diff --git a/src/app/http/referrals/referrals.repository.ts b/src/app/http/referrals/referrals.repository.ts
index 420b1f0..61ee69d 100644
--- a/src/app/http/referrals/referrals.repository.ts
+++ b/src/app/http/referrals/referrals.repository.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ import {
   LessThanOrEqual,
   MoreThanOrEqual,
   Repository,
+  type SelectQueryBuilder,
 } from 'typeorm';
 
 import { Referral } from '@/domain/entities/referral';
 import { ReferralStatus } from '@/domain/schemas/referral';
+import type { CategoryTotalReferrals } from '@/domain/schemas/statistics';
 
 import { CreateReferralDto } from './referrals.dtos';
 
@@ -67,4 +69,50 @@ export class ReferralsRepository {
 
     return await this.referralsRepository.count({ where });
   }
+
+  public async getTotalReferralsByCategory(
+    input: { startDate?: Date; endDate?: Date; limit?: number } = {},
+  ): Promise<{ categories: CategoryTotalReferrals[]; total: number }> {
+    const { startDate, endDate, limit = 10 } = input;
+
+    function getQueryBuilderWithFilters(
+      queryBuilder: SelectQueryBuilder<Referral>,
+    ) {
+      if (startDate && endDate) {
+        queryBuilder.andWhere('referral.date BETWEEN :start AND :end', {
+          start: startDate,
+          end: endDate,
+        });
+      }
+
+      return queryBuilder;
+    }
+
+    const createQueryBuilder = (): SelectQueryBuilder<Referral> => {
+      return this.referralsRepository.createQueryBuilder('referral');
+    };
+
+    const categoryListQuery = getQueryBuilderWithFilters(
+      createQueryBuilder()
+        .select('referral.category', 'category')
+        .addSelect('COUNT(referral.id)', 'total')
+        .groupBy('referral.category')
+        .orderBy('COUNT(referral.id)', 'DESC')
+        .limit(limit),
+    );
+
+    const totalCategoriesQuery = getQueryBuilderWithFilters(
+      createQueryBuilder().select('COUNT(DISTINCT referral.category)', 'total'),
+    );
+
+    const [categories, totalResult] = await Promise.all([
+      categoryListQuery.getRawMany<CategoryTotalReferrals>(),
+      totalCategoriesQuery.getRawOne<{ total: string }>(),
+    ]);
+
+    return {
+      categories,
+      total: Number(totalResult?.total || 0),
+    };
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/http/statistics/statistics.controller.ts b/src/app/http/statistics/statistics.controller.ts
index b0aae11..271f910 100644
--- a/src/app/http/statistics/statistics.controller.ts
+++ b/src/app/http/statistics/statistics.controller.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type {
   GetPatientsByGenderResponse,
   GetReferredPatientsByStateResponse,
   GetTotalReferralsAndReferredPatientsPercentageResponse,
+  GetTotalReferralsByCategoryResponse,
   PatientsByCity,
   PatientsByGender,
 } from '@/domain/schemas/statistics';
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   GetPatientsByPeriodQuery,
   GetReferredPatientsByStateQuery,
   GetTotalReferralsAndReferredPatientsPercentageQuery,
+  GetTotalReferralsByCategoryQuery,
 } from './statistics.dtos';
 import { StatisticsService } from './statistics.service';
 
@@ -93,6 +95,25 @@ export class StatisticsController {
     };
   }
 
+  @Get('referrals-by-category')
+  @Roles(['manager', 'nurse'])
+  @ApiOperation({
+    summary: 'Lista com o total de encaminhamentos por categoria',
+  })
+  async getTotalReferralsByCategory(
+    @Query() query: GetTotalReferralsByCategoryQuery,
+  ): Promise<GetTotalReferralsByCategoryResponse> {
+    const { categories, total } =
+      await this.statisticsService.getTotalReferralsByCategory(query);
+
+    return {
+      success: true,
+      message:
+        'Lista com o total de encaminhamentos por categoria retornada com sucesso.',
+      data: { categories, total },
+    };
+  }
+
   @Get('referrals-by-state')
   @Roles(['manager', 'nurse'])
   @ApiOperation({
diff --git a/src/app/http/statistics/statistics.dtos.ts b/src/app/http/statistics/statistics.dtos.ts
index bd9861e..9004d2d 100644
--- a/src/app/http/statistics/statistics.dtos.ts
+++ b/src/app/http/statistics/statistics.dtos.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   getPatientsByPeriodQuerySchema,
   getReferredPatientsByStateQuerySchema,
   getTotalReferralsAndReferredPatientsPercentageQuerySchema,
+  getTotalReferralsByCategoryQuerySchema,
 } from '@/domain/schemas/statistics';
 
 export class GetPatientsByPeriodQuery extends createZodDto(
@@ -14,6 +15,10 @@ export class GetTotalReferralsAndReferredPatientsPercentageQuery extends createZ
   getTotalReferralsAndReferredPatientsPercentageQuerySchema,
 ) {}
 
+export class GetTotalReferralsByCategoryQuery extends createZodDto(
+  getTotalReferralsByCategoryQuerySchema,
+) {}
+
 export class GetReferredPatientsByStateQuery extends createZodDto(
   getReferredPatientsByStateQuerySchema,
 ) {}
diff --git a/src/app/http/statistics/statistics.service.ts b/src/app/http/statistics/statistics.service.ts
index bf63d73..7fa5ffd 100644
--- a/src/app/http/statistics/statistics.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/http/statistics/statistics.service.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 
 import type {
+  CategoryTotalReferrals,
   GetTotalPatientsByStatusResponse,
   PatientsStatisticField,
   StateReferredPatients,
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import type {
   GetPatientsByPeriodQuery,
   GetReferredPatientsByStateQuery,
   GetTotalReferralsAndReferredPatientsPercentageQuery,
+  GetTotalReferralsByCategoryQuery,
 } from './statistics.dtos';
 
 @Injectable()
@@ -69,6 +71,19 @@ export class StatisticsService {
     };
   }
 
+  async getTotalReferralsByCategory(
+    query: GetTotalReferralsByCategoryQuery,
+  ): Promise<{ categories: CategoryTotalReferrals[]; total: number }> {
+    const { startDate, endDate } = this.utilsService.getDateRangeForPeriod(
+      query.period,
+    );
+
+    return await this.referralsRepository.getTotalReferralsByCategory({
+      startDate,
+      endDate,
+    });
+  }
+
   async getReferredPatientsByState(
     query: GetReferredPatientsByStateQuery,
   ): Promise<{ states: StateReferredPatients[]; total: number }> {
diff --git a/src/domain/schemas/statistics.ts b/src/domain/schemas/statistics.ts
index f8e4348..1a35938 100644
--- a/src/domain/schemas/statistics.ts
+++ b/src/domain/schemas/statistics.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { BRAZILIAN_STATES } from '@/constants/brazilian-states';
 import { baseResponseSchema } from './base';
 import { GENDERS } from './patient';
 import { baseQuerySchema } from './query';
+import { REFERRAL_CATEGORIES } from './referral';
 
 // Patients
 
@@ -104,3 +105,26 @@ export const getReferredPatientsByStateResponseSchema =
 export type GetReferredPatientsByStateResponse = z.infer<
   typeof getReferredPatientsByStateResponseSchema
 >;
+
+export const getTotalReferralsByCategoryQuerySchema = baseQuerySchema.pick({
+  period: true,
+});
+
+export const categoryTotalReferralsSchema = z.object({
+  category: z.enum(REFERRAL_CATEGORIES),
+  total: z.number(),
+});
+export type CategoryTotalReferrals = z.infer<
+  typeof categoryTotalReferralsSchema
+>;
+
+export const getTotalReferralsByCategoryResponseSchema =
+  baseResponseSchema.extend({
+    data: z.object({
+      categories: z.array(categoryTotalReferralsSchema),
+      total: z.number(),
+    }),
+  });
+export type GetTotalReferralsByCategoryResponse = z.infer<
+  typeof getTotalReferralsByCategoryResponseSchema
+>;