Dentists in Gambia
Gambia: Dentists was 9 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 178 countries
All-time high
17
in 2015
All-time low
4
in 2018
Years of data
11
2003–2022
Dentists in Gambia, 2003–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dentists in Gambia is 9, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in Gambia peaked at 17 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2018.
Gambia ranks 166th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 | 7 | 12 | 5 |
| 2010s | 11 | 4 | 17 | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.67 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
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More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,044 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 37,086 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 811,915 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 1.12 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 36,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 37,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists in Gambia?
- Dentists in Gambia was 9 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2015.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2018.
- How does Gambia rank for dentists?
- Gambia ranks 166th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is dentists rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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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