Dental Assistants and Therapists (number) by country

Countries reporting
44
Highest
542,534
United States of America
Lowest
4
Grenada
Median
336
Years covered
42
1983–2024
Data points
373

What the numbers show

Dental Assistants and Therapists (number) is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 542,534 in United States of America; the lowest is 4 in Grenada.

The median across all reporting countries is 336, and the mean is 17,807.

Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 2,550.0%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 92.9%).

Dental Assistants and Therapists: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States of America 542,534 2022 up 9.6% rising
2 Japan 145,183 2022 up 34.3% rising
3 Indonesia 20,020 2024 up 47.4% rising
4 Thailand 17,676 2018 up 404.9% volatile
5 Nigeria 14,682 2024 up 133.4% volatile
6 Malaysia 7,618 2023 up 13.1% volatile
7 Israel 7,500 2024 down 1.3% rising
8 South Africa 5,998 2024 up 28.0% rising
9 Bangladesh 4,846 2023 rising
10 Australia 4,613 2023 up 28.1% volatile
11 Nepal 3,423 2024 up 69.0% rising
12 Uganda 1,274 2024 up 41.6% rising
13 Ethiopia 1,169 2024 up 644.6% volatile
14 Tanzania, United Republic of 884 2024 down 5.3% volatile
15 Panama 679 2022 up 7.3% rising
16 Ghana 504 2023 down 2.3% rising
17 Zambia 489 2024 up 73.4% rising
18 Singapore 396 2023 up 14.8% rising
19 Yemen 384 2022 up 18.5% rising
20 Cambodia 383 2018 up 527.9% volatile
21 Sri Lanka 360 2023 down 4.0% falling
22 Myanmar 344 2012 up 112.3% rising
23 Oman 328 2024 up 8.6% flat
24 Iceland 289 2024 up 36.3% rising
25 Kenya 263 2024 down 43.3% volatile
26 Malawi 260 2024 up 44.4% rising
27 Costa Rica 235 2022 down 9.6% falling
28 Zimbabwe 214 2024 up 25.1% rising
29 Burkina Faso 164 2023 down 11.4% flat
30 Peru 151 2023 volatile
31 Papua New Guinea 114 2024 down 24.5% falling
32 South Sudan 98 2024 up 345.5% rising
33 Bhutan 87 2022 rising
34 Jamaica 76 2018 down 61.0% falling
35 Namibia 57 2024 up 39.0% volatile
36 Mali 53 2022 up 2,550.0% volatile
37 Timor-Leste 52 2023 up 36.8% rising
38 Botswana 27 2024 unchanged volatile
39 Guinea-Bissau 20 2024 up 150.0% volatile
40 Eswatini 19 2024 down 36.7% falling
41 Mozambique 17 2024 down 92.9% volatile
42 Montenegro 9 2024 down 25.0% falling
43 Gambia 7 2023 down 70.8% falling
44 Grenada 4 2013 unchanged flat

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Indicator
Dental Assistants and Therapists (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
44 places, 373 data points, 1983–2024
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