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Compare Cuba and Syria 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   Syria SYRIA
           
    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
     
    48.2
    51.0
    49.6
    97
    97
    97
    1970
    68.5
    71.7
    70.0
    16
    40
    27
     
    54.3
    57.6
    55.9
    94
    94
    94
    1980
    72.2
    75.5
    73.8
    9
    26
    15
     
    61.5
    65.1
    63.3
    83
    88
    86
    1990
    72.9
    76.7
    74.7
    18
    33
    27
     
    66.7
    70.3
    68.4
    64
    92
    82
    2000
    74.9
    78.7
    76.8
    24
    35
    30
     
    70.6
    74.3
    72.4
    51
    73
    58
    2010
    75.9
    80.2
    78.0
    32
    35
    32
     
    71.9
    75.5
    73.7
    60
    89
    76
    2015
    76.9
    81.4
    79.1
    32
    34
    32
     
    59.9
    69.9
    64.5
    156
    128
    144
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cuba CUBA   Syria SYRIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    76.9
    81.4
    32
    34
     
    59.9
    69.9
    156
    128
    Age 5
    77.4
    81.8
    34
    36
     
    60.9
    70.9
    172
    137
    Age 10
    77.5
    81.8
    34
    37
     
    61.5
    71.6
    177
    135
    Age 15
    77.6
    81.9
    33
    37
     
    62.2
    72.3
    176
    133
    Age 20
    77.7
    82.0
    34
    37
     
    63.3
    73.1
    173
    132
    Age 25
    77.9
    82.1
    34
    36
     
    65.4
    73.9
    170
    127
    Age 30
    78.1
    82.2
    35
    36
     
    67.5
    74.7
    161
    123
    Age 35
    78.4
    82.3
    35
    37
     
    69.4
    75.5
    150
    117
    Age 40
    78.7
    82.5
    34
    35
     
    71.0
    76.2
    139
    115
    Age 45
    79.1
    82.7
    35
    35
     
    72.3
    76.9
    131
    115
    Age 50
    79.6
    83.1
    35
    35
     
    73.6
    77.7
    122
    114
    Age 55
    80.3
    83.6
    34
    36
     
    75.0
    78.5
    121
    114
    Age 60
    81.3
    84.3
    33
    35
     
    76.7
    79.5
    114
    114
    Age 65
    82.7
    85.4
    32
    33
     
    78.3
    80.7
    116
    113
    Age 70
    84.5
    86.8
    26
    33
     
    80.3
    82.2
    117
    112
    Age 75
    86.6
    88.5
    16
    17
     
    82.8
    84.1
    123
    113
    Age 80
    88.9
    90.6
    8
    10
     
    85.6
    86.6
    128
    111
    Age 85
    91.8
    93.0
    5
    9
     
    88.9
    89.7
    145
    118
    Age 90
    95.0
    95.9
    8
    13
     
    92.8
    93.4
    151
    120
    Age 95
    98.6
    99.1
    12
    13
     
    97.2
    97.5
    136
    117
    Age 100
    102.4
    102.5
    30
    39
     
    101.7
    102.0
    147
    100
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cuba CUBA   Syria SYRIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.18
    78
     
    210.64
    18
    2. Stroke
    54.35
    123
     
    83.04
    95
    3. Prostate Cancer
    32.42
    18
     
    9.82
    126
    4. Lung Cancers
    32.28
    15
     
    14.72
    75
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    23.35
    103
     
    10.52
    145
    6. Alzheimers/Dementia
    22.38
    15
     
    1.66
    130
    7. Breast Cancer
    18.55
    65
     
    22.85
    21
    8. Hypertension
    17.55
    82
     
    12.46
    121
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.35
    112
     
    9.25
    146
    10. Lung Disease
    15.84
    109
     
    10.84
    144
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.55
    48
     
    11.71
    56
    12. Suicide
    11.67
    56
     
    0.44
    171
    13. Falls
    11.58
    29
     
    1.44
    159
    14. Other Injuries
    10.62
    94
     
    2.04
    171
    15. Liver Disease
    7.34
    135
     
    4.02
    161
    16. Cervical Cancer
    6.76
    98
     
    1.28
    166
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.41
    146
     
    23.08
    46
    18. Lymphomas
    6.18
    49
     
    7.88
    12
    19. Uterin Cancer
    6.12
    8
     
    1.18
    130
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.41
    113
     
    7.48
    85
    21. Stomach Cancer
    5.14
    97
     
    5.58
    91
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    5.03
    62
     
    3.61
    83
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.69
    41
     
    1.03
    142
    24. Liver Cancer
    4.57
    104
     
    4.31
    109
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.32
    60
     
    2.02
    122
    26. Violence
    4.24
    97
     
    3.49
    104
    27. Leukemia
    4.12
    70
     
    6.00
    7
    28. Kidney Disease
    3.92
    160
     
    13.67
    93
    29. Bladder Cancer
    3.90
    38
     
    5.70
    7
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    3.84
    143
     
    4.79
    131
    31. Ovary Cancer
    3.68
    103
     
    3.65
    108
    32. Other Neoplasms
    3.44
    56
     
    4.34
    27
    33. Alcohol
    2.77
    40
     
    0.06
    154
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    2.75
    52
     
    0.37
    157
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    2.58
    138
     
    4.37
    107
    36. Skin Cancers
    2.47
    35
     
    0.52
    155
    37. Osteoarthritis
    2.39
    1
     
    0.00
    172
    38. HIV/AIDS
    2.25
    105
     
    0.00
    172
    39. Drownings
    2.18
    118
     
    0.61
    161
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.86
    111
     
    0.34
    171
    41. Asthma
    1.78
    117
     
    5.01
    82
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.40
    124
     
    2.68
    105
    43. Low Birth Weight
    1.35
    162
     
    6.68
    98
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.23
    130
     
    3.24
    90
    45. Birth Trauma
    1.13
    129
     
    2.98
    95
    46. Poisonings
    1.07
    95
     
    0.75
    120
    47. Skin Disease
    0.95
    113
     
    0.81
    120
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.86
    94
     
    1.26
    85
    49. Epilepsy
    0.84
    148
     
    0.19
    172
    50. Hepatitis C
    0.80
    16
     
    0.00
    172
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Cuba CUBA   Syria SYRIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    16,536
    21.18
     
    23,526
    18.71
    2. Stroke
    9,645
    12.35
     
    9,154
    7.28
    3. Lung Cancers
    5,316
    6.81
     
    1,786
    1.42
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4,235
    5.42
     
    171
    0.14
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,118
    5.28
     
    1,671
    1.33
    6. Hypertension
    3,040
    3.89
     
    1,363
    1.08
    7. Lung Disease
    2,809
    3.60
     
    1,191
    0.95
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,774
    3.55
     
    1,031
    0.82
    9. Prostate Cancer
    2,730
    3.50
     
    481
    0.38
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,335
    2.99
     
    1,444
    1.15
    11. Falls
    2,090
    2.68
     
    215
    0.17
    12. Other Injuries
    1,768
    2.27
     
    346
    0.27
    13. Suicide
    1,648
    2.11
     
    77
    0.06
    14. Breast Cancer
    1,549
    1.98
     
    1,528
    1.22
    15. Liver Disease
    1,123
    1.44
     
    508
    0.40
    16. Lymphomas
    955
    1.22
     
    1,052
    0.84
    17. Stomach Cancer
    860
    1.10
     
    699
    0.56
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    844
    1.08
     
    924
    0.74
    19. Pancreas Cancer
    837
    1.07
     
    457
    0.36
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    830
    1.06
     
    4,091
    3.25
    21. Liver Cancer
    750
    0.96
     
    525
    0.42
    22. Oesophagus Cancer
    738
    0.95
     
    126
    0.10
    23. Oral Cancer
    696
    0.89
     
    253
    0.20
    24. Bladder Cancer
    685
    0.88
     
    641
    0.51
    25. Kidney Disease
    626
    0.80
     
    1,623
    1.29
    26. Leukemia
    589
    0.76
     
    921
    0.73
    27. Other Neoplasms
    538
    0.69
     
    592
    0.47
    28. Uterin Cancer
    528
    0.68
     
    67
    0.05
    29. Cervical Cancer
    521
    0.67
     
    86
    0.07
    30. Violence
    517
    0.66
     
    666
    0.53
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    507
    0.65
     
    39
    0.03
    32. Osteoarthritis
    451
    0.58
     
    0
    0.00
    33. Skin Cancers
    423
    0.54
     
    62
    0.05
    34. Alcohol
    400
    0.51
     
    8
    0.01
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    365
    0.47
     
    1,391
    1.11
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    342
    0.44
     
    569
    0.45
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    326
    0.42
     
    40
    0.03
    38. Ovary Cancer
    293
    0.38
     
    244
    0.19
    39. HIV/AIDS
    292
    0.37
     
    0
    0.00
    40. Asthma
    275
    0.35
     
    582
    0.46
    41. Drownings
    253
    0.32
     
    133
    0.11
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    209
    0.27
     
    320
    0.25
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    195
    0.25
     
    835
    0.66
    44. Skin Disease
    163
    0.21
     
    97
    0.08
    45. Poisonings
    151
    0.19
     
    120
    0.10
    46. Hepatitis C
    124
    0.16
     
    0
    0.00
    47. Epilepsy
    105
    0.14
     
    33
    0.03
    48. Hepatitis B
    101
    0.13
     
    2
    0.00
    49. Appendicitis
    94
    0.12
     
    56
    0.04
    50. Maternal Conditions
    90
    0.12
     
    258
    0.21
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cuba CUBA   Syria SYRIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    32.42
    18
     
    9.82
    126
    2. Lung Cancers
    32.28
    15
     
    14.72
    75
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.55
    65
     
    22.85
    21
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.55
    48
     
    11.71
    56
    5. Cervical Cancer
    6.76
    98
     
    1.28
    166
    6. Lymphomas
    6.18
    49
     
    7.88
    12
    7. Uterin Cancer
    6.12
    8
     
    1.18
    130
    8. Stomach Cancer
    5.14
    97
     
    5.58
    91
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    5.03
    62
     
    3.61
    83
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.69
    41
     
    1.03
    142
    11. Liver Cancer
    4.57
    104
     
    4.31
    109
    12. Oral Cancer
    4.32
    60
     
    2.02
    122
    13. Leukemia
    4.12
    70
     
    6.00
    7
    14. Bladder Cancer
    3.90
    38
     
    5.70
    7
    15. Ovary Cancer
    3.68
    103
     
    3.65
    108
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.47
    35
     
    0.52
    155
     
     
     
    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.