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CUBA VS GABON
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Compare Cuba and Gabon health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cuba CUBA   Gabon GABON
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    62.6
    65.9
    64.2
    39
    46
    43
    		  
    38.3
    41.5
    39.9
    150
    143
    148
    1970
    68.5
    71.7
    70.0
    16
    40
    27
    		  
    45.5
    48.7
    47.0
    134
    133
    135
    1980
    72.2
    75.5
    73.8
    9
    26
    15
    		  
    53.5
    56.7
    55.1
    126
    123
    126
    1990
    72.9
    76.7
    74.7
    18
    33
    27
    		  
    59.4
    62.6
    60.9
    124
    127
    126
    2000
    74.9
    78.7
    76.8
    24
    35
    30
    		  
    57.0
    59.6
    58.2
    139
    141
    139
    2010
    75.9
    80.2
    78.0
    32
    35
    32
    		  
    62.4
    62.1
    62.3
    133
    150
    141
    2015
    76.9
    81.4
    79.1
    32
    34
    32
    		  
    64.7
    67.2
    66.0
    127
    140
    135
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cuba CUBA   Gabon GABON
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    76.9
    81.4
    32
    34
    		  
    64.7
    67.2
    127
    140
    Age 5
    77.4
    81.8
    34
    36
    		  
    68.5
    70.4
    124
    141
    Age 10
    77.5
    81.8
    34
    37
    		  
    69.1
    70.9
    119
    141
    Age 15
    77.6
    81.9
    33
    37
    		  
    69.5
    71.2
    117
    141
    Age 20
    77.7
    82.0
    34
    37
    		  
    70.0
    71.6
    114
    140
    Age 25
    77.9
    82.1
    34
    36
    		  
    70.7
    72.0
    113
    142
    Age 30
    78.1
    82.2
    35
    36
    		  
    71.4
    72.6
    110
    142
    Age 35
    78.4
    82.3
    35
    37
    		  
    72.1
    73.4
    109
    140
    Age 40
    78.7
    82.5
    34
    35
    		  
    73.0
    74.5
    103
    136
    Age 45
    79.1
    82.7
    35
    35
    		  
    74.0
    75.6
    97
    129
    Age 50
    79.6
    83.1
    35
    35
    		  
    75.1
    76.7
    94
    123
    Age 55
    80.3
    83.6
    34
    36
    		  
    76.3
    77.8
    93
    120
    Age 60
    81.3
    84.3
    33
    35
    		  
    77.5
    78.9
    94
    118
    Age 65
    82.7
    85.4
    32
    33
    		  
    79.0
    80.1
    96
    122
    Age 70
    84.5
    86.8
    26
    33
    		  
    80.8
    81.6
    102
    124
    Age 75
    86.6
    88.5
    16
    17
    		  
    82.9
    83.5
    115
    132
    Age 80
    88.9
    90.6
    8
    10
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    145
    155
    Age 85
    91.8
    93.0
    5
    9
    		  
    89.5
    89.9
    102
    108
    Age 90
    95.0
    95.9
    8
    13
    		  
    93.2
    93.5
    106
    109
    Age 95
    98.6
    99.1
    12
    13
    		  
    97.3
    97.6
    111
    107
    Age 100
    102.4
    102.5
    30
    39
    		  
    101.8
    101.9
    112
    109
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cuba CUBA   Gabon GABON
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.18
    78
    		  
    87.31
    90
    2. Stroke
    54.35
    123
    		  
    96.24
    78
    3. Prostate Cancer
    32.42
    18
    		  
    9.91
    124
    4. Lung Cancers
    32.28
    15
    		  
    5.40
    125
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    23.35
    103
    		  
    98.05
    43
    6. Alzheimers/Dementia
    22.38
    15
    		  
    4.20
    60
    7. Breast Cancer
    18.55
    65
    		  
    5.27
    167
    8. Hypertension
    17.55
    82
    		  
    18.03
    73
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.35
    112
    		  
    28.79
    81
    10. Lung Disease
    15.84
    109
    		  
    34.60
    22
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.55
    48
    		  
    3.01
    154
    12. Suicide
    11.67
    56
    		  
    8.16
    90
    13. Falls
    11.58
    29
    		  
    8.52
    52
    14. Other Injuries
    10.62
    94
    		  
    17.35
    51
    15. Liver Disease
    7.34
    135
    		  
    24.24
    53
    16. Cervical Cancer
    6.76
    98
    		  
    7.63
    90
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.41
    146
    		  
    21.23
    61
    18. Lymphomas
    6.18
    49
    		  
    1.97
    153
    19. Uterin Cancer
    6.12
    8
    		  
    2.32
    70
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.41
    113
    		  
    8.42
    73
    21. Stomach Cancer
    5.14
    97
    		  
    1.97
    164
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    5.03
    62
    		  
    0.77
    158
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.69
    41
    		  
    2.10
    102
    24. Liver Cancer
    4.57
    104
    		  
    2.09
    161
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.32
    60
    		  
    3.19
    80
    26. Violence
    4.24
    97
    		  
    9.48
    54
    27. Leukemia
    4.12
    70
    		  
    1.01
    163
    28. Kidney Disease
    3.92
    160
    		  
    12.62
    101
    29. Bladder Cancer
    3.90
    38
    		  
    1.79
    94
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    3.84
    143
    		  
    10.67
    33
    31. Ovary Cancer
    3.68
    103
    		  
    2.82
    140
    32. Other Neoplasms
    3.44
    56
    		  
    2.39
    101
    33. Alcohol
    2.77
    40
    		  
    0.51
    103
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    2.75
    52
    		  
    2.47
    64
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    2.58
    138
    		  
    20.01
    14
    36. Skin Cancers
    2.47
    35
    		  
    1.32
    110
    37. Osteoarthritis
    2.39
    1
    		  
    0.00
    172
    38. HIV/AIDS
    2.25
    105
    		  
    184.26
    16
    39. Drownings
    2.18
    118
    		  
    5.52
    60
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.86
    111
    		  
    3.25
    73
    41. Asthma
    1.78
    117
    		  
    6.95
    72
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.40
    124
    		  
    4.57
    80
    43. Low Birth Weight
    1.35
    162
    		  
    20.03
    31
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.23
    130
    		  
    55.62
    25
    45. Birth Trauma
    1.13
    129
    		  
    13.81
    49
    46. Poisonings
    1.07
    95
    		  
    1.61
    73
    47. Skin Disease
    0.95
    113
    		  
    2.47
    66
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.86
    94
    		  
    9.18
    45
    49. Epilepsy
    0.84
    148
    		  
    3.40
    60
    50. Hepatitis C
    0.80
    16
    		  
    0.61
    32
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Cuba CUBA   Gabon GABON
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    16,536
    21.18
    		  
    928
    6.67
    2. Stroke
    9,645
    12.35
    		  
    1,028
    7.38
    3. Lung Cancers
    5,316
    6.81
    		  
    58
    0.42
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4,235
    5.42
    		  
    46
    0.33
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,118
    5.28
    		  
    1,315
    9.45
    6. Hypertension
    3,040
    3.89
    		  
    191
    1.37
    7. Lung Disease
    2,809
    3.60
    		  
    369
    2.65
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,774
    3.55
    		  
    310
    2.22
    9. Prostate Cancer
    2,730
    3.50
    		  
    45
    0.33
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,335
    2.99
    		  
    33
    0.24
    11. Falls
    2,090
    2.68
    		  
    110
    0.79
    12. Other Injuries
    1,768
    2.27
    		  
    273
    1.96
    13. Suicide
    1,648
    2.11
    		  
    114
    0.82
    14. Breast Cancer
    1,549
    1.98
    		  
    30
    0.22
    15. Liver Disease
    1,123
    1.44
    		  
    272
    1.95
    16. Lymphomas
    955
    1.22
    		  
    25
    0.18
    17. Stomach Cancer
    860
    1.10
    		  
    21
    0.15
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    844
    1.08
    		  
    97
    0.69
    19. Pancreas Cancer
    837
    1.07
    		  
    9
    0.06
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    830
    1.06
    		  
    303
    2.17
    21. Liver Cancer
    750
    0.96
    		  
    25
    0.18
    22. Oesophagus Cancer
    738
    0.95
    		  
    22
    0.16
    23. Oral Cancer
    696
    0.89
    		  
    34
    0.25
    24. Bladder Cancer
    685
    0.88
    		  
    19
    0.14
    25. Kidney Disease
    626
    0.80
    		  
    145
    1.04
    26. Leukemia
    589
    0.76
    		  
    13
    0.09
    27. Other Neoplasms
    538
    0.69
    		  
    27
    0.19
    28. Uterin Cancer
    528
    0.68
    		  
    13
    0.09
    29. Cervical Cancer
    521
    0.67
    		  
    43
    0.31
    30. Violence
    517
    0.66
    		  
    146
    1.05
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    507
    0.65
    		  
    27
    0.19
    32. Osteoarthritis
    451
    0.58
    		  
    0
    0.00
    33. Skin Cancers
    423
    0.54
    		  
    13
    0.10
    34. Alcohol
    400
    0.51
    		  
    6
    0.04
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    365
    0.47
    		  
    275
    1.97
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    342
    0.44
    		  
    275
    1.98
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    326
    0.42
    		  
    35
    0.25
    38. Ovary Cancer
    293
    0.38
    		  
    17
    0.12
    39. HIV/AIDS
    292
    0.37
    		  
    2,291
    16.46
    40. Asthma
    275
    0.35
    		  
    79
    0.57
    41. Drownings
    253
    0.32
    		  
    98
    0.71
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    209
    0.27
    		  
    53
    0.38
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    195
    0.25
    		  
    816
    5.86
    44. Skin Disease
    163
    0.21
    		  
    30
    0.22
    45. Poisonings
    151
    0.19
    		  
    29
    0.21
    46. Hepatitis C
    124
    0.16
    		  
    7
    0.05
    47. Epilepsy
    105
    0.14
    		  
    51
    0.36
    48. Hepatitis B
    101
    0.13
    		  
    12
    0.09
    49. Appendicitis
    94
    0.12
    		  
    9
    0.07
    50. Maternal Conditions
    90
    0.12
    		  
    131
    0.94
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cuba CUBA   Gabon GABON
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    32.42
    18
    		  
    9.91
    124
    2. Lung Cancers
    32.28
    15
    		  
    5.40
    125
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.55
    65
    		  
    5.27
    167
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.55
    48
    		  
    3.01
    154
    5. Cervical Cancer
    6.76
    98
    		  
    7.63
    90
    6. Lymphomas
    6.18
    49
    		  
    1.97
    153
    7. Uterin Cancer
    6.12
    8
    		  
    2.32
    70
    8. Stomach Cancer
    5.14
    97
    		  
    1.97
    164
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    5.03
    62
    		  
    0.77
    158
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.69
    41
    		  
    2.10
    102
    11. Liver Cancer
    4.57
    104
    		  
    2.09
    161
    12. Oral Cancer
    4.32
    60
    		  
    3.19
    80
    13. Leukemia
    4.12
    70
    		  
    1.01
    163
    14. Bladder Cancer
    3.90
    38
    		  
    1.79
    94
    15. Ovary Cancer
    3.68
    103
    		  
    2.82
    140
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.47
    35
    		  
    1.32
    110
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.