Inequalities in the distribution of the health workforce and the sources of the inequalities by category of health workers in Brazil 1991–2005.

Sources: Author's calculation using data of the population Census 1991 & 2000, Datasus 2005 -Conselhos profissionais (Ministério da Saúde/SGTES/DEGERTS/CONPROF) and Sistema de Informação da Atenção Básica (SIAB/Ministério da Saúde)-, and the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA).
Note: Skilled (HW) Health Workers is defined as physicians and nurse professionals and not skilled Health Workers as community health workers and nurse associates. Densities are calculated per 1000 pop.