Dentists in Australia
Australia had 6.52 dentists per 10,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Australia, 2023
6.52
Change from 2022
+0.11per 10,000 people
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
7.38 per 10,000 people
Dentists in Australia over time
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The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Australia |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.52 per 10,000 people |
| 2022 | 6.41 per 10,000 people |
| 2021 | 6.20 per 10,000 people |
| 2020 | 6.09 per 10,000 people |
| 2019 | 6.09 per 10,000 people |
| 2018 | 5.96 per 10,000 people |
| 2017 | 5.91 per 10,000 people |
| 2016 | 5.84 per 10,000 people |
| 2015 | 5.78 per 10,000 people |
| 2014 | 5.71 per 10,000 people |
| 2013 | 5.62 per 10,000 people |
| 2012 | 5.59 per 10,000 people |
| 2011 | 5.37 per 10,000 people |
| 2010 | 5.18 per 10,000 people |
| 2009 | 5.26 per 10,000 people |
| 2006 | 4.86 per 10,000 people |
| 2005 | 4.96 per 10,000 people |
| 2004 | 5.01 per 10,000 people |
| 2003 | 4.71 per 10,000 people |
| 2002 | 4.78 per 10,000 people |
| 2001 | 4.75 per 10,000 people |
| 2000 | 4.54 per 10,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.11 from 6.41 per 10,000 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 5.62 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.90.
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