Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mauritius

Mauritius: Dentistry personnel per 1000 was 3.24 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
3.24
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
78th
of 173 countries
All-time high
3.24
in 2022
All-time low
1.24
in 2003
Years of data
15
2003–2022

Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mauritius, 2003–2022

01232003201220222003: 1.22004: 1.32007: 1.82008: 1.82009: 22010: 22011: 2.12012: 2.32013: 2.72014: 2.82015: 2.92016: 32017: 3.12019: 3.22022: 3.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mauritius is 3.24, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mauritius peaked at 3.24 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.24, in 2003.

Mauritius ranks 78th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mauritius, 2003 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2003 1.24 —
2004 1.34 +8.1%
2007 1.8 +34.3%
2008 1.84 +2.2%
2009 1.96 +6.5%
2010 2.03 +3.6%
2011 2.08 +2.5%
2012 2.34 +12.5%
2013 2.72 +16.2%
2014 2.83 +4.0%
2015 2.94 +3.9%
2016 2.98 +1.4%
2017 3.11 +4.4%
2019 3.2 +2.9%
2022 3.24 +1.3%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 3.24 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.58, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 3.24 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.11, 29.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mauritius 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.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +34.3% 1.34 1.8

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.64 1.24 1.96 5
2010s 2.69 2.03 3.2 9
2020s 3.24 3.24 3.24 1

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 75 Nauru 3.45 compare
  2. 76 Azerbaijan 3.38 compare
  3. 77 Oman 3.27 compare
  4. 79 Barbados 3.12 compare
  5. 80 Egypt 3.09 compare
  6. 81 Seychelles 3.07 compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mauritius?
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mauritius was 3.24 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 3.24 in 2022.
What is the lowest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 1.24 in 2003.
How does Mauritius rank for dentistry personnel per 1000?
Mauritius ranks 78th out of 173 countries with data for 2022.
Is dentistry personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius 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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