In 2022, the number of licensed pulmonologists in Brazil amounted to approximately four thousand doctors, up from around 3.66 thousand specialists reported two years earlier. This figure showed an uptrend since 2013, when the number of physicians specializing in pulmonology, a medical field focused on respiratory tract diseases, reached around 2.59 thousand professionals. That same year, Brazil had more than 584 thousand doctors, mostly specialists.
Number of licensed pulmonologists in Brazil between 2013 and 2022
(in 1,000s)
Data prior to 2022 were retrieved from earlier releases of the publication.
Figures have been rounded.
Data refers to the number of registered licenses for each specialization. Physicians with more than one specialization were counted as a specialist in each field they are authorized to practice.
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Various sources (Associação Médica Brasileira). (February 7, 2023). Number of licensed pulmonologists in Brazil between 2013 and 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/962333/number-licensed-pulmonologists-brazil/
Various sources (Associação Médica Brasileira). "Number of licensed pulmonologists in Brazil between 2013 and 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/962333/number-licensed-pulmonologists-brazil/
Various sources (Associação Médica Brasileira). (2023). Number of licensed pulmonologists in Brazil between 2013 and 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/962333/number-licensed-pulmonologists-brazil/
Various sources (Associação Médica Brasileira). "Number of Licensed Pulmonologists in Brazil between 2013 and 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/962333/number-licensed-pulmonologists-brazil/
Various sources (Associação Médica Brasileira), Number of licensed pulmonologists in Brazil between 2013 and 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/962333/number-licensed-pulmonologists-brazil/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number of licensed pulmonologists in Brazil between 2013 and 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Various sources (Associação Médica Brasileira), February 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/962333/number-licensed-pulmonologists-brazil/
