Dentists in Uruguay

Uruguay had 2.60 dentists per 10,000 people in 2023.

Measure: Dentists per 10,000 people Unit: Per 10,000 people Data: 2002 to 2023 Source: WHO
Uruguay, 2023 2.60 Per 10,000 people
Change from 2022 +0.11per 10,000 people 2022: 2.49 per 10,000 people

Dentists in Uruguay 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), 2002 to 2023
Period Uruguay
2023 2.60 per 10,000 people
2022 2.49 per 10,000 people
2021 2.26 per 10,000 people
2017 14.71 per 10,000 people
2016 12.36 per 10,000 people
2008 7.50 per 10,000 people
2002 12.00 per 10,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.11 from 2.49 per 10,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2002, when it was 12.00 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by −9.40.

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
2002 to 2023 for Uruguay
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