per 10k2003: 3.69 per 10k2004: 3.82 per 10k2005: 3.78 per 10k2006: 3.82 per 10k2007: 3.86 per 10k2008: 3.9 per 10k2009: 4.17 per 10k2010: 4.25 per 10k2011: 4.32 per 10k2012: 4.37 per 10k2013: 4.38 per 10k2014: 4.31 per 10k2015: 4.03 per 10k2016: 4.11 per 10k2017: 4.08 per 10k2018: 4.1 per 10k2019: 4.98 per 10k2020: 5.02 per 10k2021: 8.54 per 10k2022: 8.75 per 10k2023: 8.91 per 10k
Change over the period: +4.72 (+112.42%) Average annual rate: 2.31 %
Dentists per 10,000 people — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 10k Change Change, %
2023 8.91 +0.16 +1.82%
2022 8.75 +0.21 +2.42%
2021 8.54 +3.53 +70.37%
2020 5.02 +0.04 +0.79%
2019 4.98 +0.88 +21.49%
2018 4.1 +0.02 +0.39%
2017 4.08 −0.03 −0.74%
2016 4.11 +0.08 +2.1%
2015 4.03 −0.28 −6.61%
2014 4.31 −0.07 −1.67%
2013 4.38 +0.01 +0.33%
2012 4.37 +0.05 +1.19%
2011 4.32 +0.07 +1.55%
2010 4.25 +0.08 +1.9%
2009 4.17 +0.27 +7.02%
2008 3.9 +0.04 +1.06%
2007 3.86 +0.03 +0.86%
2006 3.82 +0.05 +1.29%
2005 3.78 −0.04 −1.07%
2004 3.82 +0.12 +3.3%
2003 3.69 +0.05 +1.46%
2002 3.64 +0.06 +1.68%
2001 3.58 −0.05 −1.46%
2000 3.63 +0.35 +10.51%
1999 3.29 −0.08 −2.34%
1998 3.37 +0.03 +0.97%
1997 3.34 +0 +0.01%
1996 3.34 +0.06 +1.68%
1995 3.28 −0.08 −2.43%
1994 3.36 +0.04 +1.31%
1993 3.32 +0.05 +1.64%
1992 3.26 −0.84 −20.45%
1991 4.1 −0.09 −2.18%
1990 4.2

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.