Dentists in Laos

Laos had 0.82 dentists per 10,000 people in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2009.

Measure: Dentists per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2009 to 2024 Source: WHO
Laos, 2024 0.82 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2020 +0.06per 10,000 people 2020: 0.76 per 10,000 people

Dentists in Laos 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), 2009 to 2024
Period Laos
2024 0.82 per 10,000 people
2020 0.76 per 10,000 people
2018 0.62 per 10,000 people
2017 0.70 per 10,000 people
2014 0.51 per 10,000 people
2012 0.49 per 10,000 people
2009 0.37 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 0.76 per 10,000 people in 2020, a change of +0.06.
  • Since 2009, when it was 0.37 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.45.

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
2009 to 2024 for Laos
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