Estimating the Bariatric Surgery Rate in the Potentially Eligible Population within the Brazilian Public Healthcare System, 2017–2023 - Takeaways - MDSpire

Estimating the Bariatric Surgery Rate in the Potentially Eligible Population within the Brazilian Public Healthcare System, 2017–2023

  • By

  • Luis Roberto da Silva

  • Claudio Makoto Kanai

  • Anna Carolina Batista Dantas

  • Wayner Vieira de Souza

  • Denis Pajecki

  • Beatriz Helena Tess

  • May 13, 2026

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    Brazil performed 80,441 bariatric surgeries in 2023, with only 7,570 (9.4%) conducted in the public healthcare system (SUS).

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    The study estimated that 1,251,075 adults with severe obesity reside in Brazilian state capitals, with 738,430 lacking private health insurance.

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    Between 2017 and 2023, only 8,205 bariatric surgeries were performed in the SUS, resulting in a 1% surgery rate among eligible individuals.

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    Surgical rates varied by region, with the highest in Curitiba (17.51%) and four capitals reporting no surgeries during the study period.

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    This study highlights the significant gap in access to bariatric surgery in Brazil's public healthcare system despite high global surgical volumes.

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Estimating the Bariatric Surgery Rate in the Potentially Eligible Population within the Brazilian Public Healthcare System, 2017–2023

  • by Luis Roberto da Silva, Claudio Makoto Kanai, Anna Carolina Batista Dantas, Wayner Vieira de Souza, Denis Pajecki, Beatriz Helena Tess

  • May 13, 2026

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