In 2024, the number of licensed general surgeons in Brazil amounted to around ****** professionals, down from about ****** specialists reported two years prior. Compared to 2013, the number of licensed surgeons increased by about ** percent in the South American country. As of 2022, Brazil had approximately ****physicians per thousand inhabitants.
Data prior to 2024 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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Associação Médica Brasileira. (April 30, 2025). Number of licensed general surgeons in Brazil between 2013 and 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/962150/number-licensed-general-surgeons-brazil/
Associação Médica Brasileira. "Number of licensed general surgeons in Brazil between 2013 and 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 30, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/962150/number-licensed-general-surgeons-brazil/
Associação Médica Brasileira. (2025). Number of licensed general surgeons in Brazil between 2013 and 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/962150/number-licensed-general-surgeons-brazil/
Associação Médica Brasileira. "Number of Licensed General Surgeons in Brazil between 2013 and 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/962150/number-licensed-general-surgeons-brazil/
Associação Médica Brasileira, Number of licensed general surgeons in Brazil between 2013 and 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/962150/number-licensed-general-surgeons-brazil/ (last visited May 17, 2025)
Number of licensed general surgeons in Brazil between 2013 and 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Associação Médica Brasileira, April 30, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/962150/number-licensed-general-surgeons-brazil/
