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Mexico
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 Mexico and Cuba 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.

Cuba
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
Mexico Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mexico MEXICO   Cuba CUBA
      Mexico MEXICO   Cuba CUBA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    55.7
    59.0
    57.3
    67
    68
    68
     
    62.6
    65.9
    64.2
    39
    46
    43
    1970
    59.5
    64.1
    61.7
    73
    72
    75
     
    68.5
    71.7
    70.0
    16
    40
    27
    1980
    63.5
    70.2
    66.8
    75
    67
    70
     
    72.2
    75.5
    73.8
    9
    26
    15
    1990
    68.1
    73.8
    70.9
    55
    60
    56
     
    72.9
    76.7
    74.7
    18
    33
    27
    2000
    72.4
    77.2
    74.8
    37
    43
    36
     
    74.9
    78.9
    76.9
    21
    32
    26
    2010
    72.8
    78.4
    75.6
    50
    45
    47
     
    75.9
    80.2
    78.0
    32
    35
    32
    2019
    73.1
    78.9
    76.0
    67
    64
    64
     
    75.4
    80.3
    77.8
    46
    48
    46
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mexico MEXICO   Cuba CUBA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.1
    78.9
    67
    64
    75.4
    80.3
    46
    48
    Age 5
    74.3
    79.9
    66
    62
    75.8
    80.6
    47
    50
    Age 10
    74.4
    80.0
    66
    62
    75.9
    80.7
    47
    50
    Age 15
    74.5
    80.0
    66
    62
    76.0
    80.8
    47
    50
    Age 20
    74.7
    80.2
    65
    62
    76.1
    80.9
    48
    50
    Age 25
    75.2
    80.3
    65
    60
    76.3
    81.0
    49
    50
    Age 30
    75.7
    80.5
    60
    59
    76.5
    81.1
    50
    49
    Age 35
    76.2
    80.7
    59
    59
    76.8
    81.2
    50
    50
    Age 40
    76.8
    80.9
    57
    59
    77.1
    81.4
    52
    50
    Age 45
    77.5
    81.3
    53
    58
    77.5
    81.7
    54
    51
    Age 50
    78.3
    81.7
    47
    56
    78.1
    82.0
    55
    53
    Age 55
    79.3
    82.3
    47
    55
    78.8
    82.5
    57
    53
    Age 60
    80.5
    83.1
    45
    54
    80.0
    83.2
    56
    51
    Age 65
    81.9
    84.1
    46
    51
    81.4
    84.1
    53
    50
    Age 70
    83.7
    85.4
    42
    49
    83.1
    85.4
    53
    50
    Age 75
    85.6
    87.1
    44
    46
    85.3
    87.0
    52
    48
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.1
    42
    44
    87.8
    89.0
    50
    49
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.7
    16
    20
    90.6
    91.3
    45
    39
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mexico MEXICO   Cuba CUBA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    92.41
    121
    97.65
    113
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    71.86
    17
    8.47
    151
    3. Kidney Disease
    36.72
    33
    8.34
    148
    4. Stroke
    32.08
    148
    47.47
    133
    5. Violence
    25.30
    16
    5.02
    87
    6. Liver Disease
    24.62
    76
    10.30
    126
    7. Lung Disease
    23.06
    87
    24.23
    81
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19.44
    118
    36.59
    76
    9. Hypertension
    14.30
    110
    15.63
    107
    10. Prostate Cancer
    14.13
    112
    32.22
    24
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.86
    111
    7.39
    135
    12. Breast Cancer
    11.17
    149
    15.77
    107
    13. Other Injuries
    9.65
    69
    8.43
    81
    14. Endocrine Disorders
    9.09
    25
    2.70
    124
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    7.31
    45
    3.64
    142
    16. Cervical Cancer
    7.28
    101
    7.15
    102
    17. Lung Cancers
    6.21
    128
    29.41
    14
    18. Stomach Cancer
    5.77
    96
    4.86
    111
    19. Malnutrition
    5.75
    48
    0.32
    123
    20. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    84
    4.02
    130
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.72
    138
    13.88
    34
    22. Suicide
    5.29
    136
    10.19
    69
    23. Other Neoplasms
    5.14
    12
    3.94
    23
    24. Low Birth Weight
    4.31
    100
    1.31
    160
    25. Lymphomas
    4.13
    115
    5.96
    44
    26. Ovary Cancer
    4.06
    107
    3.35
    132
    27. Leukemia
    3.88
    77
    3.76
    82
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    3.80
    90
    4.44
    78
    29. HIV/AIDS
    3.23
    90
    3.76
    80
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.81
    94
    1.04
    134
    31. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2.70
    175
    21.90
    28
    32. Skin Disease
    2.43
    42
    1.31
    103
    33. Alcohol
    2.39
    50
    3.85
    27
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.20
    102
    1.94
    112
    35. Falls
    2.13
    170
    11.48
    14
    36. Anemia
    1.71
    9
    0.34
    36
    37. Tuberculosis
    1.58
    114
    0.26
    153
    38. Skin Cancers
    1.53
    116
    2.28
    63
    39. Epilepsy
    1.53
    96
    0.78
    160
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.53
    103
    0.61
    142
    41. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.51
    174
    6.07
    66
    42. Drownings
    1.42
    131
    2.02
    115
    43. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    145
    5.57
    12
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    1.28
    173
    2.97
    146
    45. Drug Use
    1.18
    93
    0.46
    162
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.16
    5
    0.41
    74
    47. Oral Cancer
    1.13
    172
    4.45
    46
    48. Asthma
    1.07
    131
    1.59
    121
    49. Bladder Cancer
    1.06
    153
    3.33
    48
    50. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.05
    154
    4.50
    40
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Mexico MEXICO   Cuba CUBA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    116,238
    18.83
    22,079
    22.03
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    86,110
    13.95
    1,791
    1.79
    3. Kidney Disease
    44,622
    7.23
    1,700
    1.70
    4. Stroke
    39,790
    6.44
    10,725
    10.70
    5. Violence
    32,450
    5.26
    584
    0.58
    6. Liver Disease
    29,838
    4.83
    1,873
    1.87
    7. Lung Disease
    29,123
    4.72
    5,492
    5.48
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    24,816
    4.02
    8,564
    8.55
    9. Hypertension
    17,806
    2.88
    3,469
    3.46
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    16,303
    2.64
    1,007
    1.00
    11. Other Injuries
    12,175
    1.97
    1,869
    1.87
    12. Endocrine Disorders
    11,310
    1.83
    412
    0.41
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    10,457
    1.69
    368
    0.37
    14. Malnutrition
    7,552
    1.22
    64
    0.06
    15. Prostate Cancer
    7,494
    1.21
    3,365
    3.36
    16. Breast Cancer
    7,380
    1.20
    1,673
    1.67
    17. Lung Cancers
    7,349
    1.19
    5,985
    5.97
    18. Low Birth Weight
    7,163
    1.16
    98
    0.10
    19. Stomach Cancer
    6,939
    1.12
    991
    0.99
    20. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6,871
    1.11
    2,958
    2.95
    21. Liver Cancer
    6,817
    1.10
    815
    0.81
    22. Suicide
    6,772
    1.10
    1,638
    1.63
    23. Other Neoplasms
    6,204
    1.00
    769
    0.77
    24. Lymphomas
    4,961
    0.80
    1,089
    1.09
    25. Leukemia
    4,830
    0.78
    633
    0.63
    26. Cervical Cancer
    4,787
    0.78
    666
    0.66
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    4,510
    0.73
    905
    0.90
    28. HIV/AIDS
    4,128
    0.67
    471
    0.47
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3,476
    0.56
    206
    0.21
    30. Alzheimers & Dementia
    3,447
    0.56
    5,841
    5.83
    31. Skin Disease
    3,029
    0.49
    258
    0.26
    32. Alcohol
    2,945
    0.48
    675
    0.67
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,734
    0.44
    420
    0.42
    34. Ovary Cancer
    2,649
    0.43
    323
    0.32
    35. Falls
    2,628
    0.43
    2,810
    2.80
    36. Birth Trauma
    2,552
    0.41
    49
    0.05
    37. Anemia
    2,182
    0.35
    77
    0.08
    38. Tuberculosis
    1,943
    0.31
    45
    0.04
    39. Epilepsy
    1,912
    0.31
    108
    0.11
    40. Skin Cancers
    1,909
    0.31
    514
    0.51
    41. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,866
    0.30
    1,156
    1.15
    42. Drownings
    1,799
    0.29
    231
    0.23
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    1,567
    0.25
    691
    0.69
    44. Drug Use
    1,470
    0.24
    82
    0.08
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,415
    0.23
    87
    0.09
    46. Oral Cancer
    1,355
    0.22
    876
    0.87
    47. Asthma
    1,342
    0.22
    301
    0.30
    48. Bladder Cancer
    1,272
    0.21
    734
    0.73
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,252
    0.20
    879
    0.88
    50. Uterin Cancer
    902
    0.15
    602
    0.60
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mexico MEXICO   Cuba CUBA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    14.13
    112
    32.22
    24
    2. Breast Cancer
    11.17
    149
    15.77
    107
    3. Cervical Cancer
    7.28
    101
    7.15
    102
    4. Lung Cancers
    6.21
    128
    29.41
    14
    5. Stomach Cancer
    5.77
    96
    4.86
    111
    6. Liver Cancer
    5.75
    84
    4.02
    130
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.72
    138
    13.88
    34
    8. Lymphomas
    4.13
    115
    5.96
    44
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.06
    107
    3.35
    132
    10. Leukemia
    3.88
    77
    3.76
    82
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.80
    90
    4.44
    78
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.53
    116
    2.28
    63
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    145
    5.57
    12
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.13
    172
    4.45
    46
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.06
    153
    3.33
    48
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.05
    154
    4.50
    40
    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.