Dentists in Samoa

Samoa had 0.90 dentists per 10,000 people in 2020.

Measure: Dentists per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2003 to 2020 Source: WHO
The latest value for Samoa is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Samoa, 2020 0.90 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2019 −0.10per 10,000 people 2019: 1.00 per 10,000 people

Dentists in Samoa 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 2020
Period Samoa
2020 0.90 per 10,000 people
2019 1.00 per 10,000 people
2016 1.43 per 10,000 people
2013 0.61 per 10,000 people
2010 2.33 per 10,000 people
2008 0.89 per 10,000 people
2003 0.54 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.10 from 1.00 per 10,000 people in 2019.
  • Since 2003, when it was 0.54 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.36.

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 2020 for Samoa
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