Dentists in Guinea
Guinea: Dentists was 0.02 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.02
Change on year
down 33.3%
World rank
168th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.06
in 2018
All-time low
0.02
in 2000
Years of data
7
2000–2024
Dentists in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, dentists in Guinea stood at 0.02. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in Guinea peaked at 0.06 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 2000.
Guinea ranks 168th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Dentists in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.02 | — |
| 2004 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.04 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.06 | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 0.03 | -50.0% |
| 2024 | 0.02 | -33.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.02 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.31, 6% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.02 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1, 20% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 166 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.04 compare
- 167 Gambia 0.03 compare
- 168 Congo 0.02 compare
- 168 Liberia 0.02 compare
- 168 Togo 0.02 compare
- 168 East Timor 0.02 compare
- 168 Sierra Leone 0.02 compare
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists in Guinea?
- Dentists in Guinea was 0.02 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.06 in 2018.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for dentists?
- Guinea ranks 168th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dentists rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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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