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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

Compare Cuba and Congo 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.

Congo
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   Congo CONGO
      Cuba CUBA   Congo CONGO
           
    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
     
    44.8
    49.4
    47.1
    116
    99
    106
    1970
    68.5
    71.7
    70.0
    16
    40
    27
     
    51.6
    56.0
    53.8
    107
    100
    105
    1980
    72.2
    75.5
    73.8
    9
    26
    15
     
    54.1
    58.5
    56.3
    123
    121
    122
    1990
    72.9
    76.7
    74.7
    18
    33
    27
     
    54.4
    59.5
    56.9
    145
    137
    140
    2000
    74.9
    78.9
    76.9
    21
    32
    26
     
    51.9
    54.0
    52.9
    152
    153
    152
    2010
    75.9
    80.2
    78.0
    32
    35
    32
     
    60.7
    63.2
    62.0
    141
    147
    144
    2019
    75.4
    80.3
    77.8
    46
    48
    46
     
    63.8
    65.6
    64.7
    140
    158
    151
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cuba CUBA   Congo CONGO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.4
    80.3
    46
    48
    63.8
    65.6
    140
    158
    Age 5
    75.8
    80.6
    47
    50
    67.3
    68.6
    147
    171
    Age 10
    75.9
    80.7
    47
    50
    67.6
    68.9
    148
    172
    Age 15
    76.0
    80.8
    47
    50
    67.8
    69.0
    148
    172
    Age 20
    76.1
    80.9
    48
    50
    68.2
    69.4
    147
    172
    Age 25
    76.3
    81.0
    49
    50
    68.7
    69.7
    147
    172
    Age 30
    76.5
    81.1
    50
    49
    69.2
    70.3
    147
    172
    Age 35
    76.8
    81.2
    50
    50
    69.8
    70.9
    147
    171
    Age 40
    77.1
    81.4
    52
    50
    70.5
    71.8
    148
    173
    Age 45
    77.5
    81.7
    54
    51
    71.4
    72.8
    150
    174
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.0
    55
    53
    72.6
    74.1
    151
    172
    Age 55
    78.8
    82.5
    57
    53
    74.0
    75.5
    151
    171
    Age 60
    80.0
    83.2
    56
    51
    75.7
    77.1
    150
    171
    Age 65
    81.4
    84.1
    53
    50
    77.8
    78.9
    149
    171
    Age 70
    83.1
    85.4
    53
    50
    80.2
    80.9
    147
    170
    Age 75
    85.3
    87.0
    52
    48
    82.9
    83.4
    146
    167
    Age 80
    87.8
    89.0
    50
    49
    86.0
    86.3
    140
    164
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    45
    39
    89.3
    89.5
    148
    165
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cuba CUBA   Congo CONGO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    97.65
    113
    133.74
    63
    2. Stroke
    47.47
    133
    120.40
    39
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    36.59
    76
    86.29
    37
    4. Prostate Cancer
    32.22
    24
    31.52
    25
    5. Lung Cancers
    29.41
    14
    2.77
    164
    6. Lung Disease
    24.23
    81
    31.45
    46
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    21.90
    28
    20.22
    43
    8. Breast Cancer
    15.77
    107
    9.95
    160
    9. Hypertension
    15.63
    107
    52.27
    12
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.88
    34
    4.17
    161
    11. Falls
    11.48
    14
    7.27
    66
    12. Liver Disease
    10.30
    126
    36.31
    40
    13. Suicide
    10.19
    69
    11.62
    55
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.47
    151
    51.04
    38
    15. Other Injuries
    8.43
    81
    9.74
    68
    16. Kidney Disease
    8.34
    148
    29.78
    60
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.39
    135
    39.65
    27
    18. Cervical Cancer
    7.15
    102
    13.92
    60
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.07
    66
    9.18
    32
    20. Lymphomas
    5.96
    44
    2.21
    171
    21. Uterin Cancer
    5.57
    12
    1.40
    146
    22. Violence
    5.02
    87
    11.99
    41
    23. Stomach Cancer
    4.86
    111
    3.94
    131
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.50
    40
    0.87
    164
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.45
    46
    1.35
    166
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    4.44
    78
    1.96
    144
    27. Liver Cancer
    4.02
    130
    6.39
    68
    28. Other Neoplasms
    3.94
    23
    0.39
    105
    29. Alcohol
    3.85
    27
    1.55
    80
    30. Leukemia
    3.76
    82
    1.70
    157
    31. HIV/AIDS
    3.76
    80
    101.72
    12
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    3.64
    142
    6.57
    65
    33. Ovary Cancer
    3.35
    132
    3.37
    130
    34. Bladder Cancer
    3.33
    48
    0.72
    168
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    2.97
    146
    4.68
    62
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    2.70
    124
    6.36
    46
    37. Skin Cancers
    2.28
    63
    1.82
    96
    38. Drownings
    2.02
    115
    1.92
    118
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.94
    112
    5.10
    56
    40. Asthma
    1.59
    121
    13.81
    44
    41. Low Birth Weight
    1.31
    160
    9.29
    42
    42. Skin Disease
    1.31
    103
    2.02
    62
    43. Osteoarthritis
    1.20
    1
    0.00
    82
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.04
    134
    43.98
    42
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.93
    125
    2.80
    45
    46. Epilepsy
    0.78
    160
    2.02
    67
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.61
    142
    7.30
    48
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.61
    14
    0.09
    96
    49. Meningitis
    0.58
    107
    6.68
    42
    50. Appendicitis
    0.56
    57
    0.63
    44
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Cuba CUBA   Congo CONGO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    22,079
    22.03
    2,494
    7.60
    2. Stroke
    10,725
    10.70
    2,267
    6.90
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8,564
    8.55
    2,576
    7.85
    4. Lung Cancers
    5,985
    5.97
    54
    0.16
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5,841
    5.83
    230
    0.70
    6. Lung Disease
    5,492
    5.48
    541
    1.65
    7. Hypertension
    3,469
    3.46
    933
    2.84
    8. Prostate Cancer
    3,365
    3.36
    198
    0.60
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,958
    2.95
    89
    0.27
    10. Falls
    2,810
    2.80
    149
    0.45
    11. Liver Disease
    1,873
    1.87
    931
    2.84
    12. Other Injuries
    1,869
    1.87
    333
    1.01
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,791
    1.79
    1,050
    3.20
    14. Kidney Disease
    1,700
    1.70
    613
    1.87
    15. Breast Cancer
    1,673
    1.67
    159
    0.48
    16. Suicide
    1,638
    1.63
    349
    1.06
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,156
    1.15
    220
    0.67
    18. Lymphomas
    1,089
    1.09
    61
    0.19
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,007
    1.00
    1,598
    4.87
    20. Stomach Cancer
    991
    0.99
    88
    0.27
    21. Pancreas Cancer
    905
    0.90
    42
    0.13
    22. Oesophagus Cancer
    879
    0.88
    19
    0.06
    23. Oral Cancer
    876
    0.87
    33
    0.10
    24. Liver Cancer
    815
    0.81
    169
    0.51
    25. Other Neoplasms
    769
    0.77
    8
    0.02
    26. Bladder Cancer
    734
    0.73
    15
    0.05
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    691
    0.69
    69
    0.21
    28. Alcohol
    675
    0.67
    46
    0.14
    29. Cervical Cancer
    666
    0.66
    196
    0.60
    30. Leukemia
    633
    0.63
    57
    0.17
    31. Uterin Cancer
    602
    0.60
    15
    0.05
    32. Violence
    584
    0.58
    539
    1.64
    33. Skin Cancers
    514
    0.51
    36
    0.11
    34. HIV/AIDS
    471
    0.47
    4,509
    13.73
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    420
    0.42
    105
    0.32
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    412
    0.41
    208
    0.63
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    368
    0.37
    729
    2.22
    38. Osteoarthritis
    326
    0.33
    0
    0.00
    39. Ovary Cancer
    323
    0.32
    49
    0.15
    40. Asthma
    301
    0.30
    291
    0.89
    41. Skin Disease
    258
    0.26
    46
    0.14
    42. Drownings
    231
    0.23
    104
    0.32
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    206
    0.21
    1,304
    3.97
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    162
    0.16
    67
    0.20
    45. Hepatitis C
    112
    0.11
    2
    0.01
    46. Epilepsy
    108
    0.11
    76
    0.23
    47. Appendicitis
    104
    0.10
    18
    0.05
    48. Low Birth Weight
    98
    0.10
    1,283
    3.91
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    87
    0.09
    15
    0.05
    50. Meningitis
    83
    0.08
    299
    0.91
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cuba CUBA   Congo CONGO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    32.22
    24
    31.52
    25
    2. Lung Cancers
    29.41
    14
    2.77
    164
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.77
    107
    9.95
    160
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.88
    34
    4.17
    161
    5. Cervical Cancer
    7.15
    102
    13.92
    60
    6. Lymphomas
    5.96
    44
    2.21
    171
    7. Uterin Cancer
    5.57
    12
    1.40
    146
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.86
    111
    3.94
    131
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.50
    40
    0.87
    164
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.45
    46
    1.35
    166
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    4.44
    78
    1.96
    144
    12. Liver Cancer
    4.02
    130
    6.39
    68
    13. Leukemia
    3.76
    82
    1.70
    157
    14. Ovary Cancer
    3.35
    132
    3.37
    130
    15. Bladder Cancer
    3.33
    48
    0.72
    168
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.28
    63
    1.82
    96
    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.