Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Dentistry personnel per 1000 was 7.81 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Saudi Arabia, 2001–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, dentistry personnel per 1000 in Saudi Arabia stood at 7.81. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentistry personnel per 1000 in Saudi Arabia peaked at 7.81 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.93, in 2001.
That places Saudi Arabia 35th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.93 | — |
| 2008 | 2.98 | +220.4% |
| 2009 | 3.03 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 3.64 | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 3.82 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 3.7 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 4.46 | +20.5% |
| 2014 | 4.41 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 4.5 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 4.54 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.1 | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 5.52 | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 6.17 | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 6.33 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 7.26 | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 7.43 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 7.81 | +5.1% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 7.81 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.21, 1.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 7.81 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.29, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +220.4% | 0.93 | 2.98 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.31 | 0.93 | 3.03 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.59 | 3.64 | 6.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.21 | 6.33 | 7.81 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentistry personnel per 1000 in Saudi Arabia?
- Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Saudi Arabia was 7.81 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.81 in 2023.
- What is the lowest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 in 2001.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for dentistry personnel per 1000?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 35th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dentistry personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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