Medical doctors not further defined (number) in Brazil
Brazil: Medical doctors not further defined was 124,234 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors not further defined in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, medical doctors not further defined in Brazil stood at 124,234.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors not further defined in Brazil peaked at 459,080 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 119,341, in 2023.
That places Brazil 8th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Medical doctors not further defined in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 161,880 | — |
| 1992 | 175,848 | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 183,068 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 190,554 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 198,479 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 206,675 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 215,875 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 216,632 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 236,668 | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 365,231 | +54.3% |
| 2013 | 378,354 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 304,263 | -19.6% |
| 2021 | 459,080 | +50.9% |
| 2023 | 119,341 | -74.0% |
| 2024 | 124,234 | +4.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 124,234 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,840, 32.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 124,234 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,366, 19.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medical doctors not further defined 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -74.0% | 459,080 | 119,341 |
| 2011 | +54.3% | 236,668 | 365,231 |
| 2021 | +50.9% | 304,263 | 459,080 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 198,409 | 161,880 | 236,668 | 9 |
| 2010s | 349,283 | 304,263 | 378,354 | 3 |
| 2020s | 234,218 | 119,341 | 459,080 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors not further defined in Brazil?
- Medical doctors not further defined in Brazil was 124,234 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors not further defined recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 459,080 in 2021.
- What is the lowest medical doctors not further defined recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 119,341 in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for medical doctors not further defined?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors not further defined rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors not further defined (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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