In 2021, among a selected group of medical disciplines, nurses and midwifery personnel had the largest number of employed people in Brazil, with over 1.1 million professionals. The second-largest group was of physicians, with a little under half a million. That year, the density of nurses and midwifery personnel in the country amounted to 55.13 per 10,000 people.
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Number of selected medical professionals in Brazil in 2021, by category
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WHO. (May 19, 2024). Number of selected medical professionals in Brazil in 2021, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1535837/medical-personnel-by-category-brazil/
WHO. "Number of selected medical professionals in Brazil in 2021, by category." Chart. May 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1535837/medical-personnel-by-category-brazil/
WHO. (2024). Number of selected medical professionals in Brazil in 2021, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1535837/medical-personnel-by-category-brazil/
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Number of selected medical professionals in Brazil in 2021, by category [Graph], WHO, May 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1535837/medical-personnel-by-category-brazil/