Medical doctors not further defined in Brazil
Brazil: Medical doctors not further defined was 124,234 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
124,234
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
8th
of 151 countries
All-time high
459,080
in 2021
All-time low
119,341
in 2023
Years of data
15
1990–2024
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 151 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% |
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 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,496 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,476 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1148 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.4197 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5082 units per person (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 151 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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