Table 2.
The Rates per 10,000 inhabitants for human resources and mental health services, Brazil, 2005
| Geographical Regions | Psychiatrists | Psychologists | Social workers | Nurses | ||||
| N | rate | N | Rate | N | rate | N | Rate | |
| North | 93 | 0.063 | 600 | 0.408 | 844 | 0.570 | 10 | 0.007 |
| Northeast | 948 | 0.186 | 2996 | 0.587 | 3543 | 0.690 | 218 | 0.043 |
| Center-West | 312 | 0.240 | 1623 | 1.246 | 932 | 0.710 | 36 | 0.028 |
| Southeast | 3570 | 0.455 | 10117 | 1.289 | 7069 | 0.900 | 329 | 0.042 |
| South | 1080 | 0.400 | 3427 | 1.271 | 1950 | 0.720 | 87 | 0.032 |
| Brazil | 6003 | 0.326 | 18763 | 1.019 | 14338 | 0.720 | 680 | 0.037 |
Source: CNES, 2005