Dentists per 10,000 people — all countries

Dentists per 10,000 people — Western Europe

Dentists per 10,000 people in Western Europe in 2023 — 7.48 per 10k. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 17.3%.

2023 7.48 per 10k −0.39% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 7.51 per 10k2022
Period minimum 6.38 per 10k1991

Trend over time

1990–2023 · per 10,000 people

Dentists per 10,000 people — Western Europe, 1990–202366.577.581990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 6.38 per 10k1991: 6.38 per 10k1992: 6.47 per 10k1993: 6.59 per 10k1994: 6.69 per 10k1995: 6.71 per 10k1996: 6.8 per 10k1997: 6.81 per 10k1998: 6.88 per 10k1999: 6.87 per 10k2000: 6.85 per 10k2001: 6.87 per 10k2002: 6.88 per 10k2003: 6.92 per 10k2004: 6.95 per 10k2005: 6.96 per 10k2006: 7.01 per 10k2007: 7.05 per 10k2008: 7.06 per 10k2009: 7.09 per 10k2010: 7.13 per 10k2011: 7.06 per 10k2012: 7.12 per 10k2013: 7.15 per 10k2014: 7.18 per 10k2015: 7.22 per 10k2016: 7.23 per 10k2017: 7.26 per 10k2018: 7.26 per 10k2019: 7.25 per 10k2020: 7.41 per 10k2021: 7.48 per 10k2022: 7.51 per 10k2023: 7.48 per 10k
Change over the period: +1.1 (+17.27%) Average annual rate: 0.48 %
Dentists per 10,000 people — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 10k Change Change, %
2023 7.48 −0.03 −0.39%
2022 7.51 +0.03 +0.36%
2021 7.48 +0.07 +0.96%
2020 7.41 +0.16 +2.22%
2019 7.25 −0.01 −0.18%
2018 7.26 −0 −0.04%
2017 7.26 +0.04 +0.54%
2016 7.23 +0.01 +0.11%
2015 7.22 +0.04 +0.53%
2014 7.18 +0.02 +0.35%
2013 7.15 +0.03 +0.48%
2012 7.12 +0.06 +0.83%
2011 7.06 −0.07 −1.01%
2010 7.13 +0.04 +0.55%
2009 7.09 +0.03 +0.43%
2008 7.06 +0.01 +0.14%
2007 7.05 +0.04 +0.6%
2006 7.01 +0.05 +0.71%
2005 6.96 +0.01 +0.19%
2004 6.95 +0.03 +0.41%
2003 6.92 +0.04 +0.63%
2002 6.88 +0.01 +0.12%
2001 6.87 +0.02 +0.28%
2000 6.85 −0.02 −0.3%
1999 6.87 −0.01 −0.17%
1998 6.88 +0.07 +1.06%
1997 6.81 +0.01 +0.18%
1996 6.8 +0.09 +1.35%
1995 6.71 +0.01 +0.21%
1994 6.69 +0.1 +1.54%
1993 6.59 +0.12 +1.81%
1992 6.47 +0.1 +1.56%
1991 6.38 −0 −0.03%
1990 6.38

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.