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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
CUBA VS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Compare Cuba and Dominican Republic 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.

Dominican Republic
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   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Cuba CUBA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
           
    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
    		  
    50.7
    53.6
    52.1
    88
    88
    88
    1970
    68.5
    71.7
    70.0
    16
    40
    27
    		  
    57.0
    60.4
    58.6
    85
    87
    86
    1980
    72.2
    75.5
    73.8
    9
    26
    15
    		  
    61.3
    65.1
    63.2
    87
    89
    88
    1990
    72.9
    76.7
    74.7
    18
    33
    27
    		  
    65.6
    70.6
    68.0
    84
    89
    91
    2000
    74.9
    78.9
    76.9
    21
    32
    26
    		  
    69.6
    74.7
    72.0
    63
    70
    64
    2010
    75.9
    80.2
    78.0
    32
    35
    32
    		  
    69.7
    75.9
    72.7
    92
    86
    90
    2019
    75.4
    80.3
    77.8
    46
    48
    46
    		  
    69.8
    76.2
    72.8
    103
    95
    104
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cuba CUBA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.4
    80.3
    46
    48
    69.8
    76.2
    103
    95
    Age 5
    75.8
    80.6
    47
    50
    72.0
    78.2
    95
    87
    Age 10
    75.9
    80.7
    47
    50
    72.1
    78.3
    96
    88
    Age 15
    76.0
    80.8
    47
    50
    72.2
    78.4
    97
    88
    Age 20
    76.1
    80.9
    48
    50
    72.5
    78.5
    95
    88
    Age 25
    76.3
    81.0
    49
    50
    73.0
    78.7
    91
    87
    Age 30
    76.5
    81.1
    50
    49
    73.5
    79.0
    90
    80
    Age 35
    76.8
    81.2
    50
    50
    74.1
    79.3
    87
    79
    Age 40
    77.1
    81.4
    52
    50
    74.8
    79.7
    85
    77
    Age 45
    77.5
    81.7
    54
    51
    75.5
    80.2
    81
    75
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.0
    55
    53
    76.5
    80.7
    79
    72
    Age 55
    78.8
    82.5
    57
    53
    77.7
    81.5
    78
    70
    Age 60
    80.0
    83.2
    56
    51
    79.0
    82.4
    72
    68
    Age 65
    81.4
    84.1
    53
    50
    80.8
    83.5
    65
    62
    Age 70
    83.1
    85.4
    53
    50
    82.8
    84.8
    62
    60
    Age 75
    85.3
    87.0
    52
    48
    85.2
    86.5
    55
    58
    Age 80
    87.8
    89.0
    50
    49
    87.7
    88.2
    53
    64
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    45
    39
    90.4
    90.5
    56
    78
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cuba CUBA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    97.65
    113
    144.42
    50
    2. Stroke
    47.47
    133
    76.94
    97
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    36.59
    76
    20.03
    116
    4. Prostate Cancer
    32.22
    24
    35.41
    21
    5. Lung Cancers
    29.41
    14
    12.65
    92
    6. Lung Disease
    24.23
    81
    13.00
    153
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    21.90
    28
    15.84
    126
    8. Breast Cancer
    15.77
    107
    28.28
    14
    9. Hypertension
    15.63
    107
    18.05
    93
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.88
    34
    8.53
    95
    11. Falls
    11.48
    14
    3.93
    126
    12. Liver Disease
    10.30
    126
    26.51
    71
    13. Suicide
    10.19
    69
    5.12
    141
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.47
    151
    27.63
    93
    15. Other Injuries
    8.43
    81
    8.26
    84
    16. Kidney Disease
    8.34
    148
    20.79
    105
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.39
    135
    67.23
    1
    18. Cervical Cancer
    7.15
    102
    10.82
    79
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.07
    66
    2.98
    138
    20. Lymphomas
    5.96
    44
    3.77
    130
    21. Uterin Cancer
    5.57
    12
    0.83
    167
    22. Violence
    5.02
    87
    18.10
    23
    23. Stomach Cancer
    4.86
    111
    5.54
    98
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.50
    40
    2.08
    110
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.45
    46
    4.35
    51
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    4.44
    78
    4.61
    73
    27. Liver Cancer
    4.02
    130
    6.73
    60
    28. Other Neoplasms
    3.94
    23
    0.35
    119
    29. Alcohol
    3.85
    27
    1.20
    105
    30. Leukemia
    3.76
    82
    3.99
    71
    31. HIV/AIDS
    3.76
    80
    18.91
    45
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    3.64
    142
    7.20
    49
    33. Ovary Cancer
    3.35
    132
    1.73
    177
    34. Bladder Cancer
    3.33
    48
    0.91
    159
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    2.97
    146
    4.27
    82
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    2.70
    124
    5.59
    59
    37. Skin Cancers
    2.28
    63
    1.71
    104
    38. Drownings
    2.02
    115
    2.29
    100
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.94
    112
    2.84
    87
    40. Asthma
    1.59
    121
    4.26
    94
    41. Low Birth Weight
    1.31
    160
    9.31
    41
    42. Skin Disease
    1.31
    103
    0.47
    143
    43. Osteoarthritis
    1.20
    1
    0.00
    89
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.04
    134
    4.57
    81
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.93
    125
    1.17
    104
    46. Epilepsy
    0.78
    160
    1.51
    97
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.61
    142
    5.51
    59
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.61
    14
    0.17
    67
    49. Meningitis
    0.58
    107
    1.21
    72
    50. Appendicitis
    0.56
    57
    0.62
    46
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Cuba CUBA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    22,079
    22.03
    14,986
    21.98
    2. Stroke
    10,725
    10.70
    7,882
    11.56
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8,564
    8.55
    2,254
    3.31
    4. Lung Cancers
    5,985
    5.97
    1,244
    1.82
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5,841
    5.83
    1,808
    2.65
    6. Lung Disease
    5,492
    5.48
    1,360
    1.99
    7. Hypertension
    3,469
    3.46
    1,894
    2.78
    8. Prostate Cancer
    3,365
    3.36
    1,655
    2.43
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,958
    2.95
    851
    1.25
    10. Falls
    2,810
    2.80
    435
    0.64
    11. Liver Disease
    1,873
    1.87
    2,680
    3.93
    12. Other Injuries
    1,869
    1.87
    890
    1.31
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,791
    1.79
    2,762
    4.05
    14. Kidney Disease
    1,700
    1.70
    2,121
    3.11
    15. Breast Cancer
    1,673
    1.67
    1,460
    2.14
    16. Suicide
    1,638
    1.63
    530
    0.78
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,156
    1.15
    312
    0.46
    18. Lymphomas
    1,089
    1.09
    374
    0.55
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,007
    1.00
    6,937
    10.17
    20. Stomach Cancer
    991
    0.99
    547
    0.80
    21. Pancreas Cancer
    905
    0.90
    456
    0.67
    22. Oesophagus Cancer
    879
    0.88
    200
    0.29
    23. Oral Cancer
    876
    0.87
    434
    0.64
    24. Liver Cancer
    815
    0.81
    664
    0.97
    25. Other Neoplasms
    769
    0.77
    35
    0.05
    26. Bladder Cancer
    734
    0.73
    92
    0.13
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    691
    0.69
    446
    0.65
    28. Alcohol
    675
    0.67
    120
    0.18
    29. Cervical Cancer
    666
    0.66
    560
    0.82
    30. Leukemia
    633
    0.63
    409
    0.60
    31. Uterin Cancer
    602
    0.60
    43
    0.06
    32. Violence
    584
    0.58
    1,917
    2.81
    33. Skin Cancers
    514
    0.51
    172
    0.25
    34. HIV/AIDS
    471
    0.47
    1,931
    2.83
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    420
    0.42
    295
    0.43
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    412
    0.41
    602
    0.88
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    368
    0.37
    1,038
    1.52
    38. Osteoarthritis
    326
    0.33
    0
    0.00
    39. Ovary Cancer
    323
    0.32
    89
    0.13
    40. Asthma
    301
    0.30
    441
    0.65
    41. Skin Disease
    258
    0.26
    50
    0.07
    42. Drownings
    231
    0.23
    248
    0.36
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    206
    0.21
    504
    0.74
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    162
    0.16
    123
    0.18
    45. Hepatitis C
    112
    0.11
    17
    0.02
    46. Epilepsy
    108
    0.11
    158
    0.23
    47. Appendicitis
    104
    0.10
    67
    0.10
    48. Low Birth Weight
    98
    0.10
    1,532
    2.25
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    87
    0.09
    48
    0.07
    50. Meningitis
    83
    0.08
    134
    0.20
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cuba CUBA   Dominican Republic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    32.22
    24
    35.41
    21
    2. Lung Cancers
    29.41
    14
    12.65
    92
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.77
    107
    28.28
    14
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.88
    34
    8.53
    95
    5. Cervical Cancer
    7.15
    102
    10.82
    79
    6. Lymphomas
    5.96
    44
    3.77
    130
    7. Uterin Cancer
    5.57
    12
    0.83
    167
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.86
    111
    5.54
    98
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.50
    40
    2.08
    110
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.45
    46
    4.35
    51
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    4.44
    78
    4.61
    73
    12. Liver Cancer
    4.02
    130
    6.73
    60
    13. Leukemia
    3.76
    82
    3.99
    71
    14. Ovary Cancer
    3.35
    132
    1.73
    177
    15. Bladder Cancer
    3.33
    48
    0.91
    159
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.28
    63
    1.71
    104
    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.