Dentists in Palau

Palau had 3.96 dentists per 10,000 people in 2023.

Measure: Dentists per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 1998 to 2023 Source: WHO
Palau, 2023 3.96 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2022 −1.66per 10,000 people 2022: 5.62 per 10,000 people

Dentists in Palau 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), 2007 to 2023
Period Palau
2023 3.96 per 10,000 people
2022 5.62 per 10,000 people
2021 3.93 per 10,000 people
2020 3.37 per 10,000 people
2019 2.25 per 10,000 people
2018 2.25 per 10,000 people
2007 2.59 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.66 from 5.62 per 10,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 1998, when it was 12.97 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by −9.01.

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
1998 to 2023 for Palau
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