Uruguay—Dentists (total)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #101 of 191Series years: 2002–2023
Latest Value
881
2023
YoY Change
+4.3%
2022 → 2023
Global Rank
#101
of 191 countries
Maximum
4,983
2017
Minimum
766
2021
CAGR
-6.9%
7 years
Last
881
Previous
845
Highest
4,983
Lowest
766
Unit
dentists
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Uruguay's dentists (total) was 881 in 2023, ranking #101 out of 191 countries. This represents a +4.3% change from 2022. Over the past 7 years, the highest recorded value was 4,983 (2017) and the lowest was 766 (2021). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Uruguay — Dentists (total): 881 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 845 dentists in 2022.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 881 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 845 | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 766 | -84.6% |
| 2017 | 4,983 | +19.4% |
| 2016 | 4,175 | +68.6% |
| 2008 | 2,476 | -37.1% |
| 2002 | 3,936 |
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: 2002–2023View original source →