Physicians in Brazil
Brazil had 2.36 physicians per 1,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Brazil, 2023
2.36
Change from 2021
+0.17per 1,000 people
World, 2022
1.86 per 1,000 people
Median of G20 countries, 2023
3.06 per 1,000 people
Physicians in Brazil over time
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Physicians per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Brazil | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.36 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2022 | – | 1.86 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 2.19 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2019 | 2.35 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2017 | 2.20 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2013 | 1.91 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2011 | 1.87 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2010 | – | 1.49 per 1,000 people |
| 2000 | – | 1.52 per 1,000 people |
| 1999 | 1.38 per 1,000 people | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 2.19 per 1,000 people in 2021, a change of +0.17.
- Since 1995, when it was 1.23 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +1.13.
More for Brazil
All statistics for Brazil
Hospital beds
2.5 per 1,000 people
2021 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
75.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
17.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
63.8 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
84
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
9.27 litres
2024 · WHO