Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Gabon

Gabon: Dentistry personnel per 1000 was 0.18 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.18
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
142nd
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.19
in 2008
All-time low
0.1
in 2004
Years of data
7
2004–2022

Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Gabon, 2004–2022

00.050.10.150.22004201320222004: 0.12008: 0.192017: 0.172018: 0.182019: 0.152020: 0.152022: 0.18

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for dentistry personnel per 1000 in Gabon is 0.18, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dentistry personnel per 1000 in Gabon peaked at 0.19 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2004.

That places Gabon 142nd out of 173 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Gabon, 2004 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2004 0.1 —
2008 0.19 +90.0%
2017 0.17 -10.5%
2018 0.18 +5.9%
2019 0.15 -16.7%
2020 0.15 +0.0%
2022 0.18 +20.0%

Gabon compared with similar countries

  • Gabon's 0.18 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.58, 7% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Gabon's 0.18 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.11, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.145 0.1 0.19 2
2010s 0.1667 0.15 0.18 3
2020s 0.165 0.15 0.18 2

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 139 Nigeria 0.25 compare
  2. 140 Ghana 0.2 compare
  3. 141 Yemen 0.19 compare
  4. 143 Eswatini 0.17 compare
  5. 144 Cote d'Ivoire 0.15 compare
  6. 145 Morocco 0.13 compare
  7. 145 Mozambique 0.13 compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dentistry personnel per 1000 in Gabon?
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Gabon was 0.18 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 0.19 in 2008.
What is the lowest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2004.
How does Gabon rank for dentistry personnel per 1000?
Gabon ranks 142nd out of 173 countries with data for 2022.
Is dentistry personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon 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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