Denmark vs Sweden: Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population

Denmark
7.73 per 10,000 population
in 2023
Sweden
7.79 per 10,000 population
in 2022
Denmark rank
37th
Sweden rank
36th

Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 7.79 per 10,000 population against 7.73 per 10,000 population in Denmark, a difference of 0.06 per 10,000 population.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 36th of 173 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 8.46 per 10,000 population 8.18 per 10,000 population 0.277 per 10,000 population Denmark
2010s 7.63 per 10,000 population 8.11 per 10,000 population 0.476 per 10,000 population Sweden
2020s 7.35 per 10,000 population 7.75 per 10,000 population 0.3933 per 10,000 population Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dentistry personnel per 10,000 population, Denmark or Sweden?
Sweden, at 7.79 per 10,000 population against 7.73 per 10,000 population in Denmark as of 2022.
What is the difference in dentistry personnel per 10,000 population between Denmark and Sweden?
0.06 per 10,000 population, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for dentistry personnel per 10,000 population?
Denmark ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 36th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population
Unit
per 10,000 population
Source
World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,659 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population).