Cuba—Dentists (total)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #30 of 191Series years: 1975–2022
Latest Value
17,657
2022
YoY Change
-15.5%
2021 → 2022
Global Rank
#30
of 191 countries
Maximum
20,903
2021
Minimum
2,319
1975
CAGR
+4.4%
36 years
Last
17,657
Previous
20,903
Highest
20,903
Lowest
2,319
Unit
dentists
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Cuba's dentists (total) was 17,657 in 2022, ranking #30 out of 191 countries. This represents a -15.5% change from 2021. Over the past 36 years, the highest recorded value was 20,903 (2021) and the lowest was 2,319 (1975). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Cuba — Dentists (total): 17,657 dentists for reference year 2022. 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 20,903 dentists in 2021.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17,657 | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 20,903 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 20,589 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 19,825 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 18,910 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 18,675 | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 16,852 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 17,542 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 16,630 | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 15,249 | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 13,998 | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 12,793 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 12,144 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 11,572 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 11,234 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 10,887 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 10,751 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 10,554 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 10,452 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 10,167 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 9,955 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 9,877 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 9,917 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 9,918 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 9,873 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 9,816 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 9,600 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 9,148 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 8,834 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 8,531 | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 8,057 | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 7,515 | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 6,959 | +30.4% |
| 1985 | 5,335 | +46.3% |
| 1980 | 3,646 | +57.2% |
| 1975 | 2,319 |
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: 1975–2022View original source →