As of September 2022, the number of active doctors registered in Brazil amounted to more than 602 thousand professionals. Out of the total, around 318 thousand were men, and about 283 thousand women practiced medicine in the South American country. Thus, there were approximately 0.88 women doctors for each male physician practicing in Brazil by that time.
Number of active medical doctors in Brazil as of September 2022, by gender
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