In 2022, the medical specialization with the highest percentage of women in Brazil was dermatology, with nearly eight out of ten women specialists. Pediatrics, a medical specialty focused on infants, children, and young adults health care followed, with about 75.6 percent of the specialists in Brazil being women. In contrast, the medical specialization with the lowest share of women in the South American country was urology that year.
Medical specializations with the highest percentage of women in Brazil in 2022
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Various sources (Associação Médica Brasileira). (February 7, 2023). Medical specializations with the highest percentage of women in Brazil in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/962791/medical-specializations-gender-distribution-brazil/
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