Dentists in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Dentists was 0.36 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.36
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
135th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.48
in 2008
All-time low
0.36
in 2022
Years of data
19
2003–2022
Dentists in Nicaragua, 2003–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, dentists in Nicaragua stood at 0.36. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in Nicaragua peaked at 0.48 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.36, in 2022.
Nicaragua ranks 135th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4617 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.423 | 0.39 | 0.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 132 Montenegro 0.49 compare
- 133 Solomon Islands 0.45 compare
- 134 Comoros 0.38 compare
- 136 Botswana 0.35 compare
- 137 Mauritania 0.31 compare
- 137 Cambodia 0.31 compare
More health data for Nicaragua
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,175 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 65,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 66,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 64,973 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 64,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 67,060 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 65,623 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists in Nicaragua?
- Dentists in Nicaragua was 0.36 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.48 in 2008.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.36 in 2022.
- How does Nicaragua rank for dentists?
- Nicaragua ranks 135th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is dentists rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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