Evaluating medical education regulation changes in Brazil: workforce impact

Table 3 Evolution of absolute number of physicians (total and SUS) and physicians ratio per 1000 inhabitants

Municipality characteristics	Physicians practicing in SUS				Total of physicians
	2009		2018		2009		2018
	Absolute number	Physician per 1000 inhabitants ratio	Absolute number	Physician per 1000 inhabitants ratio	Absolute number	Physician per 1000 inhabitants ratio	Absolute number	Physician per 1000 inhabitants ratio
Macro-region
Midwest	16342	1.18	22687	1.41	20975	1.51	31084	1.93
Northeast	42947	0.80	59614	1.05	50962	0.95	72154	1.27
North	10838	0.70	15525	0.85	12146	0.79	18430	1.01
Southeast	111575	1.38	144515	1.65	155142	1.92	210456	2.40
South	33682	1.22	47814	1.61	43386	1.57	64189	2.16
Population
Up to 20,000 inhabitants	16919	0.51	20821	0.60	17398	0.52	22095	0.63
Between 20,001 and 50,000 inhabitants	20544	0.64	26077	0.75	22487	0.70	30450	0.87
Between 50,001 and 100,000 inhabitants	19638	0.88	26979	1.09	23102	1.04	33808	1.37
Between 100,001 and 500,000 inhabitants	59139	1.26	81921	1.57	77202	1.65	112150	2.15
Above 500,000 inhabitants	99144	1.73	134357	2.17	142422	2.48	197810	3.20
Physician inhabitant ratio in 2009
Up to 01 physician per 1000 inhabitants	32288	0.70	44495	0.89	37637	0.81	54455	1.08
Between 1.0 and 1.5 physicians per 1000 inhabitants	44781	1.00	63425	1.29	54957	1.23	79986	1.63
Above 1.5 physicians per 1000 inhabitants	138315	1.38	182235	1.67	190017	1.89	261872	2.40
GDP per capita in 2009
Below the national average	42059	0.57	54506	0.70	46201	0.63	62965	0.80
Above the national average	173325	1.47	235,649	1.81	236410	2.01	333348	2.56

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