Trinidad and Tobago—Dentists (total)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #114 of 191Series years: 1995–2019
Latest Value
444
2019
YoY Change
-5.9%
2018 → 2019
Global Rank
#114
of 191 countries
Maximum
494
2017
Minimum
134
1995
CAGR
+5.1%
18 years
Last
444
Previous
472
Highest
494
Lowest
134
Unit
dentists
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Trinidad and Tobago's dentists (total) was 444 in 2019, ranking #114 out of 191 countries. This represents a -5.9% change from 2018. Over the past 18 years, the highest recorded value was 494 (2017) and the lowest was 134 (1995). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Trinidad and Tobago — Dentists (total): 444 dentists for reference year 2019. 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 472 dentists in 2018.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 444 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 472 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 494 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 489 | +42.6% |
| 2011 | 343 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 343 | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 312 | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 294 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 284 | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 249 | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 220 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 218 | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 198 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 189 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 189 | +18.1% |
| 1997 | 160 | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 141 | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 134 |
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: 1995–2019View original source →