Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Brazil
Brazil: Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) was 7.85 per 10,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Health worker density, by type of occupation in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 10,000 people.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 7.85 per 10,000 people for health worker density, by type of occupation in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health worker density, by type of occupation in Brazil peaked at 12.65 per 10,000 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.5 per 10,000 people, in 2018.
Brazil ranks 35th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | per 10,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.82 per 10,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 8.76 per 10,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 9.14 per 10,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 9.47 per 10,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 9.75 per 10,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 11.26 per 10,000 people | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 11.64 per 10,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 11.66 per 10,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 11.93 per 10,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 12.05 per 10,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 11.51 per 10,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 12.65 per 10,000 people | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 6.5 per 10,000 people | -48.6% |
| 2021 | 6.83 per 10,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 7.45 per 10,000 people | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 7.85 per 10,000 people | +5.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 7.85 per 10,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.58 per 10,000 people, 3.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 7.85 per 10,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.8 per 10,000 people, 2.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population) in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -48.6% | 12.65 per 10,000 people | 6.5 per 10,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.45 per 10,000 people | 8.76 per 10,000 people | 12.05 per 10,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.22 per 10,000 people | 6.5 per 10,000 people | 12.65 per 10,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.38 per 10,000 people | 6.83 per 10,000 people | 7.85 per 10,000 people | 3 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,476 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0309 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health worker density, by type of occupation in Brazil?
- Health worker density, by type of occupation in Brazil was 7.85 per 10,000 people in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 12.65 per 10,000 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 per 10,000 people in 2018.
- How does Brazil rank for health worker density, by type of occupation?
- Brazil ranks 35th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health worker density, by type of occupation rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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