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Table 1 Historical evolution of total medical students per year and density of medical students per 100 000 inhabitants in Spain and Brazil (2001–2017)

From: How many and which physicians? A comparative study of the evolution of the supply of physicians and specialist training in Brazil and Spain

Year

Spain

Brazil

Total medical students

Density1

Total medical students

Density1

2001

4 371

10.7

13 173

7.4

2002

4 359

10.6

13 732

7.7

2003

4 359

10.4

14 724

8.1

2004

4 343

10.2

16 497

9.0

2005

4 343

10.0

17 575

9.4

2006

4 726

10.7

19 250

10.2

2007

5 032

11.2

20 515

10.8

2008

5 871

12.9

21 279

11.1

2009

6 229

13.5

21 379

11.1

2010

6 673

14.3

21 649

11.1

2011

6 949

14.9

21 987

11.2

2012

7 061

15.1

23 985

12.1

2013

6 977

14.9

24 587

12.2

2014

6 905

14.8

27 950

13.8

2015

6 847

14.7

29 376

14.4

2016

6 877

14.8

30 002

14.6

2017

6 995

15.0

30 971

14.9

  1. Sources: Spain: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Organización Médica Colegial de España (OMC). Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), Ministério da Educação (MEC)
  2. 1Total of medical students/year per 100 000 population