Kuwait—Dentists (total)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #69 of 191Series years: 2000–2022
Latest Value
3,829
2022
YoY Change
-4.3%
2021 → 2022
Global Rank
#69
of 191 countries
Maximum
4,002
2021
Minimum
571
2000
CAGR
+9.0%
23 years
Last
3,829
Previous
4,002
Highest
4,002
Lowest
571
Unit
dentists
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Kuwait's dentists (total) was 3,829 in 2022, ranking #69 out of 191 countries. This represents a -4.3% change from 2021. Over the past 23 years, the highest recorded value was 4,002 (2021) and the lowest was 571 (2000). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Kuwait — Dentists (total): 3,829 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 4,002 dentists in 2021.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,829 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 4,002 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 3,903 | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 3,379 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 3,264 | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 2,902 | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 2,617 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2,587 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 2,427 | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 2,198 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 2,050 | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 1,836 | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 1,634 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 1,533 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1,480 | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 1,163 | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 1,033 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 918 | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 835 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 783 | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 654 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 627 | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 571 |
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: 2000–2022View original source →