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. 2017 Dec 4;16:209. doi: 10.1186/s12939-017-0704-x

Table 2.

Percentage of municipalities with no coverage for each equipment and maximum range by region (%)

Region N 50 km 100 km 150 km 200 km
Municipalities Bone densitometer
 North 450 87.8 68.4 57.5 53.5
 Northeast 1794 62.7 46.7 40.9 37.8
 Southeast 1668 32.0 20.6 15.4 13.3
 South 1191 27.1 4.4 <1 <1
 Centre-West 467 77.7 51.9 31.8 19.7
 Brazil 5570 49.2 32.0 25.2 22.2
Hospital beds
 North 450 20.0 16.3 16.0 16.3
 Northeast 1794 12.8 10.7 10.2 10.2
 Southeast 1668 17.3 13.2 12.2 11.2
 South 1191 5.0 2.6 1.4 <1
 Centre-West 467 7.7 6.2 5.8 5.8
 Brazil 5570 12.6 9.8 9.0 8.6
Dialysis machines
 North 450 82.6 59.9 52.8 50.3
 Northeast 1794 63.9 38.6 27.4 18.1
 Southeast 1668 27.8 5.4 1.4 <1
 South 1191 28.2 6.0 <1 <1
 Centre-West 467 74.9 44.8 27.7 17.6
 Brazil 5570 47.9 23.9 15.9 11.5
MRIs
 North 450 81.5 55.0 38.1 23.4
 Northeast 1794 77.0 48.4 32.3 21.0
 Southeast 1668 33.5 13.5 7.4 4.8
 South 1191 30.6 1.6 <1 <1
 Centre-West 467 81.3 55.4 32.2 17.0
 Brazil 5570 54.8 29.0 18.5 11.5