health2023

Digestive and oral health

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data119 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
4.0%
Median: 3.8%
Countries Covered
119
with available data
Highest
Mexico
8.8%
Lowest
Iraq
1.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Mexico8.8%
2Moldova, Republic of8.3%
3Guatemala8.1%
4Nicaragua8.0%
5Kazakhstan7.8%
By Region
North America6.4%(4 countries)
South America5.0%(7 countries)
Africa4.5%(2 countries)
Europe4.1%(32 countries)
Other3.9%(54 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.2%)High (8.8%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.0%)

North America (4)
South America (7)
Africa (2)
Europe (32)
Other (54)
Oceania (2)
Asia (18)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Mexico8.8%
2Moldova, Republic of8.3%
3Guatemala8.1%
4Nicaragua8.0%
5Kazakhstan7.8%
6Turkmenistan7.6%
7Egypt7.0%
8Chile6.9%
9Mongolia6.9%
10Peru6.7%
11Azerbaijan6.6%
12Belize6.4%
13Guyana6.4%
14Ecuador6.0%
15Costa Rica5.9%
16Romania5.6%
17Slovakia5.6%
18Russian Federation5.5%
19El Salvador5.4%
20Saint Kitts and Nevis5.4%
21Spain5.3%
22Estonia5.2%
23Reunion5.2%
24Lithuania5.2%
25Kyrgyzstan5.1%
26Saint Vincent and the Grenadines5.0%
27Sao Tome and Principe5.0%
28United Kingdom5.0%
29Armenia4.9%
30Hungary4.8%
31Czech Republic4.7%
32Panama4.6%
33Poland4.6%
34Suriname4.5%
35Luxembourg4.5%
36Canada4.4%
37Belgium4.4%
38Guadeloupe4.4%
39Germany4.3%
40Portugal4.3%
41Australia4.2%
42Ukraine4.2%
43Latvia4.1%
44Argentina4.1%
45Venezuela4.1%
46Puerto Rico4.1%
47Philippines4.1%
48United States of America4.0%
49France4.0%
50Uzbekistan4.0%
51Denmark4.0%
52Finland4.0%
53Switzerland4.0%
54Brazil3.9%
55Mauritius3.9%
56Thailand3.9%
57Martinique3.9%
58Ireland3.9%
59Japan3.8%
60South Korea3.8%
61Colombia3.8%
62Bulgaria3.7%
63Slovenia3.7%
64Austria3.6%
65Cape Verde3.6%
66Barbados3.6%
67Sweden3.5%
68Croatia3.5%
69Malaysia3.5%
70Tajikistan3.5%
71Uruguay3.5%
72Hong Kong3.4%
73Bahamas3.4%
74Italy3.4%
75Seychelles3.4%
76Saint Lucia3.3%
77Jordan3.3%
78Cyprus3.3%
79Dominica3.2%
80Netherlands3.2%
81Cuba3.2%
82Serbia3.1%
83Malta3.1%
84Norway3.1%
85Trinidad and Tobago3.1%
86Belarus3.1%
87New Zealand3.1%
88Georgia3.0%
89Montenegro3.0%
90French Guiana3.0%
91Paraguay3.0%
92Israel3.0%
93Singapore2.8%
94Jamaica2.8%
95Grenada2.8%
96Kuwait2.8%
97Bosnia and Herzegovina2.8%
98United Arab Emirates2.7%
99Islamic Republic of Iran2.7%
100Syrian Arab Republic2.7%
101Sri Lanka2.7%
102Saudi Arabia2.6%
103Greece2.6%
104Brunei Darussalam2.6%
105Iceland2.6%
106Antigua and Barbuda2.5%
107Qatar2.5%
108Lebanon2.5%
109Fiji2.3%
110Dominican Republic2.2%
111Türkiye2.1%
112South Africa2.1%
113Bahrain2.0%
114The Republic of North Macedonia1.7%
115Albania1.6%
116Maldives1.6%
117Mayotte1.5%
118Oman1.2%
119Iraq1.2%
Showing 119 of 119 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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