Table 1.

Nursing professionals by Region and category – Brazil, 2021.

Nursing-categories/Regions	Midwest	Northeast	North	Southeast	South	TOTAL
professional ‘Nurses’	49,038	147,930	42,836	259,112	70,061	568,977
technical nurses	122,234	391,037	152,070	862,132	231,313	1758.786
Total	171,272	538,967	194,906	1121.244	301,374	2327.763