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theparanoid on Nov 26, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Fidel Castro has died

Cuba scores well on a number of health indicators. Another latin american country, Mexico, also has high life expectancy (77yrs).

dajohnson89 on Nov 26, 2016 [–]

iirc, Cuba's health success is due to its socialized health care.

mynameisvlad on Nov 26, 2016 | [–]

Yes, which was one of Fidel Castro's policies enacted in the 1976 constitution.

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