{"id":3471,"date":"2021-01-11T09:03:30","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T09:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/?p=3471"},"modified":"2021-01-13T10:05:17","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T10:05:17","slug":"despite-the-problems-caused-by-the-u-s-blockade-cuba-is-one-of-the-35-countries-with-the-lowest-mortality-rates-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/despite-the-problems-caused-by-the-u-s-blockade-cuba-is-one-of-the-35-countries-with-the-lowest-mortality-rates-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite the problems caused by the U.S. blockade, Cuba is one of the 35 countries with the lowest mortality rates in the world."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A woman embraces her newborn, Cuba, 2019. | Photo: Twitter\/ @LuFuentesdlaPaz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Cuba’s Health Ministry (MINSAP) reported an infant mortality rate of 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2020 despite the pressures put by the COVID-19 pandemic and U.S. sanctions on the health system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Medical Records and Statistics Division informed that 105,030 children were born on the island, which represents 4,686 fewer births than in 2019.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experiencing a reduction in the under-five years’ mortality rate, the Caribbean island also reported its lowest mortality rate due to congenital malformations at 0.7 per 1,000 live births.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holguin, Sancti Spiritus, Mayabeque, Villa Clara, and Pinar del Rio provinces recorded the lowest infant mortality tallies with numbers below 4.0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The maternal mortality rate is 40 per 100,000 live births, which represents one more death as compared to 2019 when the rate was 37.4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although 95 pregnant women and 17 postpartum women were confirmed as COVID-19 patients, there were no maternal or infant deaths due to the new virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Likewise, 1,279 pediatric-age patients tested positive for COVID-19, with adolescents between 15 and 18 years old being the most affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The school mortality rate also fell from 2.0 to 1.6 per 10,000 inhabitants aged between five and 14. Survival in the country’s neonatal services increased from 98.5 to 98.8 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: TeleSur<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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