Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: Dentistry personnel per 1000 was 1.23 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.23
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
113th
of 173 countries
All-time high
2.37
in 2000
All-time low
0.96
in 2008
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Turkmenistan, 2000–2024

00.511.522.52000201220242000: 2.42001: 2.22002: 2.12003: 22004: 1.62005: 0.992006: 1.12007: 1.12008: 0.962009: 1.12010: 1.12011: 1.12012: 1.12013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 1.12017: 1.12018: 1.22019: 1.22020: 1.22021: 1.22022: 1.22023: 1.22024: 1.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Turkmenistan recorded 1.23 for dentistry personnel per 1000 in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dentistry personnel per 1000 in Turkmenistan peaked at 2.37 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.96, in 2008.

Turkmenistan ranks 113th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Turkmenistan, year by year

Annual values for Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Turkmenistan, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 2.37 —
2001 2.25 -5.1%
2002 2.09 -7.1%
2003 2.02 -3.3%
2004 1.55 -23.3%
2005 0.99 -36.1%
2006 1.11 +12.1%
2007 1.09 -1.8%
2008 0.96 -11.9%
2009 1.06 +10.4%
2010 1.05 -0.9%
2011 1.06 +1.0%
2012 1.06 +0.0%
2013 1.03 -2.8%
2014 1.04 +1.0%
2015 1.03 -1.0%
2016 1.07 +3.9%
2017 1.13 +5.6%
2018 1.16 +2.7%
2019 1.19 +2.6%
2020 1.23 +3.4%
2021 1.24 +0.8%
2022 1.24 +0.0%
2023 1.24 +0.0%
2024 1.23 -0.8%

Turkmenistan compared with similar countries

  • Turkmenistan's 1.23 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.58, 48% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Turkmenistan's 1.23 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.18, 17% of the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Turkmenistan 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.

YearChange FromTo
2005 -36.1% 1.55 0.99

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.55 0.96 2.37 10
2010s 1.08 1.03 1.19 10
2020s 1.24 1.23 1.24 5

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

  1. 110 Tonga 1.42 compare
  2. 111 Mexico 1.39 compare
  3. 112 Uzbekistan 1.3 compare
  4. 113 Indonesia 1.23 compare
  5. 115 Namibia 1.14 compare
  6. 116 Thailand 1.13 compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dentistry personnel per 1000 in Turkmenistan?
Dentistry personnel per 1000 in Turkmenistan was 1.23 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Turkmenistan?
The highest recorded value was 2.37 in 2000.
What is the lowest dentistry personnel per 1000 recorded in Turkmenistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.96 in 2008.
How does Turkmenistan rank for dentistry personnel per 1000?
Turkmenistan ranks 113th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
Is dentistry personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkmenistan 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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