Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Pakistan
Pakistan: Dentistry personnel per 1000 was 1.61 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Pakistan, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 1.61 for dentistry personnel per 1000 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.5% on the previous year and up 126.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentistry personnel per 1000 in Pakistan peaked at 1.61 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.27, in 2000.
Pakistan ranks 105th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.27 | — |
| 2001 | 0.29 | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.38 | +31.0% |
| 2008 | 0.48 | +26.3% |
| 2009 | 0.51 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.53 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.57 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.61 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.65 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.71 | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.77 | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.83 | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.92 | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.16 | +28.9% |
| 2023 | 1.37 | +18.1% |
| 2024 | 1.61 | +17.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 1.61 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.36, 4.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 1.61 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.29, 30% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +31.0% | 0.29 | 0.38 |
| 2019 | +28.9% | 0.9 | 1.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.386 | 0.27 | 0.51 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.765 | 0.53 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 | 1.37 | 1.61 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 102 Nepal 1.8 compare
- 103 Saint Lucia 1.76 compare
- 104 Belize 1.71 compare
- 106 El Salvador 1.57 compare
- 107 Tajikistan 1.5 compare
- 108 Kyrgyzstan 1.49 compare
More reference data data for Pakistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 91.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 260 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.79 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentistry personnel per 1000 in Pakistan?
- Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Pakistan was 1.61 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 in 2024.
- What is the lowest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for dentistry personnel per 1000?
- Pakistan ranks 105th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dentistry personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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