Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Dentistry personnel per 1000 was 10.89 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
10.89
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
14th
of 173 countries
All-time high
10.89
in 2022
All-time low
3.73
in 2000
Years of data
12
2000–2022
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Costa Rica, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, dentistry personnel per 1000 in Costa Rica stood at 10.89. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentistry personnel per 1000 in Costa Rica peaked at 10.89 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.73, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 14th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.73 | — |
| 2012 | 9.66 | +159.0% |
| 2013 | 10.03 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 9.24 | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 9.37 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 9.69 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 10.03 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 10.34 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 10.54 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 10.64 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 10.73 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 10.89 | +1.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 10.89 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.21, 1.5× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 10.89 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.7, 4.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.73 | 3.73 | 3.73 | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.86 | 9.24 | 10.54 | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.75 | 10.64 | 10.89 | 3 |
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More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentistry personnel per 1000 in Costa Rica?
- Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Costa Rica was 10.89 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 10.89 in 2022.
- What is the lowest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.73 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for dentistry personnel per 1000?
- Costa Rica ranks 14th out of 173 countries with data for 2022.
- Is dentistry personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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