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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 NORTH KOREA

Compare Cuba and North Korea 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.

North Korea
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   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Cuba CUBA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    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
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    68.5
    71.7
    70.0
    16
    40
    27
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    72.2
    75.5
    73.8
    9
    26
    15
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    72.9
    76.7
    74.7
    18
    33
    27
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    74.9
    78.9
    76.9
    21
    32
    26
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    75.9
    80.2
    78.0
    32
    35
    32
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    75.4
    80.3
    77.8
    46
    48
    46
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cuba CUBA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    75.4
    80.3
    46
    48
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    75.8
    80.6
    47
    50
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    75.9
    80.7
    47
    50
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    76.0
    80.8
    47
    50
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    76.1
    80.9
    48
    50
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    76.3
    81.0
    49
    50
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    76.5
    81.1
    50
    49
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    76.8
    81.2
    50
    50
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    77.1
    81.4
    52
    50
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    77.5
    81.7
    54
    51
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    78.1
    82.0
    55
    53
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    78.8
    82.5
    57
    53
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    80.0
    83.2
    56
    51
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    81.4
    84.1
    53
    50
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    83.1
    85.4
    53
    50
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    85.3
    87.0
    52
    48
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    87.8
    89.0
    50
    49
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.3
    45
    39
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cuba CUBA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    97.65
    113
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    47.47
    133
    162.14
    15
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    36.59
    76
    22.75
    104
    4. Prostate Cancer
    32.22
    24
    2.38
    178
    5. Lung Cancers
    29.41
    14
    37.70
    4
    6. Lung Disease
    24.23
    81
    87.71
    5
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    21.90
    28
    16.26
    122
    8. Breast Cancer
    15.77
    107
    7.80
    177
    9. Hypertension
    15.63
    107
    18.24
    92
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.88
    34
    10.37
    70
    11. Falls
    11.48
    14
    6.34
    79
    12. Liver Disease
    10.30
    126
    14.33
    111
    13. Suicide
    10.19
    69
    8.20
    95
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.47
    151
    11.82
    137
    15. Other Injuries
    8.43
    81
    5.48
    125
    16. Kidney Disease
    8.34
    148
    12.98
    129
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.39
    135
    22.21
    64
    18. Cervical Cancer
    7.15
    102
    4.11
    136
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.07
    66
    2.40
    153
    20. Lymphomas
    5.96
    44
    1.84
    175
    21. Uterin Cancer
    5.57
    12
    0.78
    168
    22. Violence
    5.02
    87
    3.97
    101
    23. Stomach Cancer
    4.86
    111
    11.99
    21
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.50
    40
    3.80
    49
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.45
    46
    1.62
    152
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    4.44
    78
    4.85
    68
    27. Liver Cancer
    4.02
    130
    16.66
    12
    28. Other Neoplasms
    3.94
    23
    0.14
    180
    29. Alcohol
    3.85
    27
    1.00
    116
    30. Leukemia
    3.76
    82
    3.44
    99
    31. HIV/AIDS
    3.76
    80
    2.53
    100
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    3.64
    142
    3.79
    139
    33. Ovary Cancer
    3.35
    132
    2.96
    147
    34. Bladder Cancer
    3.33
    48
    1.61
    120
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    2.97
    146
    3.78
    113
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    2.70
    124
    1.60
    160
    37. Skin Cancers
    2.28
    63
    0.55
    160
    38. Drownings
    2.02
    115
    4.46
    35
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.94
    112
    5.64
    51
    40. Asthma
    1.59
    121
    4.81
    90
    41. Low Birth Weight
    1.31
    160
    4.39
    98
    42. Skin Disease
    1.31
    103
    0.58
    138
    43. Osteoarthritis
    1.20
    1
    0.00
    86
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.04
    134
    1.70
    109
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.93
    125
    6.87
    15
    46. Epilepsy
    0.78
    160
    0.98
    137
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.61
    142
    2.66
    86
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.61
    14
    0.03
    126
    49. Meningitis
    0.58
    107
    0.81
    89
    50. Appendicitis
    0.56
    57
    0.19
    108
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Cuba CUBA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    22,079
    22.03
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    10,725
    10.70
    49,648
    23.17
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8,564
    8.55
    6,231
    2.91
    4. Lung Cancers
    5,985
    5.97
    11,893
    5.55
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5,841
    5.83
    4,340
    2.03
    6. Lung Disease
    5,492
    5.48
    26,178
    12.22
    7. Hypertension
    3,469
    3.46
    5,368
    2.51
    8. Prostate Cancer
    3,365
    3.36
    219
    0.10
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,958
    2.95
    3,232
    1.51
    10. Falls
    2,810
    2.80
    1,801
    0.84
    11. Liver Disease
    1,873
    1.87
    4,506
    2.10
    12. Other Injuries
    1,869
    1.87
    1,531
    0.71
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,791
    1.79
    3,671
    1.71
    14. Kidney Disease
    1,700
    1.70
    3,959
    1.85
    15. Breast Cancer
    1,673
    1.67
    1,366
    0.64
    16. Suicide
    1,638
    1.63
    2,407
    1.12
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,156
    1.15
    684
    0.32
    18. Lymphomas
    1,089
    1.09
    560
    0.26
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,007
    1.00
    6,210
    2.90
    20. Stomach Cancer
    991
    0.99
    3,771
    1.76
    21. Pancreas Cancer
    905
    0.90
    1,525
    0.71
    22. Oesophagus Cancer
    879
    0.88
    1,222
    0.57
    23. Oral Cancer
    876
    0.87
    513
    0.24
    24. Liver Cancer
    815
    0.81
    5,326
    2.49
    25. Other Neoplasms
    769
    0.77
    44
    0.02
    26. Bladder Cancer
    734
    0.73
    500
    0.23
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    691
    0.69
    1,155
    0.54
    28. Alcohol
    675
    0.67
    304
    0.14
    29. Cervical Cancer
    666
    0.66
    704
    0.33
    30. Leukemia
    633
    0.63
    965
    0.45
    31. Uterin Cancer
    602
    0.60
    138
    0.06
    32. Violence
    584
    0.58
    1,082
    0.50
    33. Skin Cancers
    514
    0.51
    168
    0.08
    34. HIV/AIDS
    471
    0.47
    753
    0.35
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    420
    0.42
    1,712
    0.80
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    412
    0.41
    452
    0.21
    37. Congenital Anomalies
    368
    0.37
    991
    0.46
    38. Osteoarthritis
    326
    0.33
    0
    0.00
    39. Ovary Cancer
    323
    0.32
    532
    0.25
    40. Asthma
    301
    0.30
    1,439
    0.67
    41. Skin Disease
    258
    0.26
    158
    0.07
    42. Drownings
    231
    0.23
    1,126
    0.53
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    206
    0.21
    374
    0.17
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    162
    0.16
    2,093
    0.98
    45. Hepatitis C
    112
    0.11
    10
    0.00
    46. Epilepsy
    108
    0.11
    266
    0.12
    47. Appendicitis
    104
    0.10
    57
    0.03
    48. Low Birth Weight
    98
    0.10
    1,208
    0.56
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    87
    0.09
    198
    0.09
    50. Meningitis
    83
    0.08
    207
    0.10
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Cuba CUBA   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    32.22
    24
    2.38
    178
    2. Lung Cancers
    29.41
    14
    37.70
    4
    3. Breast Cancer
    15.77
    107
    7.80
    177
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.88
    34
    10.37
    70
    5. Cervical Cancer
    7.15
    102
    4.11
    136
    6. Lymphomas
    5.96
    44
    1.84
    175
    7. Uterin Cancer
    5.57
    12
    0.78
    168
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.86
    111
    11.99
    21
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.50
    40
    3.80
    49
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.45
    46
    1.62
    152
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    4.44
    78
    4.85
    68
    12. Liver Cancer
    4.02
    130
    16.66
    12
    13. Leukemia
    3.76
    82
    3.44
    99
    14. Ovary Cancer
    3.35
    132
    2.96
    147
    15. Bladder Cancer
    3.33
    48
    1.61
    120
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.28
    63
    0.55
    160
    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.