Physicians per 1000 people in Brazil
Brazil: Physicians per 1000 people was 2.36 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.36
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
79th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.36
in 2023
All-time low
0.374
in 1960
Years of data
23
1960–2023
Physicians per 1000 people in Brazil, 1960–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, physicians per 1000 people in Brazil stood at 2.36. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Brazil peaked at 2.36 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.374, in 1960.
Brazil ranks 79th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.387 | 0.374 | 0.4 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.558 | 0.492 | 0.624 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 0.767 | 1.47 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.23 | 1.08 | 1.38 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.08 | 1.87 | 2.35 | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.27 | 2.19 | 2.36 | 2 |
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More health data for Brazil
- 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)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Brazil?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Brazil was 2.36 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 in 2023.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.374 in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Brazil ranks 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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