I would contest the figure Jim Devine's article gave. Life expectancy was 60 years at birth in 1959 in cuba. According to Theo Macdonald, all of the faculty of Cuba's onem edical school left after the revolution. There was also the embargo. It is also probably harder to have increases, the higher your base that you start with.
> Jim Devine wrote: > >> > What were life expectancies in Cuba in 1959? >> >> "Cuban achievements in health care since 1959 were a consequence of >> the full commitment to health care by the state, the planned economy, >> and mass participation. In 1959 the infant mortality rate was 60/1000 >> live births and life expectancy was 65.1 years. > > So Cuban life expectancy has improved from 65 to 75-80 years in 45 years. > Life expectancy in India has improved from 35 to 65 years during > 1950-2000. Countries in East and South East Asia have performed better > than India. > > Ulhas >
