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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 MAURITANIA

Compare Cuba and Mauritania 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.

Mauritania
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
10,162,395
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Mauritania Population Pyramid
9,024,891
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Cuba CUBA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
  Cuba CUBA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
       
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
  
41.5
45.7
43.5
131
123
129
1970
68.5
71.7
70.0
16
40
27
  
45.5
49.9
47.6
135
129
133
1980
72.2
75.5
73.8
9
26
15
  
50.5
54.7
52.5
135
133
134
1990
72.9
76.7
74.7
18
33
27
  
55.6
59.5
57.5
140
136
137
2000
74.9
78.9
76.9
21
32
26
  
58.4
61.6
60.0
133
132
134
2010
75.9
80.2
78.0
32
35
32
  
60.5
63.5
62.0
142
145
143
2019
75.4
80.3
77.8
46
48
46
  
68.1
68.7
68.4
119
141
131
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Cuba CUBA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
75.4
80.3
46
48
68.1
68.7
119
141
Age
75.4
80.3
46
48
68.1
68.7
119
141
Age 5
75.8
80.6
47
50
73.8
73.6
71
129
Age 10
75.9
80.7
47
50
74.2
73.9
68
127
Age 15
76.0
80.8
47
50
74.3
74.1
68
127
Age 20
76.1
80.9
48
50
74.6
74.3
69
127
Age 25
76.3
81.0
49
50
74.9
74.6
69
127
Age 30
76.5
81.1
50
49
75.3
74.9
70
127
Age 35
76.8
81.2
50
50
75.7
75.2
70
127
Age 40
77.1
81.4
52
50
76.1
75.7
67
128
Age 45
77.5
81.7
54
51
76.6
76.2
66
129
Age 50
78.1
82.0
55
53
77.2
76.9
67
131
Age 55
78.8
82.5
57
53
78.1
77.8
66
134
Age 60
80.0
83.2
56
51
79.1
78.9
71
135
Age 65
81.4
84.1
53
50
80.6
80.3
70
131
Age 70
83.1
85.4
53
50
82.3
82.1
68
125
Age 75
85.3
87.0
52
48
84.6
84.4
67
127
Age 80
87.8
89.0
50
49
87.1
87.0
69
123
Age 85
90.6
91.3
45
39
90.1
90.2
71
112
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Cuba CUBA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
97.65
113
97.58
114
2. Stroke
47.47
133
74.41
100
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
36.59
76
84.48
39
4. Prostate Cancer
32.22
24
18.54
72
5. Lung Cancers
29.41
14
2.77
163
6. Lung Disease
24.23
81
16.35
131
7. Alzheimers & Dementia
21.90
28
19.76
53
8. Breast Cancer
15.77
107
14.72
122
9. Hypertension
15.63
107
16.11
102
10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.88
34
5.29
146
11. Falls
11.48
14
6.66
73
12. Liver Disease
10.30
126
25.88
73
13. Suicide
10.19
69
5.47
132
14. Diabetes Mellitus
8.47
151
33.08
83
15. Other Injuries
8.43
81
8.96
76
16. Kidney Disease
8.34
148
28.66
67
17. Road Traffic Accidents
7.39
135
31.87
44
18. Cervical Cancer
7.15
102
27.42
20
19. Inflammatory/Heart
6.07
66
4.86
90
20. Lymphomas
5.96
44
2.74
157
21. Uterin Cancer
5.57
12
1.46
141
22. Violence
5.02
87
13.71
31
23. Stomach Cancer
4.86
111
6.03
91
24. Oesophagus Cancer
4.50
40
1.31
140
25. Oral Cancer
4.45
46
2.03
130
26. Pancreas Cancer
4.44
78
1.67
151
27. Liver Cancer
4.02
130
12.80
20
28. Other Neoplasms
3.94
23
0.44
93
29. Alcohol
3.85
27
0.69
132
30. Leukemia
3.76
82
0.73
176
31. HIV/AIDS
3.76
80
7.20
66
32. Congenital Anomalies
3.64
142
7.27
46
33. Ovary Cancer
3.35
132
3.39
128
34. Bladder Cancer
3.33
48
2.05
93
35. Parkinson's Disease
2.97
146
4.87
54
36. Endocrine Disorders
2.70
124
4.39
78
37. Skin Cancers
2.28
63
2.41
54
38. Drownings
2.02
115
2.10
112
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.94
112
4.26
67
40. Asthma
1.59
121
8.59
70
41. Low Birth Weight
1.31
160
15.92
3
42. Skin Disease
1.31
103
2.17
54
43. Osteoarthritis
1.20
1
0.00
128
44. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.04
134
44.13
41
45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.93
125
1.53
91
46. Epilepsy
0.78
160
1.97
72
47. Birth Trauma
0.61
142
9.85
27
48. Hepatitis C
0.61
14
0.11
87
49. Meningitis
0.58
107
8.18
39
50. Appendicitis
0.56
57
0.36
86
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Cuba CUBA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
22,079
22.03
1,636
6.92
2. Stroke
10,725
10.70
1,307
5.53
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
8,564
8.55
2,756
11.66
4. Lung Cancers
5,985
5.97
60
0.25
5. Alzheimers & Dementia
5,841
5.83
251
1.06
6. Lung Disease
5,492
5.48
275
1.16
7. Hypertension
3,469
3.46
286
1.21
8. Prostate Cancer
3,365
3.36
118
0.50
9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2,958
2.95
110
0.47
10. Falls
2,810
2.80
140
0.59
11. Liver Disease
1,873
1.87
586
2.48
12. Other Injuries
1,869
1.87
343
1.45
13. Diabetes Mellitus
1,791
1.79
594
2.51
14. Kidney Disease
1,700
1.70
555
2.35
15. Breast Cancer
1,673
1.67
189
0.80
16. Suicide
1,638
1.63
141
0.60
17. Inflammatory/Heart
1,156
1.15
110
0.47
18. Lymphomas
1,089
1.09
65
0.28
19. Road Traffic Accidents
1,007
1.00
1,158
4.90
20. Stomach Cancer
991
0.99
132
0.56
21. Pancreas Cancer
905
0.90
39
0.17
22. Oesophagus Cancer
879
0.88
30
0.13
23. Oral Cancer
876
0.87
45
0.19
24. Liver Cancer
815
0.81
312
1.32
25. Other Neoplasms
769
0.77
7
0.03
26. Bladder Cancer
734
0.73
42
0.18
27. Parkinson's Disease
691
0.69
69
0.29
28. Alcohol
675
0.67
16
0.07
29. Cervical Cancer
666
0.66
333
1.41
30. Leukemia
633
0.63
22
0.09
31. Uterin Cancer
602
0.60
17
0.07
32. Violence
584
0.58
491
2.08
33. Skin Cancers
514
0.51
50
0.21
34. HIV/AIDS
471
0.47
231
0.98
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
420
0.42
83
0.35
36. Endocrine Disorders
412
0.41
197
0.83
37. Congenital Anomalies
368
0.37
665
2.81
38. Osteoarthritis
326
0.33
0
0.00
39. Ovary Cancer
323
0.32
43
0.18
40. Asthma
301
0.30
170
0.72
41. Skin Disease
258
0.26
47
0.20
42. Drownings
231
0.23
116
0.49
43. Diarrhoeal diseases
206
0.21
1,656
7.01
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
162
0.16
34
0.14
45. Hepatitis C
112
0.11
3
0.01
46. Epilepsy
108
0.11
75
0.32
47. Appendicitis
104
0.10
9
0.04
48. Low Birth Weight
98
0.10
2,014
8.52
49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
87
0.09
4
0.02
50. Meningitis
83
0.08
357
1.51
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Cuba CUBA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
32.22
24
18.54
72
2. Lung Cancers
29.41
14
2.77
163
3. Breast Cancer
15.77
107
14.72
122
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.88
34
5.29
146
5. Cervical Cancer
7.15
102
27.42
20
6. Lymphomas
5.96
44
2.74
157
7. Uterin Cancer
5.57
12
1.46
141
8. Stomach Cancer
4.86
111
6.03
91
9. Oesophagus Cancer
4.50
40
1.31
140
10. Oral Cancer
4.45
46
2.03
130
11. Pancreas Cancer
4.44
78
1.67
151
12. Liver Cancer
4.02
130
12.80
20
13. Leukemia
3.76
82
0.73
176
14. Ovary Cancer
3.35
132
3.39
128
15. Bladder Cancer
3.33
48
2.05
93
16. Skin Cancers
2.28
63
2.41
54
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.