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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 JAMAICA

Compare Cuba and Jamaica 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.

Jamaica
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   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Cuba CUBA   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    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
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    68.5
    71.7
    70.0
    16
    40
    27
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    72.2
    75.5
    73.8
    9
    26
    15
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    72.9
    76.7
    74.7
    18
    33
    27
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    74.9
    78.9
    76.9
    21
    32
    26
    		  
    69.8
    75.5
    72.6
    58
    59
    59
    2010
    75.9
    80.2
    78.0
    32
    35
    32
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2019
    75.4
    80.3
    77.8
    46
    48
    46
    		  
    74.4
    77.7
    76.0
    57
    82
    66
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cuba CUBA   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.4
    80.3
    46
    48
    74.4
    77.7
    57
    82
    Age 5
    75.8
    80.6
    47
    50
    75.5
    78.6
    50
    78
    Age 10
    75.9
    80.7
    47
    50
    75.6
    78.7
    51
    77
    Age 15
    76.0
    80.8
    47
    50
    75.7
    78.8
    51
    77
    Age 20
    76.1
    80.9
    48
    50
    75.9
    78.9
    51
    78
    Age 25
    76.3
    81.0
    49
    50
    76.1
    79.1
    53
    77
    Age 30
    76.5
    81.1
    50
    49
    76.4
    79.3
    54
    76
    Age 35
    76.8
    81.2
    50
    50
    76.7
    79.6
    53
    74
    Age 40
    77.1
    81.4
    52
    50
    77.1
    80.0
    51
    73
    Age 45
    77.5
    81.7
    54
    51
    77.6
    80.4
    49
    71
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.0
    55
    53
    78.2
    81.0
    52
    69
    Age 55
    78.8
    82.5
    57
    53
    79.0
    81.8
    53
    64
    Age 60
    80.0
    83.2
    56
    51
    80.1
    82.6
    55
    61
    Age 65
    81.4
    84.1
    53
    50
    81.4
    83.8
    52
    58
    Age 70
    83.1
    85.4
    53
    50
    83.1
    85.2
    54
    54
    Age 75
    85.3
    87.0
    52
    48
    85.4
    86.9
    50
    50
    Age 80
    87.8
    89.0
    50
    49
    88.1
    89.1
    40
    42
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    45
    39
    91.1
    91.5
    20
    25
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cuba CUBA   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    97.65
    113
    49.69
    162
    2. Stroke
    47.47
    133
    70.26
    104
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    36.59
    76
    11.23
    153
    4. Prostate Cancer
    32.22
    24
    53.37
    3
    5. Lung Cancers
    29.41
    14
    14.66
    78
    6. Lung Disease
    24.23
    81
    13.20
    151
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    21.90
    28
    15.09
    133
    8. Breast Cancer
    15.77
    107
    25.54
    24
    9. Hypertension
    15.63
    107
    18.75
    89
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.88
    34
    13.25
    39
    11. Falls
    11.48
    14
    2.34
    167
    12. Liver Disease
    10.30
    126
    4.80
    162
    13. Suicide
    10.19
    69
    2.28
    175
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.47
    151
    61.66
    24
    15. Other Injuries
    8.43
    81
    2.77
    173
    16. Kidney Disease
    8.34
    148
    23.98
    84
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.39
    135
    14.23
    101
    18. Cervical Cancer
    7.15
    102
    22.18
    32
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.07
    66
    4.11
    112
    20. Lymphomas
    5.96
    44
    7.87
    10
    21. Uterin Cancer
    5.57
    12
    6.42
    8
    22. Violence
    5.02
    87
    47.92
    4
    23. Stomach Cancer
    4.86
    111
    7.00
    77
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.50
    40
    2.28
    95
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.45
    46
    1.87
    141
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    4.44
    78
    3.62
    94
    27. Liver Cancer
    4.02
    130
    3.14
    161
    28. Other Neoplasms
    3.94
    23
    0.57
    80
    29. Alcohol
    3.85
    27
    0.24
    169
    30. Leukemia
    3.76
    82
    4.13
    63
    31. HIV/AIDS
    3.76
    80
    25.41
    38
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    3.64
    142
    4.63
    124
    33. Ovary Cancer
    3.35
    132
    5.85
    38
    34. Bladder Cancer
    3.33
    48
    1.77
    108
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    2.97
    146
    3.69
    118
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    2.70
    124
    5.56
    60
    37. Skin Cancers
    2.28
    63
    0.29
    168
    38. Drownings
    2.02
    115
    0.34
    182
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.94
    112
    2.47
    92
    40. Asthma
    1.59
    121
    2.02
    115
    41. Low Birth Weight
    1.31
    160
    6.72
    67
    42. Skin Disease
    1.31
    103
    4.13
    19
    43. Osteoarthritis
    1.20
    1
    0.00
    111
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.04
    134
    1.06
    133
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.93
    125
    0.85
    127
    46. Epilepsy
    0.78
    160
    1.48
    101
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.61
    142
    1.82
    96
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.61
    14
    0.00
    166
    49. Meningitis
    0.58
    107
    0.49
    116
    50. Appendicitis
    0.56
    57
    0.29
    94
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Cuba CUBA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    22,079
    22.03
    1,726
    9.88
    2. Stroke
    10,725
    10.70
    2,415
    13.82
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8,564
    8.55
    393
    2.25
    4. Lung Cancers
    5,985
    5.97
    472
    2.70
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5,841
    5.83
    587
    3.36
    6. Lung Disease
    5,492
    5.48
    452
    2.59
    7. Hypertension
    3,469
    3.46
    651
    3.73
    8. Prostate Cancer
    3,365
    3.36
    883
    5.05
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,958
    2.95
    436
    2.49
    10. Falls
    2,810
    2.80
    82
    0.47
    11. Liver Disease
    1,873
    1.87
    155
    0.89
    12. Other Injuries
    1,869
    1.87
    91
    0.52
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,791
    1.79
    2,077
    11.88
    14. Kidney Disease
    1,700
    1.70
    793
    4.54
    15. Breast Cancer
    1,673
    1.67
    413
    2.36
    16. Suicide
    1,638
    1.63
    70
    0.40
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,156
    1.15
    133
    0.76
    18. Lymphomas
    1,089
    1.09
    251
    1.44
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,007
    1.00
    444
    2.54
    20. Stomach Cancer
    991
    0.99
    231
    1.32
    21. Pancreas Cancer
    905
    0.90
    119
    0.68
    22. Oesophagus Cancer
    879
    0.88
    74
    0.42
    23. Oral Cancer
    876
    0.87
    59
    0.34
    24. Liver Cancer
    815
    0.81
    101
    0.58
    25. Other Neoplasms
    769
    0.77
    19
    0.11
    26. Bladder Cancer
    734
    0.73
    60
    0.34
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    691
    0.69
    132
    0.76
    28. Alcohol
    675
    0.67
    7
    0.04
    29. Cervical Cancer
    666
    0.66
    358
    2.05
    30. Leukemia
    633
    0.63
    129
    0.74
    31. Uterin Cancer
    602
    0.60
    106
    0.61
    32. Violence
    584
    0.58
    1,484
    8.49
    33. Skin Cancers
    514
    0.51
    10
    0.06
    34. HIV/AIDS
    471
    0.47
    757
    4.33
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    420
    0.42
    82
    0.47
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    412
    0.41
    176
    1.01
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    368
    0.37
    139
    0.80
    38. Osteoarthritis
    326
    0.33
    0
    0.00
    39. Ovary Cancer
    323
    0.32
    97
    0.56
    40. Asthma
    301
    0.30
    65
    0.37
    41. Skin Disease
    258
    0.26
    145
    0.83
    42. Drownings
    231
    0.23
    10
    0.06
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    206
    0.21
    35
    0.20
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    162
    0.16
    27
    0.15
    45. Hepatitis C
    112
    0.11
    0
    0.00
    46. Epilepsy
    108
    0.11
    46
    0.26
    47. Appendicitis
    104
    0.10
    9
    0.05
    48. Low Birth Weight
    98
    0.10
    241
    1.38
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    87
    0.09
    11
    0.06
    50. Meningitis
    83
    0.08
    16
    0.09
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cuba CUBA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    32.22
    24
    53.37
    3
    2. Lung Cancers
    29.41
    14
    14.66
    78
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.77
    107
    25.54
    24
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.88
    34
    13.25
    39
    5. Cervical Cancer
    7.15
    102
    22.18
    32
    6. Lymphomas
    5.96
    44
    7.87
    10
    7. Uterin Cancer
    5.57
    12
    6.42
    8
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.86
    111
    7.00
    77
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.50
    40
    2.28
    95
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.45
    46
    1.87
    141
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    4.44
    78
    3.62
    94
    12. Liver Cancer
    4.02
    130
    3.14
    161
    13. Leukemia
    3.76
    82
    4.13
    63
    14. Ovary Cancer
    3.35
    132
    5.85
    38
    15. Bladder Cancer
    3.33
    48
    1.77
    108
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.28
    63
    0.29
    168
    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.