Dentists in Brazil
Brazil: Dentists was 166,443 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Dentists in Brazil, 1997–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 166,443 for dentists in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in Brazil peaked at 258,842 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 102,714, in 1997.
That places Brazil 3rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Dentists in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 102,714 | — |
| 1998 | 138,311 | +34.7% |
| 1999 | 145,441 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 153,412 | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 154,426 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 163,192 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 170,953 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 178,025 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 207,904 | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 217,217 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 219,827 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 227,141 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 231,399 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 223,021 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 258,842 | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 134,060 | -48.2% |
| 2021 | 143,178 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 157,189 | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 166,443 | +5.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 166,443 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,026, 55.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 166,443 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,232, 135.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dentists in Brazil 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -48.2% | 258,842 | 134,060 |
| 1998 | +34.7% | 102,714 | 138,311 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 128,822 | 102,714 | 145,441 | 3 |
| 2000s | 192,350 | 153,412 | 231,399 | 10 |
| 2010s | 205,308 | 134,060 | 258,842 | 3 |
| 2020s | 155,603 | 143,178 | 166,443 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % 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 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % 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 Brazil?
- Dentists in Brazil was 166,443 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 258,842 in 2017.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 102,714 in 1997.
- How does Brazil rank for dentists?
- Brazil ranks 3rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dentists rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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