Comments on: Defending Cuba http://timworstall.com/2009/01/05/defending-cuba/ It is all obvious or trivial except... Fri, 25 May 2012 01:39:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ross http://timworstall.com/2009/01/05/defending-cuba/comment-page-1/#comment-25734 Ross Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:16:16 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=5601#comment-25734 <i>"not to mention the educational methods which are now stamping out illiteracy across Latin America."</i> Che Guevara did a lot to stamp out illiteracy, mostly by executing large numbers of peasants. “not to mention the educational methods which are now stamping out illiteracy across Latin America.”

Che Guevara did a lot to stamp out illiteracy, mostly by executing large numbers of peasants.

]]> By: David Gillies http://timworstall.com/2009/01/05/defending-cuba/comment-page-1/#comment-25702 David Gillies Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:14:05 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=5601#comment-25702 Re infant mortality: Cuba essentially cooks the books by not counting the deaths of premature babies in the figures. The US, on the other hand, goes to heroic, and often unsuccessful lengths to keep such babies alive. Re infant mortality: Cuba essentially cooks the books by not counting the deaths of premature babies in the figures. The US, on the other hand, goes to heroic, and often unsuccessful lengths to keep such babies alive.

]]> By: diogenes1960 http://timworstall.com/2009/01/05/defending-cuba/comment-page-1/#comment-25698 diogenes1960 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:32:10 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=5601#comment-25698 you can run the check on gapminder.org - since 1968, the USA and Cuba have been tracking very closely in terms of life-expectancy, although up until 1991, the infant mortality rate in Cuba was higher. On both measures, the UK tracks the US very closely. However, Cuba does a lot better than a country such as Venezuela. Costa Rica on the other hand is very close to performing along Cuban lines. If you plot those 2 variables against time, all four countries rise to the top-left hand corner of the chart - showing a trend of incresing life expectancy and reducing infant mortality. When you add Russia to the mix, you can see a country with higher infant mortality and lower life expectancy than the other four countries you can run the check on gapminder.org – since 1968, the USA and Cuba have been tracking very closely in terms of life-expectancy, although up until 1991, the infant mortality rate in Cuba was higher. On both measures, the UK tracks the US very closely. However, Cuba does a lot better than a country such as Venezuela. Costa Rica on the other hand is very close to performing along Cuban lines. If you plot those 2 variables against time, all four countries rise to the top-left hand corner of the chart – showing a trend of incresing life expectancy and reducing infant mortality. When you add Russia to the mix, you can see a country with higher infant mortality and lower life expectancy than the other four countries

]]> By: Pat http://timworstall.com/2009/01/05/defending-cuba/comment-page-1/#comment-25697 Pat Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:00:14 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=5601#comment-25697 Guess the Cuban secret must be rum and cigars. Guess the Cuban secret must be rum and cigars.

]]> By: john b http://timworstall.com/2009/01/05/defending-cuba/comment-page-1/#comment-25694 john b Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:13:20 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=5601#comment-25694 With about the same confidence as the 78, those of us who've witnessed the outgoing US administration's way of numbers... With about the same confidence as the 78, those of us who’ve witnessed the outgoing US administration’s way of numbers…

]]> By: dearieme http://timworstall.com/2009/01/05/defending-cuba/comment-page-1/#comment-25690 dearieme Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:52:18 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=5601#comment-25690 Are we meant to believe that 77.08. those of us who have witnessed the New Labour way with numbers? Are we meant to believe that 77.08. those of us who have witnessed the New Labour way with numbers?

]]> By: Devil's Kitchen http://timworstall.com/2009/01/05/defending-cuba/comment-page-1/#comment-25685 Devil's Kitchen Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:29:38 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=5601#comment-25685 <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_lif_exp_at_bir_tot_pop-life-expectancy-birth-total-population" rel="nofollow">It's not even true about life expectancy</a>... #44: United States -- 78 years #55: Cuba -- 77.08 years DK It’s not even true about life expectancy…

#44: United States — 78 years

#55: Cuba — 77.08 years

DK

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