Dentists in Kuwait

Kuwait had 8.34 dentists per 10,000 people in 2022.

Measure: Dentists per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2000 to 2022 Source: WHO
Kuwait, 2022 8.34 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2021 −0.84per 10,000 people 2021: 9.18 per 10,000 people
Position in 2022 21st of 129 See the full ranking

Dentists in Kuwait 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 2022
Period Kuwait
2022 8.34 per 10,000 people
2021 9.18 per 10,000 people
2020 8.87 per 10,000 people
2019 7.61 per 10,000 people
2018 7.55 per 10,000 people
2017 6.99 per 10,000 people
2016 6.54 per 10,000 people
2015 6.75 per 10,000 people
2014 6.62 per 10,000 people
2013 6.27 per 10,000 people
2012 6.14 per 10,000 people
2011 5.86 per 10,000 people
2010 5.55 per 10,000 people
2009 5.48 per 10,000 people
2008 5.58 per 10,000 people
2007 4.64 per 10,000 people
2006 4.37 per 10,000 people
2005 4.10 per 10,000 people
2004 3.87 per 10,000 people
2003 3.71 per 10,000 people
2002 3.18 per 10,000 people
2001 3.12 per 10,000 people
2000 2.92 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.84 from 9.18 per 10,000 people in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 6.14 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +2.20.
  • Among the 129 countries with data for 2022, Kuwait has the 21st highest value.

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
2000 to 2022 for Kuwait
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