Palau—Dentists (total)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #182 of 191Series years: 1998–2023
Latest Value
7
2023
YoY Change
-30.0%
2022 → 2023
Global Rank
#182
of 191 countries
Maximum
24
1998
Minimum
4
2018
CAGR
-4.8%
8 years
Last
7
Previous
10
Highest
24
Lowest
4
Unit
dentists
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Palau's dentists (total) was 7 in 2023, ranking #182 out of 191 countries. This represents a -30.0% change from 2022. Over the past 8 years, the highest recorded value was 24 (1998) and the lowest was 4 (2018). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Palau — Dentists (total): 7 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 10 dentists in 2022.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
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| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | -30.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +42.9% |
| 2021 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | -79.2% |
| 1998 | 24 |
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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: 1998–2023View original source →