Certainly the Cuban health system continues to present much better results than those of other developing countries. In some indicators, such as infant mortality or life expectancy, Cuba competes with the levels of the most advanced countries.

Mortality in Cuba is determined by four major health problems: cardiovascular diseases, malignant tumors, chronic diseases of the lower respiratory tract, and diabetes mellitus, which together cause 68.0% of deaths.

MINSAP methodologically governs the National Health System, which has 490,245 workers who work in 451 polyclinics; 11,550 offices; 507 stomatological services; 152 hospitals with 36,718 beds; 142 maternity homes; 233 grandparents' houses; 144 nursing homes with 9,399 beds.