Dentists in United States
United States had 5.89 dentists per 10,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2010.
United States, 2023
5.89
Change from 2022
−0.04per 10,000 people
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
7.38 per 10,000 people
Dentists in United States 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 States |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.89 per 10,000 people |
| 2022 | 5.93 per 10,000 people |
| 2021 | 5.94 per 10,000 people |
| 2020 | 5.93 per 10,000 people |
| 2019 | 5.93 per 10,000 people |
| 2018 | 5.95 per 10,000 people |
| 2017 | 5.98 per 10,000 people |
| 2016 | 5.97 per 10,000 people |
| 2015 | 6.00 per 10,000 people |
| 2014 | 5.95 per 10,000 people |
| 2013 | 5.98 per 10,000 people |
| 2012 | 5.96 per 10,000 people |
| 2011 | 5.93 per 10,000 people |
| 2010 | 5.89 per 10,000 people |
| 2009 | 5.89 per 10,000 people |
| 2008 | 5.85 per 10,000 people |
| 2007 | 5.83 per 10,000 people |
| 2006 | 5.78 per 10,000 people |
| 2005 | 5.80 per 10,000 people |
| 2004 | 5.80 per 10,000 people |
| 2003 | 5.78 per 10,000 people |
| 2002 | 5.77 per 10,000 people |
| 2001 | 5.75 per 10,000 people |
| 2000 | 4.77 per 10,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.04 from 5.93 per 10,000 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 5.98 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.09.
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