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

Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of

Malaysia had 41.4 dentists per 100,000 people in 2024 (practising basis), derived from 14,720 practising dentists (Statistics from Malaysian Dental Council - 2024, listed under the MDC website menu Statistic > Statistic MDC) divided by total population (World Bank WDI). Basis: practising.

Comparability A 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.

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World Bank (UN Population Division, national statistics offices and others). (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-hl/

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Record

Value
41.4 per 100,000
Unit
per 100,000
As of
Accessed
Revision
2
Confidence
medium
Method
derived
Basis
practising
Scope
other
Headline
Yes: this record leads in cross-market tables
Comparability
Comparability A A: same definition as the metric
Derived from
my.dentists_practising.2024
Status
Latest record for this market and metric; 1 earlier revision is kept below

Source quote

"countryiso3code":"MYS","date":"2024","value":35557673

English: World Bank total population, MYS, 2024: 35,557,673

Locator: World Bank SP.POP.TOTL MYS 2024; numerator my.dentists_practising.2024

Local definition

Headline rate (DECISIONS L4/L5): practising dentists (Malaysian Dental Council) 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

Revision 2 (leader instruction 2026-11-09): switched from the registered basis (17,318, WHO) to the practising basis. Derived: 14,720 (my.dentists_practising.2024, Malaysian Dental Council) / 35,557,673 (World Bank SP.POP.TOTL 2024) x 100,000 = 41.4. Same value as desk C's my.dentists_per_100k.2024-mdc. Revision 1 (48.7, registered) stays as history.

Metric definition

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

Revisions

Earlier revisions of this figure stay on record for citation. They are never deleted.

Revision 1 (superseded)

Value
48.7 per 100,000
Unit
per 100,000
As of
Accessed
Revision
1
Confidence
medium
Method
derived
Basis
registered
Scope
other
Comparability
Comparability B B: close to the metric definition; the difference is noted
Derived from
my.dentists_total.2024

"countryiso3code":"MYS","date":"2024","value":35557673

English: World Bank total population, MYS, 2024: 35,557,673

Locator: World Bank SP.POP.TOTL MYS 2024; numerator my.dentists_total.2024

Source: World Bank WDI: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). Registry entry: worldbank-sp-pop-totl.

Local definition: Headline rate (DECISIONS L4/L5): dentists_total (registered) divided by World Bank total population, same year

Notes: Derived: 17,318 (my.dentists_total.2024, source my-who-gho-nhwa) / 35,557,673 (World Bank SP.POP.TOTL 2024) x 100,000 = 48.7. Numerator basis: registered. Other per-100k records for MY use national-statistics denominators or other bases and are not the headline.

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 (practising); a dashed line crosses a series break. Sources: Statistics from Malaysian Dental Council - 2024, listed…; World Bank WDI. Dental Market Radar.Dentists per 100,000 population in Malaysia: current records by yearper 100,000; same basis only (practising); a dashed line crosses a series break2024: 41.441.42024: 41.441.420242024Sources: Statistics from Malaysian Dental Council - 2024, listed…; World Bank WDI. Dental MarketRadar.
Current records on the same basis (practising). 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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