Dentists in Namibia
Namibia: Dentists was 1.14 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.14
Change on year
up 15.2%
World rank
117th
of 178 countries
All-time high
1.14
in 2024
All-time low
0.29
in 2014
Years of data
10
2004–2024
Dentists in Namibia, 2004–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1.14 for dentists in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and up 293.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in Namibia peaked at 1.14 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.29, in 2014.
Namibia ranks 117th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.435 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3567 | 0.29 | 0.44 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.798 | 0.51 | 1.14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 114 Uzbekistan 1.3 compare
- 115 Turkmenistan 1.23 compare
- 115 Indonesia 1.23 compare
- 118 Thailand 1.13 compare
- 119 South Africa 1.07 compare
- 120 Maldives 1.02 compare
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,046 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 29,210 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.9% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 43,578 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 28,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 30,096 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists in Namibia?
- Dentists in Namibia was 1.14 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 in 2024.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.29 in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for dentists?
- Namibia ranks 117th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dentists rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 293.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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