Dentists in Mauritania

Mauritania had 0.31 dentists per 10,000 people in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2004.

Measure: Dentists per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2004 to 2022 Source: WHO
Mauritania, 2022 0.31 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2021 +0.05per 10,000 people 2021: 0.26 per 10,000 people
Position in 2022 93rd of 129 See the full ranking

Dentists in Mauritania 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 2022
Period Mauritania
2022 0.31 per 10,000 people
2021 0.26 per 10,000 people
2020 0.25 per 10,000 people
2019 0.26 per 10,000 people
2018 0.26 per 10,000 people
2009 0.21 per 10,000 people
2004 0.16 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.05 from 0.26 per 10,000 people in 2021.
  • Since 2004, when it was 0.16 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.15.
  • Among the 129 countries with data for 2022, Mauritania has the 93rd 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
2004 to 2022 for Mauritania
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