Dentists in Yemen
Yemen: Dentists was 743 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
743
Change on year
up 14.7%
World rank
100th
of 178 countries
All-time high
743
in 2022
All-time low
256
in 1997
Years of data
7
1997–2022
Dentists in Yemen, 1997–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 743 for dentists in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in Yemen peaked at 743 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 256, in 1997.
That places Yemen 100th out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Dentists in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 256 | — |
| 2004 | 478 | +86.7% |
| 2010 | 573 | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 543 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 663 | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 648 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 743 | +14.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 743 is above the median for low income countries, which is 140, 5.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 743 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7,128, 10% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 256 | 256 | 256 | 1 |
| 2000s | 478 | 478 | 478 | 1 |
| 2010s | 558 | 543 | 573 | 2 |
| 2020s | 684.67 | 648 | 743 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 97 Turkmenistan 922 compare
- 98 Uruguay 881 compare
- 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 862 compare
- 101 Ghana 679 compare
- 102 Laos 635 compare
- 103 Luxembourg 581 compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists in Yemen?
- Dentists in Yemen was 743 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 743 in 2022.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 256 in 1997.
- How does Yemen rank for dentists?
- Yemen ranks 100th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is dentists rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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