El Salvador—Dentists (total)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #99 of 191Series years: 1999–2023
Latest Value
990
2023
YoY Change
+1.4%
2022 → 2023
Global Rank
#99
of 191 countries
Maximum
5,586
2018
Minimum
908
2016
CAGR
-4.5%
9 years
Last
990
Previous
976
Highest
5,586
Lowest
908
Unit
dentists
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
El Salvador's dentists (total) was 990 in 2023, ranking #99 out of 191 countries. This represents a +1.4% change from 2022. Over the past 9 years, the highest recorded value was 5,586 (2018) and the lowest was 908 (2016). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
El Salvador — Dentists (total): 990 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 976 dentists in 2022.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 990 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 976 | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 909 | -83.7% |
| 2018 | 5,586 | +515.2% |
| 2016 | 908 | -80.6% |
| 2008 | 4,669 | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 4,255 | +22.8% |
| 2002 | 3,465 | +17.0% |
| 1999 | 2,962 |
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: 1999–2023View original source →