Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population in Morocco
Morocco: Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population was 0.13 per 10,000 population in 2024. ▲ Rising
Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population in Morocco, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 10,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dentistry personnel per 10,000 population in Morocco is 0.13 per 10,000 population, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 91.0% on the previous year and down 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentistry personnel per 10,000 population in Morocco peaked at 1.44 per 10,000 population in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.13 per 10,000 population, in 2024.
Morocco ranks 145th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population in Morocco, year by year
| Year | per 10,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.87 per 10,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 0.91 per 10,000 population | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.96 per 10,000 population | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 1 per 10,000 population | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.05 per 10,000 population | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.08 per 10,000 population | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.13 per 10,000 population | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.18 per 10,000 population | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.22 per 10,000 population | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.27 per 10,000 population | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.32 per 10,000 population | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.36 per 10,000 population | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.33 per 10,000 population | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.39 per 10,000 population | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.36 per 10,000 population | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.31 per 10,000 population | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.37 per 10,000 population | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.01 per 10,000 population | -26.3% |
| 2018 | 1 per 10,000 population | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.13 per 10,000 population | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 1.08 per 10,000 population | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 1.36 per 10,000 population | +25.9% |
| 2022 | 1.31 per 10,000 population | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.44 per 10,000 population | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 0.13 per 10,000 population | -91.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.13 per 10,000 population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.36 per 10,000 population, 36% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.13 per 10,000 population is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.29 per 10,000 population, 2% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population in Morocco 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -91.0% | 1.44 per 10,000 population | 0.13 per 10,000 population |
| 2017 | -26.3% | 1.37 per 10,000 population | 1.01 per 10,000 population |
| 2021 | +25.9% | 1.08 per 10,000 population | 1.36 per 10,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 per 10,000 population | 0.87 per 10,000 population | 1.27 per 10,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 per 10,000 population | 1 per 10,000 population | 1.39 per 10,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 per 10,000 population | 0.13 per 10,000 population | 1.44 per 10,000 population | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 142 Gabon 0.18 per 10,000 population compare
- 143 Eswatini 0.17 per 10,000 population compare
- 144 Cote d'Ivoire 0.15 per 10,000 population compare
- 145 Mozambique 0.13 per 10,000 population compare
- 147 Cameroon 0.12 per 10,000 population compare
- 148 Senegal 0.11 per 10,000 population compare
- 148 Uganda 0.11 per 10,000 population compare
- 148 Zambia 0.11 per 10,000 population compare
More reference data data for Morocco
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4159 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 21.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.42 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentistry personnel per 10,000 population in Morocco?
- Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population in Morocco was 0.13 per 10,000 population in 2024, according to World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest dentistry personnel per 10,000 population recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 per 10,000 population in 2023.
- What is the lowest dentistry personnel per 10,000 population recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 per 10,000 population in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for dentistry personnel per 10,000 population?
- Morocco ranks 145th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dentistry personnel per 10,000 population rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population).