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Iceland
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
ICELAND VS YEMEN

Compare Iceland and Yemen health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Yemen
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Yemen YEMEN
      Iceland ICELAND   Yemen YEMEN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    34.5
    34.9
    34.7
    164
    167
    166
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    38.5
    38.9
    38.7
    164
    167
    167
    1980
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    10
    22
    14
    		  
    46.9
    47.4
    47.1
    150
    158
    155
    1990
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    2
    20
    11
    		  
    53.8
    55.2
    54.5
    146
    150
    150
    2000
    77.7
    81.7
    79.7
    1
    9
    3
    		  
    59.5
    62.2
    60.8
    131
    131
    131
    2010
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    		  
    63.1
    65.8
    64.4
    129
    135
    134
    2019
    80.8
    83.9
    82.3
    9
    20
    14
    		  
    64.4
    68.9
    66.6
    136
    139
    137
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Yemen YEMEN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    20
    64.4
    68.9
    136
    139
    Age 5
    81.0
    84.0
    10
    23
    68.7
    72.8
    137
    134
    Age 10
    81.0
    84.1
    10
    22
    69.1
    73.3
    136
    134
    Age 15
    81.1
    84.1
    10
    23
    69.5
    73.6
    137
    134
    Age 20
    81.2
    84.1
    9
    23
    69.9
    73.9
    137
    134
    Age 25
    81.4
    84.2
    10
    23
    70.7
    74.2
    129
    133
    Age 30
    81.6
    84.3
    9
    23
    71.3
    74.6
    123
    132
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.4
    4
    23
    71.9
    75.0
    122
    132
    Age 40
    82.1
    84.5
    4
    22
    72.6
    75.4
    122
    134
    Age 45
    82.4
    84.6
    4
    25
    73.3
    76.0
    122
    135
    Age 50
    82.7
    84.8
    5
    26
    74.2
    76.7
    123
    137
    Age 55
    83.1
    85.1
    7
    26
    75.3
    77.6
    123
    140
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.5
    7
    27
    76.8
    78.7
    124
    139
    Age 65
    84.4
    86.1
    11
    28
    78.6
    80.2
    120
    141
    Age 70
    85.4
    86.7
    12
    34
    80.8
    82.0
    121
    137
    Age 75
    86.7
    87.7
    15
    36
    83.4
    84.2
    121
    133
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.2
    24
    39
    86.3
    86.9
    121
    131
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    39
    42
    89.6
    90.1
    119
    128
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Yemen YEMEN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    54.46
    157
    278.48
    14
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    35.59
    5
    19.18
    65
    3. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    4.89
    137
    4. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    0.88
    183
    5. Stroke
    18.39
    176
    127.49
    32
    6. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    14.77
    121
    7. Lung Disease
    17.98
    117
    30.33
    49
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    7.78
    107
    9. Suicide
    11.15
    59
    7.06
    115
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.67
    161
    44.65
    63
    11. Other Injuries
    7.88
    87
    8.91
    78
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    2.35
    134
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    7.15
    12
    4.06
    95
    14. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    2.30
    168
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    2.25
    166
    16. Drug Use
    4.41
    12
    2.68
    29
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.22
    176
    15.42
    120
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.00
    177
    22.46
    95
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    4.88
    102
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    6.92
    24
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.42
    124
    3.58
    121
    22. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    1.52
    178
    23. Falls
    3.23
    143
    6.19
    82
    24. Alcohol
    3.14
    32
    0.44
    145
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    7.79
    67
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    1.50
    129
    27. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    3.41
    101
    28. Hypertension
    2.87
    168
    52.65
    11
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.31
    139
    2.84
    118
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    0.05
    181
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    0.81
    144
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    1.96
    177
    8.06
    29
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.78
    178
    34.92
    36
    34. Liver Disease
    1.72
    183
    21.23
    84
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    3.26
    77
    36. Other Neoplasms
    1.53
    57
    0.17
    175
    37. Epilepsy
    1.27
    116
    1.86
    77
    38. Low Birth Weight
    1.13
    164
    12.37
    16
    39. Violence
    1.08
    149
    10.22
    49
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.05
    121
    8.05
    39
    41. Poisonings
    0.64
    86
    1.93
    46
    42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.61
    35
    0.12
    153
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.51
    34
    0.24
    65
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.47
    178
    7.19
    30
    45. Anemia
    0.42
    30
    0.00
    181
    46. Skin Disease
    0.39
    150
    0.40
    148
    47. Drownings
    0.36
    179
    3.37
    65
    48. Schizophrenia
    0.31
    16
    0.00
    181
    49. Meningitis
    0.30
    140
    3.13
    52
    50. Asthma
    0.26
    178
    17.56
    26
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iceland ICELAND   Yemen YEMEN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    403
    20.10
    30,158
    19.39
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    295
    14.71
    1,405
    0.90
    3. Stroke
    141
    7.03
    13,570
    8.72
    4. Lung Cancers
    134
    6.68
    569
    0.37
    5. Lung Disease
    129
    6.43
    3,196
    2.05
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    82
    4.09
    11,978
    7.70
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    73
    3.64
    913
    0.59
    8. Prostate Cancer
    61
    3.04
    39
    0.03
    9. Breast Cancer
    53
    2.64
    1,134
    0.73
    10. Parkinson's Disease
    53
    2.64
    362
    0.23
    11. Other Injuries
    50
    2.49
    2,225
    1.43
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    43
    2.14
    283
    0.18
    13. Suicide
    40
    2.00
    1,699
    1.09
    14. Lymphomas
    37
    1.85
    433
    0.28
    15. Kidney Disease
    33
    1.65
    2,679
    1.72
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    30
    1.50
    1,794
    1.15
    17. Hypertension
    24
    1.20
    5,293
    3.40
    18. Falls
    24
    1.20
    1,170
    0.75
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    23
    1.15
    765
    0.49
    20. Liver Cancer
    22
    1.10
    609
    0.39
    21. Bladder Cancer
    20
    1.00
    160
    0.10
    22. Leukemia
    19
    0.95
    776
    0.50
    23. Stomach Cancer
    18
    0.90
    902
    0.58
    24. Drug Use
    17
    0.85
    613
    0.39
    25. Ovary Cancer
    16
    0.80
    188
    0.12
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    16
    0.80
    738
    0.47
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    16
    0.80
    585
    0.38
    28. Alcohol
    14
    0.70
    78
    0.05
    29. Skin Cancers
    13
    0.65
    100
    0.06
    30. Other Neoplasms
    10
    0.50
    21
    0.01
    31. Oral Cancer
    9
    0.45
    547
    0.35
    32. Cervical Cancer
    9
    0.45
    119
    0.08
    33. Liver Disease
    9
    0.45
    2,891
    1.86
    34. Uterin Cancer
    7
    0.35
    5
    0.00
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    7
    0.35
    4,291
    2.76
    36. Road Traffic Accidents
    7
    0.35
    8,561
    5.50
    37. Epilepsy
    5
    0.25
    539
    0.35
    38. Anemia
    4
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    39. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    4
    0.20
    14
    0.01
    40. Violence
    4
    0.20
    2,839
    1.83
    41. Low Birth Weight
    3
    0.15
    8,810
    5.66
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    3
    0.15
    42
    0.03
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3
    0.15
    833
    0.54
    44. Skin Disease
    3
    0.15
    44
    0.03
    45. Poisonings
    3
    0.15
    532
    0.34
    46. Birth Trauma
    2
    0.10
    5,939
    3.82
    47. Asthma
    2
    0.10
    2,106
    1.35
    48. Osteoarthritis
    2
    0.10
    0
    0.00
    49. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1
    0.05
    4,372
    2.81
    50. Meningitis
    1
    0.05
    1,018
    0.65
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iceland ICELAND   Yemen YEMEN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    21.77
    41
    4.89
    137
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.78
    71
    0.88
    183
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.02
    78
    14.77
    121
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.15
    49
    7.78
    107
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.25
    37
    2.35
    134
    6. Lymphomas
    5.87
    49
    2.30
    168
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.09
    62
    2.25
    166
    8. Liver Cancer
    3.82
    140
    4.88
    102
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    50
    6.92
    24
    10. Cervical Cancer
    3.29
    142
    1.52
    178
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.12
    154
    7.79
    67
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.04
    53
    1.50
    129
    13. Leukemia
    2.88
    125
    3.41
    101
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    102
    0.05
    181
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.01
    85
    0.81
    144
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    158
    3.26
    77
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.