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Dentists per 100,000 population: Malaysia, 2024-dosm

Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of

Malaysia had 50.9 dentists per 100,000 people in 2024 (registered basis), according to DOSM Population at national level 1970-2026. Basis: registered.

Comparability B Confidence medium

Series break: this series has a documented break (2024). A change across it reflects a change in source or definition, not growth. See Series break below.

Cite this

Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) via data.gov.my / OpenDOSM. (2026). Dentists per 100,000 population: Malaysia, as of 2024-12-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/my/dentists-per-100k/2024-dosm/

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Record

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

Source quote

"Value":"17 318" (WHO HWF_0011, 2024); "population": 34052.1 (DOSM population_malaysia, 2024, thousands)

Locator: WHO HWF_0011 MYS 2024; data.gov.my population_malaysia 2024 overall row

Local definition

Registered dentists (NHWA) per 100,000 DOSM mid-year population

Source

Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) via data.gov.my / OpenDOSM: Population at national level 1970-2026 (population_malaysia). Registry entry: my-dosm-population.

Notes

Derived: 17,318 / 34,052,100 x 100000 = 50.86. Both inputs 2024. Uses national (DOSM) denominator instead of the UN one behind WHO's ratio.

Metric definition

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

Series break

Series break at 2024 (between 2023 and 2024): WHO NHWA series jumps from 14,255 (2023) to 17,318 (2024), +21%, probably because the 2024 submission switched from practising-certificate holders to the full register

History

Dentists per 100,000 population in Malaysia: current records by yearDentists per 100,000 population in Malaysia: current records by year. per 100,000; same basis only (registered); a dashed line crosses a series break. Sources: WHO Global Health Observatory; DOSM Population at national level 1970-2026. Dental Market Radar.Dentists per 100,000 population in Malaysia: current records by yearper 100,000; same basis only (registered); a dashed line crosses a series break2024: 48.748.72024: 50.950.920242024Sources: WHO Global Health Observatory; DOSM Population at national level 1970-2026. DentalMarket Radar.
Current records on the same basis (registered). A dashed line crosses a documented series break. The table below lists every record.
Current records for Dentists per 100,000 population, Malaysia, newest first
YearValueBasisAs ofComparabilitySourceSeries break
2024-hl41.4 per 100,000practisingComparability AWorld Bank WDI: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL)Series break starts here
202448.7 per 100,000registeredComparability BWHO Global Health Observatory: National Health Workforce Accounts (dentists, dental assistants and therapists, dental prosthetic technicians) and oral health expenditure, MalaysiaSeries break starts here
2024-dosm50.9 per 100,000registeredComparability BPopulation at national level 1970-2026 (population_malaysia)Series break starts here
2024-mdc41.4 per 100,000practisingComparability AStatistics from Malaysian Dental Council - 2024 (10-page MDC statistics sheet, edition dated July 2025), listed under the MDC website menu Statistic > Statistic MDCSeries break starts here

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