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Table 2 Percentage of municipalities with no coverage for each equipment and maximum range by region (%)

From: Spatially balanced provision of health equipment: a cross-sectional study oriented to the identification of challenges to access promotion

Region

N

50 km

100 km

150 km

200 km

Municipalities

 

Bone densitometer

 North

450

87.8

68.4

57.5

53.5

 Northeast

1794

62.7

46.7

40.9

37.8

 Southeast

1668

32.0

20.6

15.4

13.3

 South

1191

27.1

4.4

<1

<1

 Centre-West

467

77.7

51.9

31.8

19.7

 Brazil

5570

49.2

32.0

25.2

22.2

Hospital beds

 North

450

20.0

16.3

16.0

16.3

 Northeast

1794

12.8

10.7

10.2

10.2

 Southeast

1668

17.3

13.2

12.2

11.2

 South

1191

5.0

2.6

1.4

<1

 Centre-West

467

7.7

6.2

5.8

5.8

 Brazil

5570

12.6

9.8

9.0

8.6

Dialysis machines

 North

450

82.6

59.9

52.8

50.3

 Northeast

1794

63.9

38.6

27.4

18.1

 Southeast

1668

27.8

5.4

1.4

<1

 South

1191

28.2

6.0

<1

<1

 Centre-West

467

74.9

44.8

27.7

17.6

 Brazil

5570

47.9

23.9

15.9

11.5

MRIs

 North

450

81.5

55.0

38.1

23.4

 Northeast

1794

77.0

48.4

32.3

21.0

 Southeast

1668

33.5

13.5

7.4

4.8

 South

1191

30.6

1.6

<1

<1

 Centre-West

467

81.3

55.4

32.2

17.0

 Brazil

5570

54.8

29.0

18.5

11.5