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Guinea-Bissau—Dentists (total)

Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #189 of 191Series years: 2004–2024
Latest Value
3
2024
YoY Change
+200.0%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#189
of 191 countries
Maximum
7
2009
Minimum
1
2020
CAGR
+0.0%
9 years
Last
3
Previous
1
Highest
7
Lowest
1
Unit
dentists
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators

Guinea-Bissau's dentists (total) was 3 in 2024, ranking #189 out of 191 countries. This represents a +200.0% change from 2023. Over the past 9 years, the highest recorded value was 7 (2009) and the lowest was 1 (2020). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.

Guinea-Bissau — Dentists (total): 3 dentists for reference year 2024. 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 1 dentists in 2023.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Historical Data

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YearValueChange
20243+200.0%
20231-50.0%
20222+0.0%
20212+100.0%
20201-85.7%
20167+0.0%
20097+250.0%
20082-33.3%
20043

Top Countries — Dentists (total)

#CountryValueYear
1China637,0002017
2India352,7942024
3United States202,3002023
4Brazil166,4432024
5Japan101,9562022
6Germany71,3782023
7Argentina49,3562023
8Italy48,5752023
9Iran47,6402023
10France46,5452023
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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: 2004–2024View original source →