Table 3 General data on the representativeness of Private Health in Brazil

Health Spending (% of GDP) [4, 14]

8.3

9

Proportion spent on Private Health (%) [4, 15]

54.2

56.07

Proportion spent on Public Health (%) [4, 15]

45.8

43.93

Coverage Rate on Private Health Plans (%) [16]

22.3

24.5

The Hospital Medical Organization (Unit) [16]

1045

711

The Dental Organization (Unit) [16]

374

256

Assets of Private Health Entities (US$ - Billions) [26]

$ 11,764.71

$ 21,323.53^b

Private Health Programs (Users) [16]

44,937,350^a

47,615,162

U-files of individual or family plans (Users) [16]

9,560,381^a

9,043,414

Users of Business Plans (Users) [16]

28,877,931^a

32,192,328

U-kind Collective Plans (Users) [16]

6,643,512^a

6,308,420

Users of Unidentified Plans (Users) [16]

943,990^a

71,000

And Direct Jobs in Health (People) [14]

–

4,418,871

And Direct Jobs in the Private Health Sector (People) [14]

–

3,429,759

And Direct Jobs in the Public Health Sector (People) [14]

–

989,112

Revenue from Private Operators Payouts (US$) [16]

$ 15,592,201,463.79

$ 30,498,100,687.32

Operator Assistance Expenses (US$) [16]

$ 12,658,972,366.36

$ 22,090,892,703.13

Operator Administrative Expenses (US$) [16]

$ 2,427,299,367.83

$ 2,886,992,082.35

Operators’ Business Expenses (US$) [16]

$ 504,765,502.02

$ 961,252,886.21

Hospital Structures (Units) [17]

6907

6642

Hospital Beds Brazil (Unit) [17]

435,793

404,770

Private Hospital Beds (Unit) [17]

295,463

254,982

Beds per Thousand Inhabitants (Thousand Inhabitants) [17, 28]

2.23

1.91