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. 2016 Jan 14;20(2):141–148. doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2015.10.009

Table 4.

Density of infectious diseases specialists according to Brazilian states, 2015.

State/region n Inhabitants17 ID densitya
Rondônia 22 1,728,214 12.73
Acre 19 776,463 24.47
Amazonas 65 3,807,921 17.07
Roraima 14 488,072 28.68
Para 75 7,969,654 9.41
Amapá 3 734,996 4.08
Tocantins 10 1,478,164 6.77



Northern 208 16,983,484 12.25
 Maranhão 18 6,794,301 2.65
 Piauí 49 3,184,166 15.39
 Ceara 70 8,778,576 7.97
 Rio Grande do Norte 58 3,373,959 17.19
 Paraíba 55 3,914,421 14.05
 Pernambuco 80 9,208,550 8.69
 Alagoas 38 3,300,935 11.51
 Sergipe 35 2,195,662 15.94
 Bahia 119 15,044,137 7.91



Northeastern 522 55,794,707 9.36
 Minas Gerais 249 20,593,356 12.09
 Espirito  Santo 89 3,839,366 23.18
 Rio De Janeiro 392 16,369,179 23.95
 São Paulo 1161 43,663,669 26.59



Southeastern 1891 84,465,570 22.39
 Paraná 134 10,997,465 12.18
 Santa Catarina 74 6,634,254 11.15
 Rio Grande do Sul 140 11,164,043 12.54



Southern 348 28,795,762 12.09
 Mato Grosso do Sul 41 2,587,269 15.85
 Mato Grosso 34 3,182,113 10.68
 Goiás 94 6,434,048 14.61
 Distrito Federal 91 2,789,761 32.62



Center-western 260 14,993,191 17.34



Brazil 3229 201,032,714 16.06
a

Infectious diseases specialist density per million inhabitants.