Dental Assistants and Therapists in Uganda
Uganda: Dental Assistants and Therapists was 1,274 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,274
Change on year
up 8.6%
World rank
12th
of 44 countries
All-time high
1,274
in 2024
All-time low
228
in 2004
Years of data
5
2004–2024
Dental Assistants and Therapists in Uganda, 2004–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dental assistants and therapists in Uganda is 1,274, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dental assistants and therapists in Uganda peaked at 1,274 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 228, in 2004.
That places Uganda 12th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Dental Assistants and Therapists in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 228 | — |
| 2019 | 900 | +294.7% |
| 2022 | 1,084 | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 1,173 | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 1,274 | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 228 | 228 | 228 | 1 |
| 2010s | 900 | 900 | 900 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1,177 | 1,084 | 1,274 | 3 |
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More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2137 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2174 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dental assistants and therapists in Uganda?
- Dental assistants and therapists in Uganda was 1,274 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dental assistants and therapists recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1,274 in 2024.
- What is the lowest dental assistants and therapists recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 228 in 2004.
- How does Uganda rank for dental assistants and therapists?
- Uganda ranks 12th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dental assistants and therapists rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Dental Assistants and Therapists (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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