Dentists per 1,000 people - Country rankings

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Dentists per 1,000 people, 2019:

The average for 2019 based on 24 countries was 0.71 dentists per 1,000 people. The highest value was in Lithuania: 1.05 dentists per 1,000 people and the lowest value was in Mexico: 0.13 dentists per 1,000 people. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: dentists per 1,000 people; Source: OECD
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Countries Dentists per 1,000 people, 2019 Global rank Available data
Lithuania 1.05 1 1992 - 2020
Estonia 0.98 2 1980 - 2020
Norway 0.91 3 1985 - 2021
Poland 0.89 4 1980 - 2019
Italy 0.87 5 2013 - 2021
Germany 0.86 6 1992 - 2020
Israel 0.83 7 1996 - 2020
Iceland 0.79 8 1980 - 2021
Sweden 0.78 9 1995 - 2019
Belgium 0.76 10 1985 - 2020
Czechia 0.73 11 1980 - 2020
Hungary 0.73 12 1985 - 2020
Denmark 0.72 13 1992 - 2019
Slovenia 0.72 14 1998 - 2020
Latvia 0.71 15 1992 - 2020
Canada 0.65 16 2005 - 2020
France 0.63 17 2011 - 2020
Australia 0.61 18 2000 - 2020
Austria 0.58 19 1980 - 2020
Netherlands 0.57 20 1999 - 2020
UK 0.53 21 2007 - 2021
South Korea 0.51 22 1981 - 2020
Switzerland 0.41 23 1980 - 2019
Mexico 0.13 24 1990 - 2020


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Definition: The number of practicing dentists per 1,000 residents of the country.

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1. Lithuania
2. Estonia
3. Norway
4. Poland
5. Italy
6. Germany
7. Israel
8. Iceland
9. Sweden
10. Belgium
11. Czechia
12. Hungary
13. Denmark
14. Slovenia
15. Latvia
16. Canada
17. France
18. Australia
19. Austria
20. Netherlands
21. UK
22. South Korea
23. Switzerland
24. Mexico
1.05
0.98
0.91
0.89
0.87
0.86
0.83
0.79
0.78
0.76
0.73
0.73
0.72
0.72
0.71
0.65
0.63
0.61
0.58
0.57
0.53
0.51
0.41
0.13
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0.5
0.8
1.05


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