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CUBA VS TURKEY
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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 Turkey 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   Turkey TURKEY
           
    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
    		  
    48.9
    52.1
    50.5
    94
    94
    93
    1970
    68.5
    71.7
    70.0
    16
    40
    27
    		  
    54.9
    58.6
    56.7
    93
    92
    91
    1980
    72.2
    75.5
    73.8
    9
    26
    15
    		  
    59.2
    63.8
    61.4
    96
    93
    94
    1990
    72.9
    76.7
    74.7
    18
    33
    27
    		  
    63.8
    68.3
    66.0
    99
    103
    101
    2000
    74.9
    78.7
    76.8
    24
    35
    30
    		  
    68.1
    72.8
    70.4
    74
    90
    82
    2010
    75.9
    80.2
    78.0
    32
    35
    32
    		  
    70.9
    77.6
    74.2
    73
    59
    65
    2015
    76.9
    81.4
    79.1
    32
    34
    32
    		  
    72.6
    78.9
    75.8
    68
    54
    58
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cuba CUBA   Turkey TURKEY
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    76.9
    81.4
    32
    34
    		  
    72.6
    78.9
    68
    54
    Age 5
    77.4
    81.8
    34
    36
    		  
    73.7
    79.8
    68
    52
    Age 10
    77.5
    81.8
    34
    37
    		  
    74.0
    80.1
    64
    48
    Age 15
    77.6
    81.9
    33
    37
    		  
    74.2
    80.3
    61
    47
    Age 20
    77.7
    82.0
    34
    37
    		  
    74.5
    80.5
    60
    47
    Age 25
    77.9
    82.1
    34
    36
    		  
    74.9
    80.7
    59
    47
    Age 30
    78.1
    82.2
    35
    36
    		  
    75.3
    80.9
    58
    46
    Age 35
    78.4
    82.3
    35
    37
    		  
    75.8
    81.2
    59
    45
    Age 40
    78.7
    82.5
    34
    35
    		  
    76.3
    81.4
    57
    45
    Age 45
    79.1
    82.7
    35
    35
    		  
    76.8
    81.7
    57
    46
    Age 50
    79.6
    83.1
    35
    35
    		  
    77.4
    82.1
    59
    47
    Age 55
    80.3
    83.6
    34
    36
    		  
    78.1
    82.5
    61
    49
    Age 60
    81.3
    84.3
    33
    35
    		  
    79.0
    83.0
    68
    55
    Age 65
    82.7
    85.4
    32
    33
    		  
    80.1
    83.7
    74
    59
    Age 70
    84.5
    86.8
    26
    33
    		  
    81.6
    84.7
    80
    64
    Age 75
    86.6
    88.5
    16
    17
    		  
    83.5
    86.0
    90
    71
    Age 80
    88.9
    90.6
    8
    10
    		  
    86.0
    87.9
    105
    81
    Age 85
    91.8
    93.0
    5
    9
    		  
    89.2
    90.5
    120
    88
    Age 90
    95.0
    95.9
    8
    13
    		  
    92.9
    93.7
    131
    98
    Age 95
    98.6
    99.1
    12
    13
    		  
    97.1
    97.6
    147
    105
    Age 100
    102.4
    102.5
    30
    39
    		  
    101.7
    102.0
    130
    104
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cuba CUBA   Turkey TURKEY
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.18
    78
    		  
    140.53
    37
    2. Stroke
    54.35
    123
    		  
    95.07
    82
    3. Prostate Cancer
    32.42
    18
    		  
    25.40
    38
    4. Lung Cancers
    32.28
    15
    		  
    31.40
    17
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    23.35
    103
    		  
    13.84
    139
    6. Alzheimers/Dementia
    22.38
    15
    		  
    1.65
    131
    7. Breast Cancer
    18.55
    65
    		  
    13.49
    113
    8. Hypertension
    17.55
    82
    		  
    16.24
    93
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.35
    112
    		  
    12.61
    132
    10. Lung Disease
    15.84
    109
    		  
    28.40
    42
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.55
    48
    		  
    10.24
    66
    12. Suicide
    11.67
    56
    		  
    7.92
    94
    13. Falls
    11.58
    29
    		  
    2.16
    147
    14. Other Injuries
    10.62
    94
    		  
    8.91
    107
    15. Liver Disease
    7.34
    135
    		  
    4.45
    158
    16. Cervical Cancer
    6.76
    98
    		  
    1.72
    159
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.41
    146
    		  
    12.23
    118
    18. Lymphomas
    6.18
    49
    		  
    7.85
    14
    19. Uterin Cancer
    6.12
    8
    		  
    2.48
    63
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.41
    113
    		  
    4.85
    124
    21. Stomach Cancer
    5.14
    97
    		  
    12.43
    32
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    5.03
    62
    		  
    4.42
    66
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.69
    41
    		  
    3.36
    69
    24. Liver Cancer
    4.57
    104
    		  
    3.05
    149
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.32
    60
    		  
    1.68
    137
    26. Violence
    4.24
    97
    		  
    3.23
    109
    27. Leukemia
    4.12
    70
    		  
    4.65
    45
    28. Kidney Disease
    3.92
    160
    		  
    3.69
    163
    29. Bladder Cancer
    3.90
    38
    		  
    6.86
    4
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    3.84
    143
    		  
    9.15
    67
    31. Ovary Cancer
    3.68
    103
    		  
    4.11
    90
    32. Other Neoplasms
    3.44
    56
    		  
    0.03
    170
    33. Alcohol
    2.77
    40
    		  
    0.24
    120
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    2.75
    52
    		  
    0.71
    142
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    2.58
    138
    		  
    2.51
    140
    36. Skin Cancers
    2.47
    35
    		  
    1.25
    116
    37. Osteoarthritis
    2.39
    1
    		  
    0.00
    172
    38. HIV/AIDS
    2.25
    105
    		  
    0.08
    153
    39. Drownings
    2.18
    118
    		  
    1.04
    146
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.86
    111
    		  
    3.15
    76
    41. Asthma
    1.78
    117
    		  
    10.30
    39
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.40
    124
    		  
    18.26
    4
    43. Low Birth Weight
    1.35
    162
    		  
    6.68
    99
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.23
    130
    		  
    2.13
    110
    45. Birth Trauma
    1.13
    129
    		  
    2.42
    104
    46. Poisonings
    1.07
    95
    		  
    0.68
    126
    47. Skin Disease
    0.95
    113
    		  
    0.87
    118
    48. Maternal Conditions
    0.86
    94
    		  
    0.35
    115
    49. Epilepsy
    0.84
    148
    		  
    1.87
    89
    50. Hepatitis C
    0.80
    16
    		  
    0.02
    148
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Cuba CUBA   Turkey TURKEY
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    16,536
    21.18
    		  
    95,573
    25.61
    2. Stroke
    9,645
    12.35
    		  
    64,583
    17.30
    3. Lung Cancers
    5,316
    6.81
    		  
    21,690
    5.81
    4. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4,235
    5.42
    		  
    1,110
    0.30
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,118
    5.28
    		  
    9,589
    2.57
    6. Hypertension
    3,040
    3.89
    		  
    10,994
    2.95
    7. Lung Disease
    2,809
    3.60
    		  
    19,218
    5.15
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,774
    3.55
    		  
    8,539
    2.29
    9. Prostate Cancer
    2,730
    3.50
    		  
    7,215
    1.93
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,335
    2.99
    		  
    7,040
    1.89
    11. Falls
    2,090
    2.68
    		  
    1,552
    0.42
    12. Other Injuries
    1,768
    2.27
    		  
    6,551
    1.76
    13. Suicide
    1,648
    2.11
    		  
    5,898
    1.58
    14. Breast Cancer
    1,549
    1.98
    		  
    5,116
    1.37
    15. Liver Disease
    1,123
    1.44
    		  
    3,085
    0.83
    16. Lymphomas
    955
    1.22
    		  
    5,431
    1.46
    17. Stomach Cancer
    860
    1.10
    		  
    8,525
    2.28
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    844
    1.08
    		  
    3,378
    0.91
    19. Pancreas Cancer
    837
    1.07
    		  
    3,024
    0.81
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    830
    1.06
    		  
    8,948
    2.40
    21. Liver Cancer
    750
    0.96
    		  
    2,093
    0.56
    22. Oesophagus Cancer
    738
    0.95
    		  
    2,310
    0.62
    23. Oral Cancer
    696
    0.89
    		  
    1,178
    0.32
    24. Bladder Cancer
    685
    0.88
    		  
    4,645
    1.24
    25. Kidney Disease
    626
    0.80
    		  
    2,534
    0.68
    26. Leukemia
    589
    0.76
    		  
    3,278
    0.88
    27. Other Neoplasms
    538
    0.69
    		  
    20
    0.01
    28. Uterin Cancer
    528
    0.68
    		  
    930
    0.25
    29. Cervical Cancer
    521
    0.67
    		  
    651
    0.17
    30. Violence
    517
    0.66
    		  
    2,424
    0.65
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    507
    0.65
    		  
    474
    0.13
    32. Osteoarthritis
    451
    0.58
    		  
    0
    0.00
    33. Skin Cancers
    423
    0.54
    		  
    861
    0.23
    34. Alcohol
    400
    0.51
    		  
    172
    0.05
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    365
    0.47
    		  
    6,578
    1.76
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    342
    0.44
    		  
    1,747
    0.47
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    326
    0.42
    		  
    2,175
    0.58
    38. Ovary Cancer
    293
    0.38
    		  
    1,549
    0.42
    39. HIV/AIDS
    292
    0.37
    		  
    57
    0.02
    40. Asthma
    275
    0.35
    		  
    7,036
    1.89
    41. Drownings
    253
    0.32
    		  
    783
    0.21
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    209
    0.27
    		  
    12,618
    3.38
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    195
    0.25
    		  
    1,476
    0.40
    44. Skin Disease
    163
    0.21
    		  
    597
    0.16
    45. Poisonings
    151
    0.19
    		  
    494
    0.13
    46. Hepatitis C
    124
    0.16
    		  
    11
    0.00
    47. Epilepsy
    105
    0.14
    		  
    1,384
    0.37
    48. Hepatitis B
    101
    0.13
    		  
    40
    0.01
    49. Appendicitis
    94
    0.12
    		  
    89
    0.02
    50. Maternal Conditions
    90
    0.12
    		  
    265
    0.07
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cuba CUBA   Turkey TURKEY
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    32.42
    18
    		  
    25.40
    38
    2. Lung Cancers
    32.28
    15
    		  
    31.40
    17
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.55
    65
    		  
    13.49
    113
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.55
    48
    		  
    10.24
    66
    5. Cervical Cancer
    6.76
    98
    		  
    1.72
    159
    6. Lymphomas
    6.18
    49
    		  
    7.85
    14
    7. Uterin Cancer
    6.12
    8
    		  
    2.48
    63
    8. Stomach Cancer
    5.14
    97
    		  
    12.43
    32
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    5.03
    62
    		  
    4.42
    66
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.69
    41
    		  
    3.36
    69
    11. Liver Cancer
    4.57
    104
    		  
    3.05
    149
    12. Oral Cancer
    4.32
    60
    		  
    1.68
    137
    13. Leukemia
    4.12
    70
    		  
    4.65
    45
    14. Bladder Cancer
    3.90
    38
    		  
    6.86
    4
    15. Ovary Cancer
    3.68
    103
    		  
    4.11
    90
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.47
    35
    		  
    1.25
    116
     
     
     
    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.