Table 2 Trends of the annual average of the physiotherapists workforce-to-population ratio

Brazil

Public

0.9 (0.7;1.1)^ab

p < 0.001

0.2 (0.1;0.4)^a

p = 0.004

0.8 (0.6;0.9)^ab

p < 0.001

Private

0.2 (− 0.2;0.6)

p = 0.362

0.6 (0.5;0.7)^ab

p < 0.001

0.8 (0.5;1.0)^ab

p < 0.001

North

Public

1.0 (0.9;1.2)^ab

p < 0.001

0.4 (0.2;0.6)^a

p < 0.001

0.8 (0.7;0.9)^ab

p < 0.001

Private

1.4 (0.6;2.1)^a

p < 0.001

0.9 (0.7;1.2)^a

p < 0.001

0.5 (0.2;0.9)^a

p = 0.007

Northeast

Public

1.5 (1.1;1.8)^ab

p < 0.000

0.3 (0.1;0.4)^a

p < 0.000

0.8 (0.7;0.9)^ab

p < 0.000

Private

1.5 (0.4;2.8)^a

p = 0.007

0.7 (0.5;0.8)^a

p < 0.001

0.3 (0.2;0.5)^a

p < 0.001

Southeast

Public

0.6 (0.4;0.7)^ab

p < 0.001

0.1 (−0.01;0.2)

p = 0.117

0.7 (0.5;0.9)^ab

p = 0.014

Private

−0.2 (−0.4;−0.04)

p < 0.001

0.6 (0.4;0.8)^a

p < 0.001

0.9 (0.6;1.2)^a

p < 0.001

South

Public

0.6 (0.5;0.7)^ab

p < 0.000

0.3 (0.1;0.4)a

p < 0.000

0.8 (0.7;0.9)^ab

p < 0.000

Private

−0.8 (−1.6;−0.1)^c

p = 0.019

0.5 (0.4;0.6)^a

p < 0.001

0.4 (0.2;0.6)^a

p < 0.001

Central-west

Public

0.9 (0.7;1.1)^ab

p < 0.001

0.3 (0.2;0.4)^a

p < 0.001

0.7 (0.6;0.7)^ab

p < 0.001

Private

0.3 (0.1;0.5)^a

p = 0.004

0.4 (0.2;0.6)^a

p < 0.0001

−0.08 (−0.2;0.04)

p < 0.221