Egypt, Arab Rep.—Dentists (total)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #18 of 191Series years: 2004–2021
Latest Value
34,323
2021
YoY Change
+12.3%
2020 → 2021
Global Rank
#18
of 191 countries
Maximum
34,323
2021
Minimum
8,193
2004
CAGR
+8.8%
9 years
Last
34,323
Previous
30,566
Highest
34,323
Lowest
8,193
Unit
dentists
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Egypt, Arab Rep.'s dentists (total) was 34,323 in 2021, ranking #18 out of 191 countries. This represents a +12.3% change from 2020. Over the past 9 years, the highest recorded value was 34,323 (2021) and the lowest was 8,193 (2004). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Egypt, Arab Rep. — Dentists (total): 34,323 dentists for reference year 2021. 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 30,566 dentists in 2020.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34,323 | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 30,566 | +23.4% |
| 2019 | 24,767 | +25.4% |
| 2018 | 19,746 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 19,111 | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 17,552 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 16,880 | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 14,623 | +78.5% |
| 2004 | 8,193 |
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: 2004–2021View original source →