Dentists per 10,000 people in Southern Africa in 2024 — 1 per 10k. Since 2004, the indicator has fallen by 5.7%.
2004–2024 · per 10,000 people
| Year | per 10k | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | −0.02 | −1.57% |
| 2023 | 1.02 | +0.01 | +0.69% |
| 2022 | 1.01 | −0.01 | −1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.02 | +0.08 | +8.51% |
| 2020 | 0.94 | −0.03 | −3.34% |
| 2019 | 0.98 | −0.05 | −5.04% |
| 2018 | 1.03 | — | — |
| 2011 | 0.98 | — | — |
| 2004 | 1.06 | — | — |
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.
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