Dentists in Brazil

Brazil had 7.85 dentists per 10,000 people in 2024.

Measure: Dentists per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 1997 to 2024 Source: WHO
Brazil, 2024 7.85 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2023 +0.40per 10,000 people 2023: 7.45 per 10,000 people
Median of G20 countries, 2022 5.93 per 10,000 people Middle value of 15 countries Not the same period as Brazil (2024).

Dentists in Brazil over time

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Per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Dentists per 10,000 people (per 10,000 people), 2000 to 2024
Period Brazil
2024 7.85 per 10,000 people
2023 7.45 per 10,000 people
2021 6.83 per 10,000 people
2018 6.50 per 10,000 people
2017 12.65 per 10,000 people
2010 11.51 per 10,000 people
2009 12.05 per 10,000 people
2008 11.93 per 10,000 people
2007 11.66 per 10,000 people
2006 11.64 per 10,000 people
2005 11.26 per 10,000 people
2004 9.75 per 10,000 people
2003 9.47 per 10,000 people
2002 9.14 per 10,000 people
2001 8.76 per 10,000 people
2000 8.82 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.40 from 7.45 per 10,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2005, when it was 11.26 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by −3.41.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
HWF_0010 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1997 to 2024 for Brazil
Provider update
23 January 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory