Nursing personnel Brazil 2021, by gender

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Jennifer Mendoza,
Nov 11, 2024

In 2021, the majority of the nursing personnel in Brazil was composed of women, who represented more than 86 percent of the workforce in the sector. That year, the density of nursery and midwifery personnel in the country amounted to 55.13 professionals per 10,000 people. 

Distribution of nursing personnel in Brazil in 2021, by gender

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May 2024

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Brazil

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2021

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