Table 1

Family and community physicians in Brazil, December 2018

CharacteristicsN%
Gender
 Female356357.1
 Male254640.8
 Not inferred1292.1
Mode of specialisation*
 Certification232137.2
 Medical residency391762.8
Year of specialisation
 2014–2018236437.9
 2009–2013157325.2
 2004–2008136821.9
 1999–20033705.9
 1981–19985639.0
Region of specialisation
 North3145.0
 Northeast82513.2
 Southeast279444.8
 South194331.3
 Central-West3175.1
 Unknown450.7
  • *Whichever came first, for physicians specialising through both modes.