Dental Assistants and Therapists in Zambia
Zambia: Dental Assistants and Therapists was 489 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
489
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
17th
of 44 countries
All-time high
743
in 2022
All-time low
193
in 2004
Years of data
10
2004–2024
Dental Assistants and Therapists in Zambia, 2004–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dental assistants and therapists in Zambia is 489, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dental assistants and therapists in Zambia peaked at 743 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 193, in 2004.
Zambia ranks 17th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Dental Assistants and Therapists in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 193 | — |
| 2011 | 262 | +35.8% |
| 2012 | 282 | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 353 | +25.2% |
| 2019 | 390 | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 453 | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 499 | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 743 | +48.9% |
| 2023 | 476 | -35.9% |
| 2024 | 489 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 193 | 193 | 193 | 1 |
| 2010s | 321.75 | 262 | 390 | 4 |
| 2020s | 532 | 453 | 743 | 5 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2018)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dental assistants and therapists in Zambia?
- Dental assistants and therapists in Zambia was 489 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dental assistants and therapists recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 743 in 2022.
- What is the lowest dental assistants and therapists recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 193 in 2004.
- How does Zambia rank for dental assistants and therapists?
- Zambia ranks 17th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dental assistants and therapists rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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