The following data were gathered from the professional bodies, but there is no information about whether these numbers refer to public or private sector. We assume that these numbers refer to both private and public sectors.

Workforce	Number per 100,000 population	References
Doctors	227	Conselho Federal de Medicina, 2020
Nurses	251	Conselho Federal de Enfermagem, 2019
Social Workers	86	Conselho Federal de Enfermagem, 2019
Neurologists	2.7	Conselho Federal de Medicina, 2020
Geriatricians	1	Conselho Federal de Medicina, 2020

 

References:

Conselho Federal de Medicina. (2020). Demografia Médica no Brasil. https://www.fm.usp.br/fmusp/conteudo/DemografiaMedica2020_9DEZ.pdf

Conselho Federal de Enfermagem. (2019). Enfermagem em Números Conselho Federal de Enfermagem—Brasil. http://www.cofen.gov.br/enfermagem-em-numeros