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

Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of

United Arab Emirates had 88.1 dentists per 100,000 people in 2023 (basis not stated), according to WHO Global Health Observatory API. Basis: other.

Comparability B Confidence medium

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World Health Organization (NHWA data portal, December 2025 update). (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/

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Record

Value
88.1 per 100,000
Unit
per 100,000
As of
Accessed
Revision
1
Confidence
medium
Method
derived
Basis
other
Scope
other
Comparability
Comparability B B: close to the metric definition; the difference is noted
Status
Current revision

Source quote

"SpatialDim": "ARE", "TimeDim": 2023, "Value": "9413", "NumericValue": 9413.0

Locator: Dentists: GHO HWF_0011 ARE 2023; population: FCSC 2023 via GLMM

Local definition

Dentists per 100,000 population

Source

World Health Organization (NHWA data portal, December 2025 update): WHO Global Health Observatory API: NHWA dentists (HWF_0011) and dental expenditure, United Arab Emirates. Registry entry: ae-who-gho.

Notes

Derived: 9,413 / 10,678,556 x 100,000 = 88.1. WHO's own density for 2023 (HWF_0010) is 8.85 per 10,000 (88.5 per 100,000), which uses a UN population.

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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