Dentists in Nicaragua

Nicaragua had 0.36 dentists per 10,000 people in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2003.

Dentists per 10,000 people Per 10,000 people Data: 2003 to 2022 Source: WHO

Nicaragua, 2022 0.36 Per 10,000 people

Change from 2021 −0.01per 10,000 people 2021: 0.37 per 10,000 people

Position in 2022 92nd of 129 See the full ranking

Dentists in Nicaragua 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), 2003 to 2022
Period	Nicaragua
2022	0.36 per 10,000 people
2021	0.37 per 10,000 people
2020	0.38 per 10,000 people
2019	0.39 per 10,000 people
2018	0.39 per 10,000 people
2017	0.40 per 10,000 people
2016	0.41 per 10,000 people
2015	0.42 per 10,000 people
2014	0.43 per 10,000 people
2013	0.44 per 10,000 people
2012	0.45 per 10,000 people
2011	0.45 per 10,000 people
2010	0.45 per 10,000 people
2009	0.47 per 10,000 people
2008	0.48 per 10,000 people
2007	0.44 per 10,000 people
2006	0.45 per 10,000 people
2005	0.46 per 10,000 people
2003	0.47 per 10,000 people

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In short

That is a change of −0.01 from 0.37 per 10,000 people in 2021.
Since 2012, when it was 0.45 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.09.
Among the 129 countries with data for 2022, Nicaragua has the 92nd highest value.

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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: 2003 to 2022 for Nicaragua
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 Nicaragua compares in 2022 Neighbouring positions among 129 countries with a value for 2022.

89 Montenegro 0.60 per 10,000 people
90 Botswana 0.41 per 10,000 people
91 Comoros 0.38 per 10,000 people
92 Nicaragua 0.36 per 10,000 people
93 Mauritania 0.31 per 10,000 people
94 Eswatini 0.28 per 10,000 people
95 Ethiopia 0.28 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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