Dentists in China

China had 4.51 dentists per 10,000 people in 2017.

Measure: Dentists per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2005 to 2017 Source: WHO
The latest value for China is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2022.
China, 2017 4.51 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2011 +3.63per 10,000 people 2011: 0.88 per 10,000 people
Median of G20 countries, 2017 5.17 per 10,000 people Middle value of 18 countries

Dentists in China 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), 2005 to 2017
Period China
2017 4.51 per 10,000 people
2011 0.88 per 10,000 people
2005 0.39 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 0.88 per 10,000 people in 2011, a change of +3.63.
  • Since 2005, when it was 0.39 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +4.12.

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
2005 to 2017 for China
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