Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Dentistry personnel per 1000 was 0.76 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Bangladesh, 2002–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, dentistry personnel per 1000 in Bangladesh stood at 0.76. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 94.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentistry personnel per 1000 in Bangladesh peaked at 0.76 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.14, in 2002.
Bangladesh ranks 126th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.14 | — |
| 2004 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.16 | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.14 | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.23 | +64.3% |
| 2009 | 0.26 | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 0.29 | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 0.31 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.39 | +25.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.41 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.44 | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5 | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.59 | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 0.58 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.68 | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 0.69 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.75 | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.76 | +1.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.76 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.36, 2.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.76 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.995, 76% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +64.3% | 0.14 | 0.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1783 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.422 | 0.29 | 0.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.72 | 0.68 | 0.76 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentistry personnel per 1000 in Bangladesh?
- Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Bangladesh was 0.76 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.76 in 2023.
- What is the lowest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 in 2002.
- How does Bangladesh rank for dentistry personnel per 1000?
- Bangladesh ranks 126th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dentistry personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Dentistry personnel per 1000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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