In 2022, there were approximately 584 thousand licensed doctors registered in Brazil. By type, around 62 percent, equivalent to 364.11 thousand doctors, were specialist physicians, while about 220 thousand professionals were generalist practitioners. That year, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Minas Gerais were the Brazilian states with the highest number of doctors registered in the country, including generalists and specialists.
Number of generalist and specialist physicians in Brazil in 2022
(in 1,000s)
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Various sources (Associação Médica Brasileira). (February 7, 2023). Number of generalist and specialist physicians in Brazil in 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/962751/number-generalist-specialist-physicians-brazil/
Various sources (Associação Médica Brasileira). "Number of generalist and specialist physicians in Brazil in 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/962751/number-generalist-specialist-physicians-brazil/
Various sources (Associação Médica Brasileira). (2023). Number of generalist and specialist physicians in Brazil in 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/962751/number-generalist-specialist-physicians-brazil/
Various sources (Associação Médica Brasileira). "Number of Generalist and Specialist Physicians in Brazil in 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/962751/number-generalist-specialist-physicians-brazil/
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