Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Senegal

Senegal: Dentistry personnel per 1000 was 0.11 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.11
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.13
in 2019
All-time low
0.06
in 2004
Years of data
11
2004–2024

Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Senegal, 2004–2024

0.040.060.080.10.120.142004201420242004: 0.062008: 0.092013: 0.042016: 0.082017: 0.082019: 0.132020: 0.082021: 0.12022: 0.132023: 0.112024: 0.11

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for dentistry personnel per 1000 in Senegal is 0.11, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dentistry personnel per 1000 in Senegal peaked at 0.13 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.06, in 2004.

That places Senegal 148th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Senegal, 2004 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2004 0.06 —
2008 0.09 +50.0%
2013 0.04 -55.6%
2016 0.08 +100.0%
2017 0.08 +0.0%
2019 0.13 +62.5%
2020 0.08 -38.5%
2021 0.1 +25.0%
2022 0.13 +30.0%
2023 0.11 -15.4%
2024 0.11 +0.0%

Senegal compared with similar countries

  • Senegal's 0.11 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.36, 31% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Senegal's 0.11 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.11, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.075 0.06 0.09 2
2010s 0.0825 0.04 0.13 4
2020s 0.106 0.08 0.13 5

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 145 Morocco 0.13 compare
  2. 145 Mozambique 0.13 compare
  3. 147 Cameroon 0.12 compare
  4. 148 Uganda 0.11 compare
  5. 148 Zambia 0.11 compare
  6. 151 Rwanda 0.09 compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dentistry personnel per 1000 in Senegal?
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Senegal was 0.11 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 0.13 in 2019.
What is the lowest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.06 in 2004.
How does Senegal rank for dentistry personnel per 1000?
Senegal ranks 148th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
Is dentistry personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal 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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Indicator
Dentistry personnel per 1000
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,659 data points, 2000–2024
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