Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mauritania

Mauritania: Dentistry personnel per 1000 was 0.31 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.31
Change on year
up 19.2%
World rank
135th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.31
in 2022
All-time low
0.16
in 2004
Years of data
7
2004–2022

Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mauritania, 2004–2022

00.10.20.32004201320222004: 0.162009: 0.212018: 0.262019: 0.262020: 0.252021: 0.262022: 0.31

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mauritania is 0.31, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.2% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mauritania peaked at 0.31 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.16, in 2004.

Mauritania ranks 135th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mauritania, 2004 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2004 0.16 —
2009 0.21 +31.2%
2018 0.26 +23.8%
2019 0.26 +0.0%
2020 0.25 -3.8%
2021 0.26 +4.0%
2022 0.31 +19.2%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 0.31 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.36, 86% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 0.31 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.11, 2.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.185 0.16 0.21 2
2010s 0.26 0.26 0.26 2
2020s 0.2733 0.25 0.31 3

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 132 Comoros 0.38 compare
  2. 133 Nicaragua 0.36 compare
  3. 134 Botswana 0.35 compare
  4. 135 Cambodia 0.31 compare
  5. 137 Zimbabwe 0.3 compare
  6. 138 Ethiopia 0.28 compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mauritania?
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mauritania was 0.31 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 0.31 in 2022.
What is the lowest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.16 in 2004.
How does Mauritania rank for dentistry personnel per 1000?
Mauritania ranks 135th out of 173 countries with data for 2022.
Is dentistry personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania 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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