Dentists in Cambodia

Cambodia: Dentists was 0.31 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.31
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
137th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.31
in 2017
All-time low
0.06
in 1996
Years of data
14
1996–2018

Dentists in Cambodia, 1996–2018

0.050.10.150.20.250.31996200720181996: 0.061998: 0.062000: 0.172008: 0.182009: 0.172010: 0.172011: 0.22012: 0.152013: 0.162014: 0.162015: 0.162016: 0.32017: 0.312018: 0.31

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Cambodia recorded 0.31 for dentists in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 72.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dentists in Cambodia peaked at 0.31 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.06, in 1996.

That places Cambodia 137th out of 178 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Dentists in Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for Dentists (per 10,000) in Cambodia, 1996 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1996 0.06 —
1998 0.06 +0.0%
2000 0.17 +183.3%
2008 0.18 +5.9%
2009 0.17 -5.6%
2010 0.17 +0.0%
2011 0.2 +17.6%
2012 0.15 -25.0%
2013 0.16 +6.7%
2014 0.16 +0.0%
2015 0.16 +0.0%
2016 0.3 +87.5%
2017 0.31 +3.3%
2018 0.31 +0.0%

Cambodia compared with similar countries

  • Cambodia's 0.31 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.31, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Cambodia's 0.31 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.77, 18% of the median. (26 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Dentists in Cambodia 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
2000 +183.3% 0.06 0.17
2016 +87.5% 0.16 0.3

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.06 0.06 0.06 2
2000s 0.1733 0.17 0.18 3
2010s 0.2133 0.15 0.31 9

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 134 Comoros 0.38 compare
  2. 135 Nicaragua 0.36 compare
  3. 136 Botswana 0.35 compare
  4. 137 Mauritania 0.31 compare
  5. 139 Zimbabwe 0.3 compare
  6. 140 Ethiopia 0.28 compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dentists in Cambodia?
Dentists in Cambodia was 0.31 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest dentists recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 0.31 in 2017.
What is the lowest dentists recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.06 in 1996.
How does Cambodia rank for dentists?
Cambodia ranks 137th out of 178 countries with data for 2018.
Is dentists rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cambodia data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Dentists (per 10,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Dentists (per 10,000)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
179 places, 3,307 data points, 1990–2024
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