Dentists in New Zealand
New Zealand had 5.17 dentists per 10,000 people in 2024.
New Zealand, 2024
5.17
Change from 2023
+0.09per 10,000 people
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
6.35 per 10,000 people
Dentists in New Zealand over time
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New Zealand
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.17 per 10,000 people |
| 2023 | 5.08 per 10,000 people |
| 2022 | 5.09 per 10,000 people |
| 2021 | 5.07 per 10,000 people |
| 2020 | 4.86 per 10,000 people |
| 2019 | 6.22 per 10,000 people |
| 2018 | 6.13 per 10,000 people |
| 2017 | 6.10 per 10,000 people |
| 2016 | 6.11 per 10,000 people |
| 2015 | 6.12 per 10,000 people |
| 2014 | 6.16 per 10,000 people |
| 2013 | 6.15 per 10,000 people |
| 2012 | 6.04 per 10,000 people |
| 2011 | 5.98 per 10,000 people |
| 2010 | 5.88 per 10,000 people |
| 2009 | 4.49 per 10,000 people |
| 2008 | 4.49 per 10,000 people |
| 2007 | 4.44 per 10,000 people |
| 2006 | 4.09 per 10,000 people |
| 2005 | 3.96 per 10,000 people |
| 2004 | 3.85 per 10,000 people |
| 2003 | 3.93 per 10,000 people |
| 2002 | 3.93 per 10,000 people |
| 2001 | 4.11 per 10,000 people |
| 2000 | 4.12 per 10,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.09 from 5.08 per 10,000 people in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 6.16 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.99.
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