Table 1. General sociodemographic, health indicators and climate characteristics of Canada and Brazil.
| Characteristics | Canada | Brazil |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||
| Total population (in millions) | 34.017 | 194.946 |
| Population over 60 years (%) | 20 | 10 |
| Annual growth rate (%) | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | 81 | 73 |
| Life expectancy at age 60 (years) | 24 | 21 |
| Literacy rate among adults aged ≥15 years (%) | 99 | 88.6 |
| Crude death rate (per 1000 inhabitant) | 7.1 | 6.3 |
| Gross National Income per capita (US$) | 38,310 | 11,000 |
| Mean income among elders per capita (US$) | 31,150 | 8,868 |
| Population living below the national poverty line (%) | 9.4 | 26 |
| Health indicators | ||
| Health workforce | ||
| Physicians (per 10,000 inhabitant) | 19.8 | 17.6 |
| Nurses (per 10,000 inhabitant) | 104.3 | 64.2 |
| Hospital beds (per 10,000 inhabitant) | 32 | 24 |
| Mortality rate by cardiovascular disease and diabetes | ||
| (ages 30–70 per 100,000 inhabitant) | 82 | 248 |
| Climate patterns | ||
| Average min. and max. temperatures in °C* # | −12.4 min. | 4.9 min. |
| 26.6 max | 33.2 max. | |
| Average daylight hours exposure per year* | 12 | 16 |
| Average daylight hours during summer and spring* | 12.1 | 12.7 |
Source: World Health Organization 2012, The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2008, Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia 2011, Metereological Service of Canada, 2011, Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory 2011.
* Data from Montreal and São Paulo.
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Minimum temperature during Wintertime and Maximum temperature during Summertime.