Chile—Dentists (total)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #20 of 191Series years: 2002–2023
Latest Value
32,969
2023
YoY Change
+6.5%
2022 → 2023
Global Rank
#20
of 191 countries
Maximum
32,969
2023
Minimum
9
2002
CAGR
+47.8%
22 years
Last
32,969
Previous
30,945
Highest
32,969
Lowest
9
Unit
dentists
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Chile's dentists (total) was 32,969 in 2023, ranking #20 out of 191 countries. This represents a +6.5% change from 2022. Over the past 22 years, the highest recorded value was 32,969 (2023) and the lowest was 9 (2002). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Chile — Dentists (total): 32,969 dentists for reference year 2023. Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here. The previous reference-year reading was 30,945 dentists in 2022.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 32,969 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 30,945 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 28,860 | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 26,685 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 24,646 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 23,504 | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 21,899 | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 19,120 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 18,046 | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 16,119 | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 14,388 | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 12,297 | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 10,236 | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 9,568 | +63686.7% |
| 2009 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14 | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 13 | +44.4% |
| 2002 | 9 |
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: 2002–2023View original source →