Dentists in Canada
Canada: Dentists was 6.53 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
6.53
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
49th
of 178 countries
All-time high
6.57
in 2018
All-time low
5.16
in 1990
Years of data
29
1990–2020
Dentists in Canada, 1990–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, dentists in Canada stood at 6.53.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in Canada peaked at 6.57 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.16, in 1990.
That places Canada 49th out of 178 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.31 | 5.16 | 5.52 | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.66 | 5.6 | 5.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.21 | 5.79 | 6.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.53 | 6.53 | 6.53 | 1 |
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More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,083 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 217,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 222,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 215,145 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 26.97 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 220,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 211,687 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists in Canada?
- Dentists in Canada was 6.53 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 6.57 in 2018.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.16 in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for dentists?
- Canada ranks 49th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is dentists rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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