Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Dentistry personnel per 1000 was 0.06 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.06
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
154th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.06
in 2023
All-time low
0.02
in 2010
Years of data
10
2004–2023

Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Burkina Faso, 2004–2023

0.020.030.040.050.062004201320232004: 0.042010: 0.022012: 0.022017: 0.042018: 0.052019: 0.032020: 0.052021: 0.052022: 0.052023: 0.06

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 0.06 for dentistry personnel per 1000 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dentistry personnel per 1000 in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.06 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 2010.

Burkina Faso ranks 154th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Burkina Faso, 2004 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2004 0.04 —
2010 0.02 -50.0%
2012 0.02 +0.0%
2017 0.04 +100.0%
2018 0.05 +25.0%
2019 0.03 -40.0%
2020 0.05 +66.7%
2021 0.05 +0.0%
2022 0.05 +0.0%
2023 0.06 +20.0%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 0.06 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.06, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 0.06 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.11, 55% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.04 0.04 0.04 1
2010s 0.032 0.02 0.05 5
2020s 0.0525 0.05 0.06 4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 151 Rwanda 0.09 compare
  2. 152 Madagascar 0.07 compare
  3. 152 Malawi 0.07 compare
  4. 154 Afghanistan 0.06 compare
  5. 154 Mali 0.06 compare
  6. 154 Papua New Guinea 0.06 compare
  7. 154 Tanzania 0.06 compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dentistry personnel per 1000 in Burkina Faso?
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Burkina Faso was 0.06 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 0.06 in 2023.
What is the lowest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 2010.
How does Burkina Faso rank for dentistry personnel per 1000?
Burkina Faso ranks 154th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
Is dentistry personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso 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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