Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population in Nigeria
Nigeria: Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population was 0.23 per 10,000 population in 2022. ▲ Rising
Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population in Nigeria, 2003–2022
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 Nigeria is 0.23 per 10,000 population, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentistry personnel per 10,000 population in Nigeria peaked at 0.23 per 10,000 population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.15 per 10,000 population, in 2005.
Nigeria ranks 132nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.16 per 10,000 population | 0.15 per 10,000 population | 0.18 per 10,000 population | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.197 per 10,000 population | 0.17 per 10,000 population | 0.22 per 10,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2233 per 10,000 population | 0.22 per 10,000 population | 0.23 per 10,000 population | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is dentistry personnel per 10,000 population in Nigeria?
- Dentistry personnel per 10,000 population in Nigeria was 0.23 per 10,000 population in 2022, according to World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest dentistry personnel per 10,000 population recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.23 per 10,000 population in 2022.
- What is the lowest dentistry personnel per 10,000 population recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 per 10,000 population in 2005.
- How does Nigeria rank for dentistry personnel per 10,000 population?
- Nigeria ranks 132nd out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is dentistry personnel per 10,000 population rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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)