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Cuba
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
CUBA VS GHANA

Compare Cuba and Ghana health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Ghana
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Cuba Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cuba CUBA   Ghana GHANA
      Cuba CUBA   Ghana GHANA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    62.6
    65.9
    64.2
    39
    46
    43
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    68.5
    71.7
    70.0
    16
    40
    27
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    72.2
    75.5
    73.8
    9
    26
    15
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    72.9
    76.7
    74.7
    18
    33
    27
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    74.9
    78.9
    76.9
    21
    32
    26
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    75.9
    80.2
    78.0
    32
    35
    32
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    75.4
    80.3
    77.8
    46
    48
    46
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cuba CUBA   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.4
    80.3
    46
    48
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    75.8
    80.6
    47
    50
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    75.9
    80.7
    47
    50
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    76.0
    80.8
    47
    50
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    76.1
    80.9
    48
    50
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    76.3
    81.0
    49
    50
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    76.5
    81.1
    50
    49
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    76.8
    81.2
    50
    50
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    77.1
    81.4
    52
    50
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    77.5
    81.7
    54
    51
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.0
    55
    53
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    78.8
    82.5
    57
    53
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    80.0
    83.2
    56
    51
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    81.4
    84.1
    53
    50
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    83.1
    85.4
    53
    50
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    85.3
    87.0
    52
    48
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    87.8
    89.0
    50
    49
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    45
    39
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cuba CUBA   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    97.65
    113
    119.93
    79
    2. Stroke
    47.47
    133
    124.02
    35
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    36.59
    76
    99.08
    26
    4. Prostate Cancer
    32.22
    24
    24.21
    50
    5. Lung Cancers
    29.41
    14
    1.71
    177
    6. Lung Disease
    24.23
    81
    26.48
    69
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    21.90
    28
    17.79
    85
    8. Breast Cancer
    15.77
    107
    19.09
    60
    9. Hypertension
    15.63
    107
    17.73
    94
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.88
    34
    6.86
    121
    11. Falls
    11.48
    14
    8.85
    34
    12. Liver Disease
    10.30
    126
    36.74
    35
    13. Suicide
    10.19
    69
    10.54
    64
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.47
    151
    44.68
    47
    15. Other Injuries
    8.43
    81
    10.75
    58
    16. Kidney Disease
    8.34
    148
    30.38
    56
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.39
    135
    31.33
    46
    18. Cervical Cancer
    7.15
    102
    24.53
    27
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.07
    66
    11.13
    23
    20. Lymphomas
    5.96
    44
    5.70
    55
    21. Uterin Cancer
    5.57
    12
    2.86
    68
    22. Violence
    5.02
    87
    6.73
    72
    23. Stomach Cancer
    4.86
    111
    6.41
    86
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.50
    40
    2.61
    87
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.45
    46
    2.86
    86
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    4.44
    78
    2.52
    128
    27. Liver Cancer
    4.02
    130
    17.60
    10
    28. Other Neoplasms
    3.94
    23
    0.41
    98
    29. Alcohol
    3.85
    27
    1.37
    94
    30. Leukemia
    3.76
    82
    1.38
    163
    31. HIV/AIDS
    3.76
    80
    51.92
    22
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    3.64
    142
    7.03
    51
    33. Ovary Cancer
    3.35
    132
    8.00
    7
    34. Bladder Cancer
    3.33
    48
    1.91
    102
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    2.97
    146
    4.48
    70
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    2.70
    124
    6.88
    37
    37. Skin Cancers
    2.28
    63
    1.57
    114
    38. Drownings
    2.02
    115
    2.38
    93
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.94
    112
    2.19
    103
    40. Asthma
    1.59
    121
    13.95
    42
    41. Low Birth Weight
    1.31
    160
    9.43
    38
    42. Skin Disease
    1.31
    103
    1.87
    77
    43. Osteoarthritis
    1.20
    1
    0.00
    100
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.04
    134
    30.48
    50
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.93
    125
    1.73
    80
    46. Epilepsy
    0.78
    160
    1.45
    103
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.61
    142
    8.81
    36
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.61
    14
    0.15
    73
    49. Meningitis
    0.58
    107
    13.70
    21
    50. Appendicitis
    0.56
    57
    0.73
    38
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Cuba CUBA   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    22,079
    22.03
    14,103
    8.06
    2. Stroke
    10,725
    10.70
    15,163
    8.67
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8,564
    8.55
    16,262
    9.29
    4. Lung Cancers
    5,985
    5.97
    237
    0.14
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5,841
    5.83
    1,294
    0.74
    6. Lung Disease
    5,492
    5.48
    3,120
    1.78
    7. Hypertension
    3,469
    3.46
    2,231
    1.28
    8. Prostate Cancer
    3,365
    3.36
    1,031
    0.59
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,958
    2.95
    803
    0.46
    10. Falls
    2,810
    2.80
    1,168
    0.67
    11. Liver Disease
    1,873
    1.87
    6,053
    3.46
    12. Other Injuries
    1,869
    1.87
    2,433
    1.39
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,791
    1.79
    5,929
    3.39
    14. Kidney Disease
    1,700
    1.70
    4,161
    2.38
    15. Breast Cancer
    1,673
    1.67
    1,937
    1.11
    16. Suicide
    1,638
    1.63
    1,993
    1.14
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,156
    1.15
    1,615
    0.92
    18. Lymphomas
    1,089
    1.09
    875
    0.50
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,007
    1.00
    7,808
    4.46
    20. Stomach Cancer
    991
    0.99
    870
    0.50
    21. Pancreas Cancer
    905
    0.90
    334
    0.19
    22. Oesophagus Cancer
    879
    0.88
    285
    0.16
    23. Oral Cancer
    876
    0.87
    483
    0.28
    24. Liver Cancer
    815
    0.81
    2,851
    1.63
    25. Other Neoplasms
    769
    0.77
    48
    0.03
    26. Bladder Cancer
    734
    0.73
    245
    0.14
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    691
    0.69
    387
    0.22
    28. Alcohol
    675
    0.67
    244
    0.14
    29. Cervical Cancer
    666
    0.66
    2,161
    1.24
    30. Leukemia
    633
    0.63
    340
    0.19
    31. Uterin Cancer
    602
    0.60
    219
    0.13
    32. Violence
    584
    0.58
    1,857
    1.06
    33. Skin Cancers
    514
    0.51
    214
    0.12
    34. HIV/AIDS
    471
    0.47
    13,565
    7.75
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    420
    0.42
    321
    0.18
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    412
    0.41
    1,965
    1.12
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    368
    0.37
    3,935
    2.25
    38. Osteoarthritis
    326
    0.33
    0
    0.00
    39. Ovary Cancer
    323
    0.32
    698
    0.40
    40. Asthma
    301
    0.30
    1,979
    1.13
    41. Skin Disease
    258
    0.26
    264
    0.15
    42. Drownings
    231
    0.23
    740
    0.42
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    206
    0.21
    6,538
    3.74
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    162
    0.16
    256
    0.15
    45. Hepatitis C
    112
    0.11
    28
    0.02
    46. Epilepsy
    108
    0.11
    329
    0.19
    47. Appendicitis
    104
    0.10
    146
    0.08
    48. Low Birth Weight
    98
    0.10
    6,662
    3.81
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    87
    0.09
    16
    0.01
    50. Meningitis
    83
    0.08
    2,983
    1.70
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cuba CUBA   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    32.22
    24
    24.21
    50
    2. Lung Cancers
    29.41
    14
    1.71
    177
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.77
    107
    19.09
    60
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.88
    34
    6.86
    121
    5. Cervical Cancer
    7.15
    102
    24.53
    27
    6. Lymphomas
    5.96
    44
    5.70
    55
    7. Uterin Cancer
    5.57
    12
    2.86
    68
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.86
    111
    6.41
    86
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.50
    40
    2.61
    87
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.45
    46
    2.86
    86
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    4.44
    78
    2.52
    128
    12. Liver Cancer
    4.02
    130
    17.60
    10
    13. Leukemia
    3.76
    82
    1.38
    163
    14. Ovary Cancer
    3.35
    132
    8.00
    7
    15. Bladder Cancer
    3.33
    48
    1.91
    102
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.28
    63
    1.57
    114
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.