Dentists per 10,000 people — all countries

Dentists per 10,000 people — Northern Europe

Dentists per 10,000 people in Northern Europe in 2023 — 5.86 per 10k. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 38.1%.

2023 5.86 per 10k −3.21% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 9.5 per 10k1991
Period minimum 5.64 per 10k1997

Trend over time

1990–2023 · per 10,000 people

Dentists per 10,000 people — Northern Europe, 1990–202356789101990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 9.47 per 10k1991: 9.5 per 10k1992: 8.73 per 10k1993: 8.76 per 10k1994: 8.88 per 10k1995: 7.38 per 10k1996: 7.46 per 10k1997: 5.64 per 10k1998: 7.62 per 10k1999: 7.68 per 10k2000: 7.73 per 10k2001: 7.8 per 10k2002: 7.77 per 10k2003: 7.81 per 10k2004: 7.54 per 10k2005: 7.69 per 10k2006: 7.69 per 10k2007: 5.88 per 10k2008: 5.98 per 10k2009: 6.01 per 10k2010: 6.12 per 10k2011: 6.17 per 10k2012: 6.16 per 10k2013: 6.17 per 10k2014: 6.22 per 10k2015: 6.21 per 10k2016: 6.21 per 10k2017: 6.18 per 10k2018: 6.19 per 10k2019: 6.23 per 10k2020: 6.29 per 10k2021: 6.01 per 10k2022: 6.05 per 10k2023: 5.86 per 10k
Change over the period: −3.61 (−38.1%) Average annual rate: -1.44 %
Dentists per 10,000 people — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 10k Change Change, %
2023 5.86 −0.19 −3.21%
2022 6.05 +0.05 +0.76%
2021 6.01 −0.28 −4.41%
2020 6.29 +0.06 +0.95%
2019 6.23 +0.04 +0.6%
2018 6.19 +0.01 +0.22%
2017 6.18 −0.03 −0.52%
2016 6.21 +0 +0.02%
2015 6.21 −0.01 −0.16%
2014 6.22 +0.04 +0.68%
2013 6.17 +0.01 +0.16%
2012 6.16 −0 −0.08%
2011 6.17 +0.05 +0.87%
2010 6.12 +0.1 +1.7%
2009 6.01 +0.03 +0.58%
2008 5.98 +0.1 +1.76%
2007 5.88 −1.82 −23.61%
2006 7.69 +0.01 +0.07%
2005 7.69 +0.14 +1.88%
2004 7.54 −0.27 −3.42%
2003 7.81 +0.04 +0.51%
2002 7.77 −0.03 −0.33%
2001 7.8 +0.06 +0.84%
2000 7.73 +0.05 +0.63%
1999 7.68 +0.06 +0.78%
1998 7.62 +1.98 +35.09%
1997 5.64 −1.82 −24.37%
1996 7.46 +0.09 +1.19%
1995 7.38 −1.5 −16.94%
1994 8.88 +0.11 +1.31%
1993 8.76 +0.03 +0.35%
1992 8.73 −0.77 −8.1%
1991 9.5 +0.04 +0.39%
1990 9.47

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.