Dentists in Italy
Italy: Dentists was 8.16 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.16
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
30th
of 178 countries
All-time high
8.64
in 2019
All-time low
2.36
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Dentists in Italy, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Italy recorded 8.16 for dentists in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in Italy peaked at 8.64 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.36, in 1990.
That places Italy 30th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.33 | 2.36 | 6.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.54 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.47 | 5.66 | 8.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.12 | 7.73 | 8.63 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More health data for Italy
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,408 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 325,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 297,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 321,760 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 297,984 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 314,999 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 295,394 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists in Italy?
- Dentists in Italy was 8.16 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 8.64 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.36 in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for dentists?
- Italy ranks 30th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dentists rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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