Medical doctors in Brazil
Brazil: Medical doctors was 49.3% in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
49.3%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
43rd
of 82 countries
All-time high
49.3%
in 2024
All-time low
40.3%
in 2010
Years of data
6
2010β2024
Medical doctors in Brazil, 2010β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Brazil is 49.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Brazil peaked at 49.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 2010.
Brazil ranks 43rd of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.7% | 40.3% | 42.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 45.6% | 49.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 42 Germany 49.4% compare
- 44 New Zealand 49.2% compare
- 45 Belgium 48.6% compare
- 45 Uzbekistan 48.6% compare
- 45 Oman 48.6% compare
More health data for Brazil
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.64 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.60 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1.61 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1.58 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1.59 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Brazil?
- Medical doctors in Brazil was 49.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 2010.
- How does Brazil rank for medical doctors?
- Brazil ranks 43rd out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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