Dentists in Algeria
Algeria: Dentists was 16,222 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
16,222
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
32nd
of 178 countries
All-time high
16,222
in 2022
All-time low
8,651
in 2003
Years of data
18
2002–2022
Dentists in Algeria, 2002–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dentists in Algeria is 16,222, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in Algeria peaked at 16,222 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8,651, in 2003.
Algeria ranks 32nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Dentists in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8,861 | — |
| 2003 | 8,651 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 8,842 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 9,022 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 9,684 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 10,621 | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 11,633 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 12,092 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 12,422 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 12,782 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 13,168 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 13,645 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 13,747 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 14,263 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 15,437 | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 15,470 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 15,745 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 16,222 | +3.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 16,222 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,026, 5.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 16,222 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7,128, 2.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,280 | 8,651 | 10,621 | 6 |
| 2010s | 13,466 | 11,633 | 15,470 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,984 | 15,745 | 16,222 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists in Algeria?
- Dentists in Algeria was 16,222 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 16,222 in 2022.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,651 in 2003.
- How does Algeria rank for dentists?
- Algeria ranks 32nd out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is dentists rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Dentists (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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