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Dentists per 100,000 population: United Arab Emirates, 2023-hl

Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of

United Arab Emirates had 89.8 dentists per 100,000 people in 2023 (basis not stated), derived from 9,413 dentists (WHO Global Health Observatory API) divided by total population (World Bank WDI). Basis: other.

Comparability B Confidence medium

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World Bank (UN Population Division, national statistics offices and others). (2026). Dentists per 100,000 population: United Arab Emirates, as of 2023-12-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/ae/dentists-per-100k/2023-hl/

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Record

Value
89.8 per 100,000
Unit
per 100,000
As of
Accessed
Revision
1
Confidence
medium
Method
derived
Basis
other
Scope
other
Headline
Yes: this record leads in cross-market tables
Comparability
Comparability B B: close to the metric definition; the difference is noted
Derived from
ae.dentists_total.2023
Status
Latest record for this market and metric

Source quote

"countryiso3code":"ARE","date":"2023","value":10483751

English: World Bank total population, ARE, 2023: 10,483,751

Locator: World Bank SP.POP.TOTL ARE 2023; numerator ae.dentists_total.2023

Local definition

Headline rate (DECISIONS L4/L5): dentists_total (other: national (all emirates, presumed)) divided by World Bank total population, same year

Source

World Bank (UN Population Division, national statistics offices and others): World Bank WDI: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). Registry entry: worldbank-sp-pop-totl.

Notes

Derived: 9,413 (ae.dentists_total.2023, source ae-who-gho) / 10,483,751 (World Bank SP.POP.TOTL 2023) x 100,000 = 89.8. Numerator basis: other. Other per-100k records for AE use national-statistics denominators or other bases and are not the headline.

Metric definition

Dentists per 100,000 population; derived = dentists / population x 100000, or reported by source All markets for this metric.

History

Dentists per 100,000 population in United Arab Emirates: current records by yearDentists per 100,000 population in United Arab Emirates: current records by year. per 100,000; same basis only (other); a dashed line crosses a series break. Sources: FCSC Monitoring SDG3 / Sustainable Development Goals Report…; WHO Global Health Observatory API; World Bank WDI. Dental Market Radar.Dentists per 100,000 population in United Arab Emirates: current records by yearper 100,000; same basis only (other); a dashed line crosses a series break2021: 81.081.02023: 89.82023: 88.188.120212023Sources: FCSC Monitoring SDG3 / Sustainable Development Goals Report…; WHO Global HealthObservatory API; World Bank WDI. Dental Market Radar.
Current records on the same basis (other). A dashed line crosses a documented series break. The table below lists every record.
Current records for Dentists per 100,000 population, United Arab Emirates, newest first
YearValueBasisAs ofComparabilitySourceSeries break
2023-hl89.8 per 100,000otherComparability BWorld Bank WDI: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL)
202388.1 per 100,000otherComparability BWHO Global Health Observatory API: NHWA dentists (HWF_0011) and dental expenditure, United Arab Emirates
202181.0 per 100,000other (national)Comparability BMonitoring SDG3 / Sustainable Development Goals Report 2024 (health worker density table, target 3.c.1)

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