Health and Education: Cuba Vs. the United States

1. Life expectancy is just about the same in both Cuba and the United States. Whether you are born in Havanna or in Miami, you can expect to live 76 years.

2. Among adult Cuban males, the mortality rate is actually lower than in the United States.

3. Cuba’s health system provides almost two times the number of physicians per 1,000 people that the United States can supply.

Basic Health Statistics
	USA	Cuba	Leader?
Basic indicators
Life expectancy at birth (years)	76	76	=
Mortality (infants, per 1,000)	7	7	=
Mortality (adult males, per 1,000)	150	125	Cuba
Mortality (adult females, per 1,000)	80	80	=
Health finance
Total expenditures (% GDP)	13.3	9.6	USA
Public expenditures (% GDP)	6.2	8.4	Cuba
Health services
Physicians (per 1,000 people)	2.7	5.3	Cuba
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)	4.0	5.1	Cuba
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