Medical doctors in Brazil

Brazil: Medical doctors was 24.99 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
24.99
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
77th
of 185 countries
All-time high
24.99
in 2024
All-time low
10.85
in 1990
Years of data
16
1990–2024

Medical doctors in Brazil, 1990–2024

05101520251990200720241990: 10.81992: 11.41993: 11.71994: 121995: 12.31996: 12.61997: 12.91998: 12.81999: 13.82011: 18.72013: 19.12017: 222019: 23.52021: 21.92023: 23.62024: 25

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 24.99 for medical doctors in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, medical doctors in Brazil peaked at 24.99 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.85, in 1990.

Brazil ranks 77th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.26 10.85 13.79 9
2010s 20.81 18.7 23.51 4
2020s 23.49 21.91 24.99 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 74 Japan 26.49 compare
  2. 75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 25.84 compare
  3. 76 Colombia 25.37 compare
  4. 78 Barbados 23.98 compare
  5. 79 Türkiye 23.4 compare
  6. 80 Uzbekistan, Republic of 23.23 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is medical doctors in Brazil?
Medical doctors in Brazil was 24.99 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 24.99 in 2024.
What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 10.85 in 1990.
How does Brazil rank for medical doctors?
Brazil ranks 77th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
Is medical doctors rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. 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 (per 10,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Medical doctors (per 10,000)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
188 places, 3,662 data points, 1990–2024
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