Generalist doctors in Brazil 2022, by state
largest number of registered doctors in Brazil, including generalists and specialists that year.
In 2022, there were approximately 220 thousand generalist doctors in Brazil. That year, São Paulo ranked as the Brazilian state with the most generalist physicians in the country, with more than 57 thousand licensed doctors. Rio de Janeiro placed second, registering around 26.8 thousand generalist practitioners. Moreover, São Paulo also had the