Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mexico

Mexico: Dentistry personnel per 1000 was 1.39 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.39
Change on year
up 16.8%
World rank
111th
of 173 countries
All-time high
1.39
in 2023
All-time low
0.94
in 2003
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mexico, 2000–2023

00.511.52000201120232000: 12001: 0.972002: 0.972003: 0.942004: 0.982005: 0.942006: 0.972007: 12008: 1.12009: 1.12010: 1.22011: 1.22012: 1.22013: 1.22014: 1.32015: 1.32016: 1.42017: 1.42018: 1.22019: 1.32020: 1.12021: 1.22022: 1.22023: 1.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mexico is 1.39, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mexico peaked at 1.39 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.94, in 2003.

Mexico ranks 111th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mexico, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 1.01 —
2001 0.97 -4.0%
2002 0.97 +0.0%
2003 0.94 -3.1%
2004 0.98 +4.3%
2005 0.94 -4.1%
2006 0.97 +3.2%
2007 1.01 +4.1%
2008 1.05 +4.0%
2009 1.08 +2.9%
2010 1.16 +7.4%
2011 1.17 +0.9%
2012 1.17 +0.0%
2013 1.23 +5.1%
2014 1.29 +4.9%
2015 1.31 +1.6%
2016 1.37 +4.6%
2017 1.38 +0.7%
2018 1.21 -12.3%
2019 1.34 +10.7%
2020 1.15 -14.2%
2021 1.18 +2.6%
2022 1.19 +0.8%
2023 1.39 +16.8%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 1.39 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.58, 54% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 1.39 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.7, 51% of the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.992 0.94 1.08 10
2010s 1.26 1.16 1.38 10
2020s 1.23 1.15 1.39 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 108 Kyrgyzstan 1.49 compare
  2. 109 Marshall Islands 1.45 compare
  3. 110 Tonga 1.42 compare
  4. 112 Uzbekistan 1.3 compare
  5. 113 Indonesia 1.23 compare
  6. 113 Turkmenistan 1.23 compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mexico?
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Mexico was 1.39 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 1.39 in 2023.
What is the lowest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.94 in 2003.
How does Mexico rank for dentistry personnel per 1000?
Mexico ranks 111th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
Is dentistry personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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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