Dentists in Lebanon
Lebanon: Dentists was 12.5 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
12.5
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
6th
of 178 countries
All-time high
12.5
in 2020
All-time low
8.54
in 2006
Years of data
13
2001–2020
Dentists in Lebanon, 2001–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 12.5 for dentists in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in Lebanon peaked at 12.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.54, in 2006.
Lebanon ranks 6th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Dentists in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.73 | — |
| 2006 | 8.54 | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 8.67 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 9.94 | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 10.7 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 12.29 | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 9.18 | -25.3% |
| 2014 | 8.62 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 8.54 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.43 | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 10.92 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 11.7 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 12.5 | +6.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 12.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.31, 40.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 12.5 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.29, 2.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.22 | 8.54 | 9.94 | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.3 | 8.54 | 12.29 | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More health data for Lebanon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,106 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 185 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5482 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.209 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists in Lebanon?
- Dentists in Lebanon was 12.5 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.54 in 2006.
- How does Lebanon rank for dentists?
- Lebanon ranks 6th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is dentists rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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