Dentists in Ghana

Ghana had 0.20 dentists per 10,000 people in 2024.

Measure: Dentists per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2004 to 2024 Source: WHO
Ghana, 2024 0.20 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2018 −0.03per 10,000 people 2018: 0.23 per 10,000 people

Dentists in Ghana 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), 2004 to 2024
Period Ghana
2024 0.20 per 10,000 people
2018 0.23 per 10,000 people
2016 0.14 per 10,000 people
2008 0.02 per 10,000 people
2007 0.01 per 10,000 people
2004 0.05 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 0.23 per 10,000 people in 2018, a change of −0.03.
  • Since 2004, when it was 0.05 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.15.

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
2004 to 2024 for Ghana
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