Dentists in Chile

Chile had 16.77 dentists per 10,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2002.

Measure: Dentists per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2002 to 2023 Source: WHO
Chile, 2023 16.77 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2022 +0.94per 10,000 people 2022: 15.83 per 10,000 people
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023 7.38 per 10,000 people Middle value of 32 countries

Dentists in Chile 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), 2002 to 2023
Period Chile
2023 16.77 per 10,000 people
2022 15.83 per 10,000 people
2021 14.83 per 10,000 people
2020 13.78 per 10,000 people
2019 12.84 per 10,000 people
2018 12.44 per 10,000 people
2017 11.80 per 10,000 people
2016 10.47 per 10,000 people
2015 10.00 per 10,000 people
2014 9.02 per 10,000 people
2013 8.14 per 10,000 people
2012 7.02 per 10,000 people
2011 5.90 per 10,000 people
2010 5.57 per 10,000 people
2009 0.01 per 10,000 people
2008 0.01 per 10,000 people
2007 0.01 per 10,000 people
2006 0.01 per 10,000 people
2005 0.01 per 10,000 people
2004 0.01 per 10,000 people
2003 0.01 per 10,000 people
2002 0.01 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.94 from 15.83 per 10,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 8.14 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +8.63.

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
2002 to 2023 for Chile
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