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Compare Cuba and Laos 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   Laos LAOS
           
    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
     
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    68.5
    71.7
    70.0
    16
    40
    27
     
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    72.2
    75.5
    73.8
    9
    26
    15
     
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    72.9
    76.7
    74.7
    18
    33
    27
     
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    74.9
    78.7
    76.8
    24
    35
    30
     
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    75.9
    80.2
    78.0
    32
    35
    32
     
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    76.9
    81.4
    79.1
    32
    34
    32
     
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cuba CUBA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    76.9
    81.4
    32
    34
     
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    77.4
    81.8
    34
    36
     
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    77.5
    81.8
    34
    37
     
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    77.6
    81.9
    33
    37
     
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    77.7
    82.0
    34
    37
     
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    77.9
    82.1
    34
    36
     
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    78.1
    82.2
    35
    36
     
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    78.4
    82.3
    35
    37
     
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    78.7
    82.5
    34
    35
     
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    79.1
    82.7
    35
    35
     
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    79.6
    83.1
    35
    35
     
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    80.3
    83.6
    34
    36
     
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    81.3
    84.3
    33
    35
     
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    82.7
    85.4
    32
    33
     
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    84.5
    86.8
    26
    33
     
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    86.6
    88.5
    16
    17
     
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.9
    90.6
    8
    10
     
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    91.8
    93.0
    5
    9
     
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    95.0
    95.9
    8
    13
     
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    98.6
    99.1
    12
    13
     
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.4
    102.5
    30
    39
     
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cuba CUBA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.18
    78
     
    135.32
    41
    2. Stroke
    54.35
    123
     
    123.84
    49
    3. Prostate Cancer
    32.42
    18
     
    3.52
    157
    4. Lung Cancers
    32.28
    15
     
    12.94
    82
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    23.35
    103
     
    103.64
    39
    6. Alzheimers/Dementia
    22.38
    15
     
    0.71
    159
    7. Breast Cancer
    18.55
    65
     
    9.91
    146
    8. Hypertension
    17.55
    82
     
    20.37
    55
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.35
    112
     
    27.80
    84
    10. Lung Disease
    15.84
    109
     
    34.40
    23
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.55
    48
     
    7.39
    85
    12. Suicide
    11.67
    56
     
    8.54
    86
    13. Falls
    11.58
    29
     
    5.76
    80
    14. Other Injuries
    10.62
    94
     
    19.68
    42
    15. Liver Disease
    7.34
    135
     
    15.22
    90
    16. Cervical Cancer
    6.76
    98
     
    7.81
    85
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.41
    146
     
    21.84
    55
    18. Lymphomas
    6.18
    49
     
    4.34
    90
    19. Uterin Cancer
    6.12
    8
     
    1.42
    114
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.41
    113
     
    5.53
    112
    21. Stomach Cancer
    5.14
    97
     
    2.46
    154
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    5.03
    62
     
    1.05
    145
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.69
    41
     
    0.68
    157
    24. Liver Cancer
    4.57
    104
     
    55.58
    2
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.32
    60
     
    4.08
    63
    26. Violence
    4.24
    97
     
    6.66
    75
    27. Leukemia
    4.12
    70
     
    3.77
    91
    28. Kidney Disease
    3.92
    160
     
    17.30
    56
    29. Bladder Cancer
    3.90
    38
     
    1.50
    112
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    3.84
    143
     
    9.07
    74
    31. Ovary Cancer
    3.68
    103
     
    4.34
    82
    32. Other Neoplasms
    3.44
    56
     
    1.52
    127
    33. Alcohol
    2.77
    40
     
    1.69
    60
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    2.75
    52
     
    0.45
    152
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    2.58
    138
     
    2.40
    142
    36. Skin Cancers
    2.47
    35
     
    0.87
    132
    37. Osteoarthritis
    2.39
    1
     
    0.00
    172
    38. HIV/AIDS
    2.25
    105
     
    6.82
    77
    39. Drownings
    2.18
    118
     
    5.69
    55
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.86
    111
     
    9.05
    27
    41. Asthma
    1.78
    117
     
    25.90
    5
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.40
    124
     
    10.04
    19
    43. Low Birth Weight
    1.35
    162
     
    17.45
    39
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.23
    130
     
    27.96
    49
    45. Birth Trauma
    1.13
    129
     
    18.95
    24
    46. Poisonings
    1.07
    95
     
    0.98
    102
    47. Skin Disease
    0.95
    113
     
    1.93
    83
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.86
    94
     
    7.20
    47
    49. Epilepsy
    0.84
    148
     
    1.65
    97
    50. Hepatitis C
    0.80
    16
     
    0.02
    145
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Cuba CUBA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    16,536
    21.18
     
    4,441
    10.60
    2. Stroke
    9,645
    12.35
     
    4,006
    9.56
    3. Lung Cancers
    5,316
    6.81
     
    470
    1.12
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4,235
    5.42
     
    22
    0.05
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,118
    5.28
     
    5,250
    12.53
    6. Hypertension
    3,040
    3.89
     
    673
    1.61
    7. Lung Disease
    2,809
    3.60
     
    1,104
    2.63
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,774
    3.55
     
    938
    2.24
    9. Prostate Cancer
    2,730
    3.50
     
    46
    0.11
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,335
    2.99
     
    267
    0.64
    11. Falls
    2,090
    2.68
     
    247
    0.59
    12. Other Injuries
    1,768
    2.27
     
    1,167
    2.79
    13. Suicide
    1,648
    2.11
     
    422
    1.01
    14. Breast Cancer
    1,549
    1.98
     
    219
    0.52
    15. Liver Disease
    1,123
    1.44
     
    594
    1.42
    16. Lymphomas
    955
    1.22
     
    171
    0.41
    17. Stomach Cancer
    860
    1.10
     
    92
    0.22
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    844
    1.08
     
    219
    0.52
    19. Pancreas Cancer
    837
    1.07
     
    41
    0.10
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    830
    1.06
     
    1,288
    3.07
    21. Liver Cancer
    750
    0.96
     
    2,021
    4.82
    22. Oesophagus Cancer
    738
    0.95
     
    25
    0.06
    23. Oral Cancer
    696
    0.89
     
    153
    0.36
    24. Bladder Cancer
    685
    0.88
     
    50
    0.12
    25. Kidney Disease
    626
    0.80
     
    632
    1.51
    26. Leukemia
    589
    0.76
     
    203
    0.49
    27. Other Neoplasms
    538
    0.69
     
    64
    0.15
    28. Uterin Cancer
    528
    0.68
     
    28
    0.07
    29. Cervical Cancer
    521
    0.67
     
    167
    0.40
    30. Violence
    517
    0.66
     
    390
    0.93
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    507
    0.65
     
    14
    0.03
    32. Osteoarthritis
    451
    0.58
     
    0
    0.00
    33. Skin Cancers
    423
    0.54
     
    30
    0.07
    34. Alcohol
    400
    0.51
     
    74
    0.18
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    365
    0.47
     
    817
    1.95
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    342
    0.44
     
    108
    0.26
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    326
    0.42
     
    313
    0.75
    38. Ovary Cancer
    293
    0.38
     
    92
    0.22
    39. HIV/AIDS
    292
    0.37
     
    425
    1.01
    40. Asthma
    275
    0.35
     
    911
    2.17
    41. Drownings
    253
    0.32
     
    394
    0.94
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    209
    0.27
     
    390
    0.93
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    195
    0.25
     
    2,089
    4.98
    44. Skin Disease
    163
    0.21
     
    75
    0.18
    45. Poisonings
    151
    0.19
     
    64
    0.15
    46. Hepatitis C
    124
    0.16
     
    1
    0.00
    47. Epilepsy
    105
    0.14
     
    92
    0.22
    48. Hepatitis B
    101
    0.13
     
    9
    0.02
    49. Appendicitis
    94
    0.12
     
    79
    0.19
    50. Maternal Conditions
    90
    0.12
     
    424
    1.01
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cuba CUBA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    32.42
    18
     
    3.52
    157
    2. Lung Cancers
    32.28
    15
     
    12.94
    82
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.55
    65
     
    9.91
    146
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.55
    48
     
    7.39
    85
    5. Cervical Cancer
    6.76
    98
     
    7.81
    85
    6. Lymphomas
    6.18
    49
     
    4.34
    90
    7. Uterin Cancer
    6.12
    8
     
    1.42
    114
    8. Stomach Cancer
    5.14
    97
     
    2.46
    154
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    5.03
    62
     
    1.05
    145
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.69
    41
     
    0.68
    157
    11. Liver Cancer
    4.57
    104
     
    55.58
    2
    12. Oral Cancer
    4.32
    60
     
    4.08
    63
    13. Leukemia
    4.12
    70
     
    3.77
    91
    14. Bladder Cancer
    3.90
    38
     
    1.50
    112
    15. Ovary Cancer
    3.68
    103
     
    4.34
    82
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.47
    35
     
    0.87
    132
     
     
     
    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.