Dentists in Switzerland
Switzerland: Dentists was 3,481 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
3,481
Change on year
down 19.7%
World rank
70th
of 178 countries
All-time high
4,361
in 2017
All-time low
2,841
in 1980
Years of data
40
1980–2019
Dentists in Switzerland, 1980–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dentists in Switzerland is 3,481, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 19.7% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in Switzerland peaked at 4,361 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,841, in 1980.
Switzerland ranks 70th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,052 | 2,841 | 3,230 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,408 | 3,252 | 3,549 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,727 | 3,432 | 4,030 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,140 | 3,481 | 4,361 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More health data for Switzerland
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,104 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 46 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 50,404 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 46,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 48,830 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 45,585 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 47,356 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 44,375 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists in Switzerland?
- Dentists in Switzerland was 3,481 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,361 in 2017.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,841 in 1980.
- How does Switzerland rank for dentists?
- Switzerland ranks 70th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dentists rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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