Dentists in Sweden
Sweden: Dentists was 7.79 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
7.79
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
36th
of 178 countries
All-time high
14.84
in 1994
All-time low
7.71
in 2020
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Dentists in Sweden, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, dentists in Sweden stood at 7.79.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in Sweden peaked at 14.84 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 7.71, in 2020.
Sweden ranks 36th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.44 | 8.17 | 14.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.18 | 8.07 | 8.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.11 | 7.78 | 8.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.75 | 7.71 | 7.79 | 3 |
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More health data for Sweden
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,109 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 66,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 56,430 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 62,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 57,504 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists in Sweden?
- Dentists in Sweden was 7.79 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 14.84 in 1994.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.71 in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for dentists?
- Sweden ranks 36th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is dentists rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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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