Dentists in Suriname

Suriname had 0.70 dentists per 10,000 people in 2021.

Measure: Dentists per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2004 to 2021 Source: WHO
Suriname, 2021 0.70 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2019 +0.15per 10,000 people 2019: 0.55 per 10,000 people

Dentists in Suriname 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 2021
Period Suriname
2021 0.70 per 10,000 people
2019 0.55 per 10,000 people
2018 0.67 per 10,000 people
2004 0.82 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 0.55 per 10,000 people in 2019, a change of +0.15.
  • Since 2004, when it was 0.82 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.12.

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 2021 for Suriname
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