Dentists in Japan
Japan: Dentists was 8.16 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8.16
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
30th
of 178 countries
All-time high
8.25
in 2020
All-time low
5.84
in 1990
Years of data
17
1990–2022
Dentists in Japan, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dentists in Japan is 8.16, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in Japan peaked at 8.25 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.84, in 1990.
That places Japan 30th out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.32 | 5.84 | 6.77 | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.25 | 6.96 | 7.55 | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.88 | 7.7 | 8.02 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.21 | 8.16 | 8.25 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More health data for Japan
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,294 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 178 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 638,500 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 436,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 633,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 607,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 640,318 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 611,707 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists in Japan?
- Dentists in Japan was 8.16 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.25 in 2020.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.84 in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for dentists?
- Japan ranks 30th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is dentists rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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