Albania—Dentists (total)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #78 of 191Series years: 1980–2018
Latest Value
2,973
2018
Global Rank
#78
of 191 countries
Maximum
2,973
2018
Minimum
665
1980
CAGR
+4.0%
21 years
Last
2,973
Previous
—
Highest
2,973
Lowest
665
Unit
dentists
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Albania's dentists (total) was 2,973 in 2018, ranking #78 out of 191 countries. Over the past 21 years, the highest recorded value was 2,973 (2018) and the lowest was 665 (1980). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Albania — Dentists (total): 2,973 dentists for reference year 2018. Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2,973 | +187.2% |
| 2006 | 1,035 | -23.3% |
| 2003 | 1,350 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1,342 | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 1,525 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 1,457 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1,425 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1,390 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 1,360 | +31.7% |
| 1996 | 1,033 | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 1,145 | -11.2% |
| 1994 | 1,290 | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 1,236 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 1,190 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 1,154 | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 1,115 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1,099 | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 982 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 971 | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 937 | +40.9% |
| 1980 | 665 |
Top Countries — Dentists (total)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 637,000 | 2017 |
| 2 | India | 352,794 | 2024 |
| 3 | United States | 202,300 | 2023 |
| 4 | Brazil | 166,443 | 2024 |
| 5 | Japan | 101,956 | 2022 |
| 6 | Germany | 71,378 | 2023 |
| 7 | Argentina | 49,356 | 2023 |
| 8 | Italy | 48,575 | 2023 |
| 9 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 47,640 | 2023 |
| 10 | France | 46,545 | 2023 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Number of dentists; not nursing personnel. WHO GHO series HWF_0011. These are workforce counts, not counts per 10,000 people. Country definitions, sector coverage, reporting years and completeness can differ; consult WHO's National Health Workforce Accounts documentation when comparing countries.
Unit
dentists
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory)Available series: 1980–2018View original source →