Table 2 Hospital distribution among Brazilian geographic regions compared with population distribution and hospital beds [44]
| Region |
Frequency n (%) |
Hospital beds n (%) | Region population [44] | Hospital beds/10 000 population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central-West | 604 (12.6) | 26 173 (8.4) | 15 219 608 | 17.2 |
| North | 423 (8.8) | 23 315 (7.5) | 17 231 027 | 13.5 |
| Northeast | 1 539 (32.1) | 83 404 (26.8) | 56 186 190 | 14.8 |
| South | 746 (15.6) | 51 132 (16.4) | 29 016 144 | 17.6 |
| Southeast | 1 478 (30.9) | 127 091 (40.8) | 85 115 623 | 14.9 |
| Total | 4 790 (100) | 311 115 (100) | 202 768 562 | 15.3 |