Brazil is an upper-middle income
developing country as classified by World Bank. Brazil has 200 million people,
most whom live in poverty with a total life expectancy of 72.9 years. Many
people suffer from chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, chronic
respiratory diseases, cancer, and diabetes. These diseases accounted for 72% of
the disease burden for the poor in Brazil in 2007, with neuropsychiatric
disorders being the leading cause of death.