Dentists in Mexico
Mexico: Dentists was 1.39 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dentists in Mexico, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1.39 for dentists in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in Mexico peaked at 1.39 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.55, in 1990.
Mexico ranks 113th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Dentists in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.55 | — |
| 1991 | 0.6 | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.63 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.71 | +12.7% |
| 1994 | 0.75 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.97 | +29.3% |
| 1996 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.02 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.04 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.97 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.94 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.98 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.94 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.97 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.01 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 1.05 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.08 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.16 | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 1.17 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.23 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 1.29 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.31 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.37 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.38 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.21 | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 1.34 | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 1.15 | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 1.18 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.19 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.39 | +16.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.39 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.66, 52% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.39 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.6, 53% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dentists in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +29.3% | 0.75 | 0.97 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.824 | 0.55 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.992 | 0.94 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 | 1.16 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 | 1.15 | 1.39 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 110 Kyrgyzstan 1.49 compare
- 111 Marshall Islands 1.45 compare
- 112 Tonga 1.42 compare
- 114 Uzbekistan 1.3 compare
- 115 Turkmenistan 1.23 compare
- 115 Indonesia 1.23 compare
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % 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 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % 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 Mexico?
- Dentists in Mexico was 1.39 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 in 2023.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.55 in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for dentists?
- Mexico ranks 113th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dentists rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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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