The World Health Organization states that as of 1998, infectious and parasitic diseases slashed one-third of all deaths in the world in 1997 and 43% of deaths among developing nations. The low rate in Cuba is an exception because of the possible high educational and health awareness rate with regards to the disease in the country. This can be attributed to the consistent improvements of Cuba’s health system over the past 50 years which was further amplified by its speedy modernization. The United States, a nation thought of by most people as a world leader, is even inferior to the Cuban health care system, a sheer proof that you don’t need power to heal.