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CUBA VS SOMALIA
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola 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 Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia 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 Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Cuba and Somalia 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   Somalia SOMALIA
           
    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
    		  
    34.7
    37.7
    36.2
    163
    158
    163
    1970
    68.5
    71.7
    70.0
    16
    40
    27
    		  
    38.7
    41.8
    40.2
    162
    159
    162
    1980
    72.2
    75.5
    73.8
    9
    26
    15
    		  
    41.0
    44.2
    42.6
    171
    169
    169
    1990
    72.9
    76.7
    74.7
    18
    33
    27
    		  
    40.0
    43.3
    41.6
    180
    179
    179
    2000
    74.9
    78.7
    76.8
    24
    35
    30
    		  
    44.0
    46.2
    45.1
    173
    176
    174
    2010
    75.9
    80.2
    78.0
    32
    35
    32
    		  
    50.8
    54.1
    52.4
    176
    173
    174
    2015
    76.9
    81.4
    79.1
    32
    34
    32
    		  
    53.5
    56.6
    55.0
    175
    175
    175
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cuba CUBA   Somalia SOMALIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    76.9
    81.4
    32
    34
    		  
    53.5
    56.6
    175
    175
    Age 5
    77.4
    81.8
    34
    36
    		  
    62.3
    64.9
    168
    170
    Age 10
    77.5
    81.8
    34
    37
    		  
    63.5
    66.2
    168
    170
    Age 15
    77.6
    81.9
    33
    37
    		  
    64.3
    67.0
    168
    170
    Age 20
    77.7
    82.0
    34
    37
    		  
    65.2
    67.8
    168
    169
    Age 25
    77.9
    82.1
    34
    36
    		  
    66.3
    68.6
    164
    167
    Age 30
    78.1
    82.2
    35
    36
    		  
    67.5
    69.6
    162
    168
    Age 35
    78.4
    82.3
    35
    37
    		  
    68.8
    70.7
    159
    168
    Age 40
    78.7
    82.5
    34
    35
    		  
    70.1
    71.9
    159
    167
    Age 45
    79.1
    82.7
    35
    35
    		  
    71.4
    73.1
    156
    168
    Age 50
    79.6
    83.1
    35
    35
    		  
    72.8
    74.2
    150
    168
    Age 55
    80.3
    83.6
    34
    36
    		  
    74.3
    75.4
    145
    167
    Age 60
    81.3
    84.3
    33
    35
    		  
    75.8
    76.8
    142
    166
    Age 65
    82.7
    85.4
    32
    33
    		  
    77.7
    78.4
    141
    166
    Age 70
    84.5
    86.8
    26
    33
    		  
    79.9
    80.4
    140
    164
    Age 75
    86.6
    88.5
    16
    17
    		  
    82.5
    82.9
    138
    156
    Age 80
    88.9
    90.6
    8
    10
    		  
    85.6
    85.9
    130
    151
    Age 85
    91.8
    93.0
    5
    9
    		  
    89.1
    89.3
    123
    146
    Age 90
    95.0
    95.9
    8
    13
    		  
    93.1
    93.2
    116
    140
    Age 95
    98.6
    99.1
    12
    13
    		  
    97.3
    97.4
    109
    129
    Age 100
    102.4
    102.5
    30
    39
    		  
    101.9
    102.0
    94
    99
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cuba CUBA   Somalia SOMALIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.18
    78
    		  
    50.08
    154
    2. Stroke
    54.35
    123
    		  
    96.19
    79
    3. Prostate Cancer
    32.42
    18
    		  
    17.67
    74
    4. Lung Cancers
    32.28
    15
    		  
    2.70
    138
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    23.35
    103
    		  
    188.73
    11
    6. Alzheimers/Dementia
    22.38
    15
    		  
    1.84
    125
    7. Breast Cancer
    18.55
    65
    		  
    22.07
    29
    8. Hypertension
    17.55
    82
    		  
    11.85
    122
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.35
    112
    		  
    27.17
    85
    10. Lung Disease
    15.84
    109
    		  
    17.01
    100
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.55
    48
    		  
    6.47
    100
    12. Suicide
    11.67
    56
    		  
    11.83
    53
    13. Falls
    11.58
    29
    		  
    9.48
    45
    14. Other Injuries
    10.62
    94
    		  
    26.32
    23
    15. Liver Disease
    7.34
    135
    		  
    17.89
    75
    16. Cervical Cancer
    6.76
    98
    		  
    21.01
    26
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.41
    146
    		  
    21.65
    58
    18. Lymphomas
    6.18
    49
    		  
    6.02
    52
    19. Uterin Cancer
    6.12
    8
    		  
    1.90
    90
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.41
    113
    		  
    12.51
    32
    21. Stomach Cancer
    5.14
    97
    		  
    6.41
    70
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    5.03
    62
    		  
    1.95
    120
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.69
    41
    		  
    10.56
    14
    24. Liver Cancer
    4.57
    104
    		  
    3.63
    133
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.32
    60
    		  
    4.70
    48
    26. Violence
    4.24
    97
    		  
    9.11
    57
    27. Leukemia
    4.12
    70
    		  
    4.82
    39
    28. Kidney Disease
    3.92
    160
    		  
    21.28
    26
    29. Bladder Cancer
    3.90
    38
    		  
    1.41
    117
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    3.84
    143
    		  
    11.66
    19
    31. Ovary Cancer
    3.68
    103
    		  
    6.40
    32
    32. Other Neoplasms
    3.44
    56
    		  
    7.19
    8
    33. Alcohol
    2.77
    40
    		  
    0.09
    142
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    2.75
    52
    		  
    1.54
    100
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    2.58
    138
    		  
    14.55
    26
    36. Skin Cancers
    2.47
    35
    		  
    1.28
    112
    37. Osteoarthritis
    2.39
    1
    		  
    0.00
    172
    38. HIV/AIDS
    2.25
    105
    		  
    35.09
    43
    39. Drownings
    2.18
    118
    		  
    13.09
    4
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.86
    111
    		  
    3.56
    66
    41. Asthma
    1.78
    117
    		  
    9.13
    52
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.40
    124
    		  
    9.57
    22
    43. Low Birth Weight
    1.35
    162
    		  
    30.96
    8
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.23
    130
    		  
    148.26
    4
    45. Birth Trauma
    1.13
    129
    		  
    32.70
    2
    46. Poisonings
    1.07
    95
    		  
    9.59
    3
    47. Skin Disease
    0.95
    113
    		  
    9.13
    11
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.86
    94
    		  
    50.92
    2
    49. Epilepsy
    0.84
    148
    		  
    10.81
    21
    50. Hepatitis C
    0.80
    16
    		  
    0.31
    73
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Cuba CUBA   Somalia SOMALIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    16,536
    21.18
    		  
    2,071
    1.61
    2. Stroke
    9,645
    12.35
    		  
    3,746
    2.92
    3. Lung Cancers
    5,316
    6.81
    		  
    125
    0.10
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4,235
    5.42
    		  
    82
    0.06
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,118
    5.28
    		  
    18,701
    14.56
    6. Hypertension
    3,040
    3.89
    		  
    472
    0.37
    7. Lung Disease
    2,809
    3.60
    		  
    777
    0.61
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,774
    3.55
    		  
    1,136
    0.88
    9. Prostate Cancer
    2,730
    3.50
    		  
    277
    0.22
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,335
    2.99
    		  
    308
    0.24
    11. Falls
    2,090
    2.68
    		  
    636
    0.50
    12. Other Injuries
    1,768
    2.27
    		  
    2,455
    1.91
    13. Suicide
    1,648
    2.11
    		  
    815
    0.63
    14. Breast Cancer
    1,549
    1.98
    		  
    608
    0.47
    15. Liver Disease
    1,123
    1.44
    		  
    931
    0.73
    16. Lymphomas
    955
    1.22
    		  
    331
    0.26
    17. Stomach Cancer
    860
    1.10
    		  
    277
    0.22
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    844
    1.08
    		  
    595
    0.46
    19. Pancreas Cancer
    837
    1.07
    		  
    89
    0.07
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    830
    1.06
    		  
    1,820
    1.42
    21. Liver Cancer
    750
    0.96
    		  
    177
    0.14
    22. Oesophagus Cancer
    738
    0.95
    		  
    458
    0.36
    23. Oral Cancer
    696
    0.89
    		  
    225
    0.17
    24. Bladder Cancer
    685
    0.88
    		  
    59
    0.05
    25. Kidney Disease
    626
    0.80
    		  
    1,238
    0.96
    26. Leukemia
    589
    0.76
    		  
    300
    0.23
    27. Other Neoplasms
    538
    0.69
    		  
    357
    0.28
    28. Uterin Cancer
    528
    0.68
    		  
    43
    0.03
    29. Cervical Cancer
    521
    0.67
    		  
    542
    0.42
    30. Violence
    517
    0.66
    		  
    833
    0.65
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    507
    0.65
    		  
    56
    0.04
    32. Osteoarthritis
    451
    0.58
    		  
    0
    0.00
    33. Skin Cancers
    423
    0.54
    		  
    56
    0.04
    34. Alcohol
    400
    0.51
    		  
    4
    0.00
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    365
    0.47
    		  
    2,233
    1.74
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    342
    0.44
    		  
    1,177
    0.92
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    326
    0.42
    		  
    175
    0.14
    38. Ovary Cancer
    293
    0.38
    		  
    169
    0.13
    39. HIV/AIDS
    292
    0.37
    		  
    2,481
    1.93
    40. Asthma
    275
    0.35
    		  
    458
    0.36
    41. Drownings
    253
    0.32
    		  
    1,499
    1.17
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    209
    0.27
    		  
    513
    0.40
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    195
    0.25
    		  
    15,559
    12.11
    44. Skin Disease
    163
    0.21
    		  
    517
    0.40
    45. Poisonings
    151
    0.19
    		  
    1,023
    0.80
    46. Hepatitis C
    124
    0.16
    		  
    15
    0.01
    47. Epilepsy
    105
    0.14
    		  
    1,020
    0.79
    48. Hepatitis B
    101
    0.13
    		  
    108
    0.08
    49. Appendicitis
    94
    0.12
    		  
    48
    0.04
    50. Maternal Conditions
    90
    0.12
    		  
    3,984
    3.10
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cuba CUBA   Somalia SOMALIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    32.42
    18
    		  
    17.67
    74
    2. Lung Cancers
    32.28
    15
    		  
    2.70
    138
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.55
    65
    		  
    22.07
    29
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.55
    48
    		  
    6.47
    100
    5. Cervical Cancer
    6.76
    98
    		  
    21.01
    26
    6. Lymphomas
    6.18
    49
    		  
    6.02
    52
    7. Uterin Cancer
    6.12
    8
    		  
    1.90
    90
    8. Stomach Cancer
    5.14
    97
    		  
    6.41
    70
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    5.03
    62
    		  
    1.95
    120
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.69
    41
    		  
    10.56
    14
    11. Liver Cancer
    4.57
    104
    		  
    3.63
    133
    12. Oral Cancer
    4.32
    60
    		  
    4.70
    48
    13. Leukemia
    4.12
    70
    		  
    4.82
    39
    14. Bladder Cancer
    3.90
    38
    		  
    1.41
    117
    15. Ovary Cancer
    3.68
    103
    		  
    6.40
    32
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.47
    35
    		  
    1.28
    112
     
     
     
    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.