Dentists in Mongolia
Mongolia: Dentists was 6.31 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Dentists in Mongolia, 2002–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dentists in Mongolia is 6.31, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 121.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in Mongolia peaked at 6.31 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.26, in 2002.
That places Mongolia 53rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Dentists in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.26 | — |
| 2008 | 1.95 | +54.8% |
| 2009 | 1.98 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.97 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.38 | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 2.85 | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 2.35 | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 4.09 | +74.0% |
| 2019 | 4.43 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 4.7 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 4.86 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.41 | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 5.93 | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 6.31 | +6.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 6.31 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.66, 2.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 6.31 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.77, 3.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dentists in Mongolia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +74.0% | 2.35 | 4.09 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.73 | 1.26 | 1.98 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.01 | 1.97 | 4.43 | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.44 | 4.7 | 6.31 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More health data for Mongolia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 847.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 63 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.44 % 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 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.5 % 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 Mongolia?
- Dentists in Mongolia was 6.31 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.31 in 2024.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 in 2002.
- How does Mongolia rank for dentists?
- Mongolia ranks 53rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dentists rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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