Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Brazil
Brazil: Dentistry personnel per 1000 was 7.85 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 7.85 for dentistry personnel per 1000 in 2024.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentistry personnel per 1000 in Brazil peaked at 12.65 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.5, in 2018.
That places Brazil 34th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.82 | — |
| 2001 | 8.76 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 9.14 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 9.47 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 9.75 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 11.26 | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 11.64 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 11.66 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 11.93 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 12.05 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 11.51 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 12.65 | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 6.5 | -48.6% |
| 2021 | 6.83 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 7.45 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 7.85 | +5.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 7.85 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.58, 3.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 7.85 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.7, 2.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -48.6% | 12.65 | 6.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.45 | 8.76 | 12.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.22 | 6.5 | 12.65 | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.38 | 6.83 | 7.85 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentistry personnel per 1000 in Brazil?
- Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Brazil was 7.85 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 12.65 in 2017.
- What is the lowest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 in 2018.
- How does Brazil rank for dentistry personnel per 1000?
- Brazil ranks 34th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dentistry personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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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