Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Belize

Belize: Dentistry personnel per 1000 was 1.71 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.71
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
104th
of 173 countries
All-time high
1.72
in 2021
All-time low
0.37
in 2011
Years of data
16
2000–2022

Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Belize, 2000–2022

0.511.52000201120222000: 1.32003: 0.872004: 0.442005: 0.52006: 0.872007: 1.12008: 0.852009: 0.382010: 0.382011: 0.372012: 1.32017: 1.52018: 1.52019: 1.42021: 1.72022: 1.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Belize recorded 1.71 for dentistry personnel per 1000 in 2022.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dentistry personnel per 1000 in Belize peaked at 1.72 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.37, in 2011.

That places Belize 104th out of 173 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Belize, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 1.33 —
2003 0.87 -34.6%
2004 0.44 -49.4%
2005 0.5 +13.6%
2006 0.87 +74.0%
2007 1.05 +20.7%
2008 0.85 -19.0%
2009 0.38 -55.3%
2010 0.38 +0.0%
2011 0.37 -2.6%
2012 1.32 +256.8%
2017 1.5 +13.6%
2018 1.5 +0.0%
2019 1.4 -6.7%
2021 1.72 +22.9%
2022 1.71 -0.6%

Belize compared with similar countries

  • Belize's 1.71 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.58, 66% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Belize's 1.71 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.7, 63% of the median. (24 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Belize 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.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +256.8% 0.37 1.32

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7863 0.38 1.33 8
2010s 1.08 0.37 1.5 6
2020s 1.71 1.71 1.72 2

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 101 Grenada 1.9 compare
  2. 102 Nepal 1.8 compare
  3. 103 Saint Lucia 1.76 compare
  4. 105 Pakistan 1.61 compare
  5. 106 El Salvador 1.57 compare
  6. 107 Tajikistan 1.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is dentistry personnel per 1000 in Belize?
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Belize was 1.71 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 1.72 in 2021.
What is the lowest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 0.37 in 2011.
How does Belize rank for dentistry personnel per 1000?
Belize ranks 104th out of 173 countries with data for 2022.
Is dentistry personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belize 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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Indicator
Dentistry personnel per 1000
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,659 data points, 2000–2024
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