Dentists in United Kingdom
United Kingdom had 5.08 dentists per 10,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2009.
United Kingdom, 2023
5.08
Change from 2022
−0.04per 10,000 people
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
7.38 per 10,000 people
Dentists in United Kingdom over time
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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 | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.08 per 10,000 people |
| 2022 | 5.12 per 10,000 people |
| 2021 | 5.12 per 10,000 people |
| 2020 | 5.40 per 10,000 people |
| 2019 | 5.30 per 10,000 people |
| 2018 | 5.24 per 10,000 people |
| 2017 | 5.24 per 10,000 people |
| 2016 | 5.29 per 10,000 people |
| 2015 | 5.30 per 10,000 people |
| 2014 | 5.30 per 10,000 people |
| 2013 | 5.23 per 10,000 people |
| 2012 | 5.20 per 10,000 people |
| 2011 | 5.23 per 10,000 people |
| 2010 | 5.13 per 10,000 people |
| 2009 | 5.02 per 10,000 people |
| 2008 | 4.94 per 10,000 people |
| 2007 | 4.79 per 10,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.04 from 5.12 per 10,000 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 5.23 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.15.
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Nurses and midwives
95.6 per 10,000 people
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Life expectancy at birth
81.3 years
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Infant mortality rate
3.9 per 1,000 live births
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Practising physicians
294 per 100,000 people
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People reporting good or very good health
73.2%
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Health spending share of GDP
10.2%
2019 · Eurostat