Dentists in Lithuania

Lithuania had 11.65 dentists per 10,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Dentists per 10,000 people Per 10,000 people Data: 1990 to 2023 Source: WHO

Lithuania, 2023 11.65 Per 10,000 people

Change from 2022 +0.63per 10,000 people 2022: 11.02 per 10,000 people

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 7.66 per 10,000 people Middle value of 25 countries

Dentists in Lithuania 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 2023
Period	Lithuania
2023	11.65 per 10,000 people
2022	11.02 per 10,000 people
2021	10.50 per 10,000 people
2020	11.09 per 10,000 people
2019	10.54 per 10,000 people
2018	10.32 per 10,000 people
2017	10.03 per 10,000 people
2016	9.71 per 10,000 people
2015	9.10 per 10,000 people
2014	9.10 per 10,000 people
2013	9.05 per 10,000 people
2012	8.99 per 10,000 people
2011	8.21 per 10,000 people
2010	7.93 per 10,000 people
2009	7.42 per 10,000 people
2008	6.90 per 10,000 people
2007	7.18 per 10,000 people
2006	6.60 per 10,000 people
2005	7.13 per 10,000 people
2004	6.49 per 10,000 people
2003	6.72 per 10,000 people
2002	6.50 per 10,000 people
2001	6.95 per 10,000 people
2000	6.85 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

That is a change of +0.63 from 11.02 per 10,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 9.05 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +2.60.

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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: 1990 to 2023 for Lithuania
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

How Lithuania compares in 2022 Neighbouring positions among 129 countries with a value for 2022.

8 Romania 11.40 per 10,000 people
9 Bulgaria 11.23 per 10,000 people
10 Syria 11.16 per 10,000 people
11 Lithuania 11.02 per 10,000 people
12 Costa Rica 10.89 per 10,000 people
13 Estonia 10.18 per 10,000 people
14 Croatia 9.46 per 10,000 people

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What this measures

Dentists working in the country per 10,000 people, as reported to WHO's National Health Workforce Accounts.

Countries count practising, professionally active or licensed dentists differently; years also differ.

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