In 2022, the number of licensed neurologists in Brazil amounted to around 6.78 thousand professionals, a thousand doctors more than those registered two years earlier. This figure more than doubled compared to 2013, when the number of neurologists authorized to practice in the South American country totaled about 3.21 thousand professionals. Neurology is a field of medicine focused on disorders of the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Number of licensed neurologists in Brazil from 2013 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
Data prior to 2022 were retrieved from earlier releases of the publication.
Figures have been rounded.
Data refers to the number of registered licenses for each specialization. Physicians with more than one specialization were counted as a specialist in each field they are authorized to practice.
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Associação Médica Brasileira. (February 7, 2023). Number of licensed neurologists in Brazil from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/962288/number-licensed-neurologists-brazil/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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