Dentists in Mauritius

Mauritius: Dentists was 414 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
414
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
113th
of 178 countries
All-time high
414
in 2022
All-time low
154
in 2003
Years of data
15
2003–2022

Dentists in Mauritius, 2003–2022

01002003004002003201220222003: 1542004: 1672007: 2282008: 2352009: 2502010: 2602011: 2682012: 3012013: 3512014: 3662015: 3802016: 3852017: 4012019: 4122022: 414

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 414 for dentists in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dentists in Mauritius peaked at 414 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 154, in 2003.

That places Mauritius 113th out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Dentists in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Dentists (number) in Mauritius, 2003 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2003 154 —
2004 167 +8.4%
2007 228 +36.5%
2008 235 +3.1%
2009 250 +6.4%
2010 260 +4.0%
2011 268 +3.1%
2012 301 +12.3%
2013 351 +16.6%
2014 366 +4.3%
2015 380 +3.8%
2016 385 +1.3%
2017 401 +4.2%
2019 412 +2.7%
2022 414 +0.5%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 414 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,026, 14% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 414 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140, 3.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Dentists in Mauritius 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.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +36.5% 167 228

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 206.8 154 250 5
2010s 347.11 260 412 9
2020s 414 414 414 1

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 110 Democratic Republic of Congo 451 compare
  2. 111 Trinidad and Tobago 444 compare
  3. 112 Tanzania 421 compare
  4. 114 Angola 374 compare
  5. 115 Namibia 345 compare
  6. 116 Cameroon 317 compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dentists in Mauritius?
Dentists in Mauritius was 414 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest dentists recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 414 in 2022.
What is the lowest dentists recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 154 in 2003.
How does Mauritius rank for dentists?
Mauritius ranks 113th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
Is dentists rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius 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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Indicator
Dentists (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
179 places, 3,761 data points, 1971–2024
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