Dentists in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Dentists was 7.81 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.81
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
35th
of 178 countries
All-time high
7.81
in 2023
All-time low
0.93
in 2001
Years of data
17
2001–2023
Dentists in Saudi Arabia, 2001–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 7.81 for dentists in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in Saudi Arabia peaked at 7.81 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.93, in 2001.
Saudi Arabia ranks 35th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.31 | 0.93 | 3.03 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.59 | 3.64 | 6.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.21 | 6.33 | 7.81 | 4 |
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More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 483.6 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 4 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 240,758 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 77.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 256,303 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 236,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 254,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 245,267 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists in Saudi Arabia?
- Dentists in Saudi Arabia was 7.81 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.81 in 2023.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 in 2001.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for dentists?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 35th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dentists rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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