Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Dentistry personnel per 1000 was 0.36 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Nicaragua, 2003–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dentistry personnel per 1000 in Nicaragua is 0.36, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentistry personnel per 1000 in Nicaragua peaked at 0.48 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.36, in 2022.
That places Nicaragua 133rd out of 173 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.47 | — |
| 2005 | 0.46 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.45 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.44 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.48 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.47 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.45 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.45 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.45 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.44 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.43 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.42 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.41 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.39 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.38 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.37 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.36 | -2.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.36 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.36, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.36 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.7, 13% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4617 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.423 | 0.39 | 0.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 130 Montenegro 0.49 compare
- 131 Solomon Islands 0.45 compare
- 132 Comoros 0.38 compare
- 134 Botswana 0.35 compare
- 135 Cambodia 0.31 compare
- 135 Mauritania 0.31 compare
More reference data data for Nicaragua
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentistry personnel per 1000 in Nicaragua?
- Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Nicaragua was 0.36 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.48 in 2008.
- What is the lowest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.36 in 2022.
- How does Nicaragua rank for dentistry personnel per 1000?
- Nicaragua ranks 133rd out of 173 countries with data for 2022.
- Is dentistry personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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