Table 1.
Descriptive statistics.
Figure 1.
Trends of the density of physicians plus nurse professional per 1000 pop by region in Brazil 1991–2005.
Author's calculation using data of the population Census 1991 & 2000 and Datasus 2005 -Conselhos profissionais (Ministério da Saúde/SGTES/DEGERTS/CONPROF). Note: X axis = year. Y axis = density of physicians plus nurse professionals per 1000 pop. Blue diamond = North Region. Green square = Northeast Region. Purple cross = Centre West Region. Yellow cross = South Region. Pink triangle = Southeast Region.
Table 2.
Inequalities in the distribution of the health workforce and the sources of the inequalities by category of health workers in Brazil 1991–2005.
Figure 2.
Relationship between the level of inequality and the density of physicians plus nurse professionals per 1000 pop by state and region in Brazil 1991–2005.
Author's calculation using data of the population Census 1991 & 2000 and Datasus 2005 -Conselhos profissionais (Ministério da Saúde/SGTES/DEGERTS/CONPROF). Note: X axis = density of physicians plus nurse professionals per 1000 pop. Y axis = Theil T index. Panel A = relationship for the year 1991. Panel B = relationship for the year 2000. Panel C = relationship for the year 2005. Each dot represents a state. The horizontal and vertical line represents the national averages of both variables. S refers to states in the Southern Regions and N refers to states in the Northern Regions. Area of the symbol proportional to state's population.