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Jordan
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

Compare Jordan 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
Jordan Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jordan JORDAN   Yemen YEMEN
      Jordan JORDAN   Yemen YEMEN
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    46.0
    48.5
    47.2
    105
    106
    104
     
    34.5
    34.9
    34.7
    164
    167
    166
    1970
    53.0
    56.3
    54.6
    101
    99
    100
     
    38.5
    38.9
    38.7
    164
    167
    167
    1980
    60.9
    64.7
    62.7
    90
    91
    90
     
    46.9
    47.4
    47.1
    150
    158
    155
    1990
    65.5
    69.0
    67.2
    86
    98
    93
     
    53.8
    55.2
    54.5
    146
    150
    150
    2000
    70.4
    73.3
    71.7
    52
    88
    69
     
    59.5
    62.2
    60.8
    131
    131
    131
    2010
    71.9
    75.1
    73.4
    61
    93
    80
     
    63.1
    65.8
    64.4
    129
    135
    134
    2019
    77.0
    78.8
    77.9
    35
    66
    45
     
    64.4
    68.9
    66.6
    136
    139
    137
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jordan JORDAN   Yemen YEMEN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    77.0
    78.8
    35
    66
    64.4
    68.9
    136
    139
    Age 5
    78.4
    80.0
    35
    61
    68.7
    72.8
    137
    134
    Age 10
    78.5
    80.1
    35
    61
    69.1
    73.3
    136
    134
    Age 15
    78.7
    80.2
    35
    59
    69.5
    73.6
    137
    134
    Age 20
    78.8
    80.3
    35
    59
    69.9
    73.9
    137
    134
    Age 25
    79.0
    80.3
    36
    59
    70.7
    74.2
    129
    133
    Age 30
    79.1
    80.4
    37
    61
    71.3
    74.6
    123
    132
    Age 35
    79.3
    80.5
    37
    62
    71.9
    75.0
    122
    132
    Age 40
    79.5
    80.7
    38
    62
    72.6
    75.4
    122
    134
    Age 45
    79.8
    80.9
    38
    63
    73.3
    76.0
    122
    135
    Age 50
    80.2
    81.1
    38
    67
    74.2
    76.7
    123
    137
    Age 55
    80.8
    81.5
    38
    69
    75.3
    77.6
    123
    140
    Age 60
    81.6
    82.1
    38
    72
    76.8
    78.7
    124
    139
    Age 65
    82.7
    83.0
    38
    74
    78.6
    80.2
    120
    141
    Age 70
    84.2
    84.2
    38
    74
    80.8
    82.0
    121
    137
    Age 75
    86.0
    85.8
    37
    77
    83.4
    84.2
    121
    133
    Age 80
    88.4
    87.9
    23
    79
    86.3
    86.9
    121
    131
    Age 85
    91.0
    90.4
    24
    89
    89.6
    90.1
    119
    128
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jordan JORDAN   Yemen YEMEN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    98.90
    111
    278.48
    14
    2. Stroke
    62.96
    115
    127.49
    32
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    34.57
    77
    15.42
    120
    4. Hypertension
    33.16
    37
    52.65
    11
    5. Kidney Disease
    30.36
    58
    22.46
    95
    6. Breast Cancer
    21.02
    43
    14.77
    121
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    19.68
    78
    34.92
    36
    8. Lung Cancers
    19.34
    55
    4.89
    137
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.53
    93
    19.18
    65
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15.14
    136
    44.65
    63
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.85
    63
    7.78
    107
    12. Lung Disease
    9.42
    169
    30.33
    49
    13. Liver Disease
    9.16
    132
    21.23
    84
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    6.89
    54
    8.06
    29
    15. Prostate Cancer
    6.59
    149
    0.88
    183
    16. Stomach Cancer
    6.24
    89
    7.79
    67
    17. Leukemia
    6.03
    8
    3.41
    101
    18. Low Birth Weight
    5.49
    85
    12.37
    16
    19. Lymphomas
    5.31
    70
    2.30
    168
    20. Ovary Cancer
    4.47
    90
    2.25
    166
    21. Bladder Cancer
    4.28
    18
    1.50
    129
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    4.20
    82
    2.35
    134
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    3.88
    106
    4.06
    95
    24. Liver Cancer
    3.51
    152
    4.88
    102
    25. Other Injuries
    3.30
    165
    8.91
    78
    26. Violence
    2.89
    114
    10.22
    49
    27. Falls
    2.84
    155
    6.19
    82
    28. Uterin Cancer
    2.66
    74
    0.05
    181
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.34
    138
    2.84
    118
    30. Oral Cancer
    2.26
    118
    3.26
    77
    31. Asthma
    2.17
    111
    17.56
    26
    32. Cervical Cancer
    2.00
    166
    1.52
    178
    33. Suicide
    1.98
    179
    7.06
    115
    34. Fires
    1.91
    77
    4.01
    27
    35. Birth Trauma
    1.77
    97
    8.05
    39
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.66
    110
    13.11
    64
    37. Drug Use
    1.64
    64
    2.68
    29
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.46
    135
    7.19
    30
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.25
    178
    3.58
    121
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.09
    151
    6.92
    24
    41. Skin Disease
    0.95
    113
    0.40
    148
    42. Drownings
    0.94
    150
    3.37
    65
    43. Meningitis
    0.89
    85
    3.13
    52
    44. Skin Cancers
    0.64
    155
    0.81
    144
    45. Epilepsy
    0.55
    174
    1.86
    77
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.51
    109
    3.12
    56
    47. Poisonings
    0.49
    98
    1.93
    46
    48. Pertussis
    0.46
    79
    2.74
    26
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.38
    166
    4.35
    21
    50. Syphilis
    0.35
    71
    0.33
    73
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Jordan JORDAN   Yemen YEMEN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,856
    18.60
    30,158
    19.39
    2. Stroke
    2,908
    11.14
    13,570
    8.72
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,717
    6.58
    8,561
    5.50
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,684
    6.45
    1,794
    1.15
    5. Hypertension
    1,532
    5.87
    5,293
    3.40
    6. Kidney Disease
    1,494
    5.72
    2,679
    1.72
    7. Lung Cancers
    1,059
    4.06
    569
    0.37
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    937
    3.59
    11,978
    7.70
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    934
    3.58
    4,291
    2.76
    10. Low Birth Weight
    857
    3.28
    8,810
    5.66
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    706
    2.70
    1,405
    0.90
    12. Breast Cancer
    686
    2.63
    1,134
    0.73
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    616
    2.36
    913
    0.59
    14. Liver Disease
    494
    1.89
    2,891
    1.86
    15. Lung Disease
    444
    1.70
    3,196
    2.05
    16. Leukemia
    370
    1.42
    776
    0.50
    17. Stomach Cancer
    365
    1.40
    902
    0.58
    18. Lymphomas
    323
    1.24
    433
    0.28
    19. Other Injuries
    294
    1.13
    2,225
    1.43
    20. Birth Trauma
    271
    1.04
    5,939
    3.82
    21. Violence
    269
    1.03
    2,839
    1.83
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    245
    0.94
    283
    0.18
    23. Bladder Cancer
    213
    0.82
    160
    0.10
    24. Falls
    191
    0.73
    1,170
    0.75
    25. Liver Cancer
    186
    0.71
    609
    0.39
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    180
    0.69
    738
    0.47
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    169
    0.65
    362
    0.23
    28. Suicide
    165
    0.63
    1,699
    1.09
    29. Fires
    153
    0.59
    991
    0.64
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    152
    0.58
    4,372
    2.81
    31. Oral Cancer
    143
    0.55
    547
    0.35
    32. Ovary Cancer
    139
    0.53
    188
    0.12
    33. Prostate Cancer
    131
    0.50
    39
    0.03
    34. Drug Use
    115
    0.44
    613
    0.39
    35. Asthma
    114
    0.44
    2,106
    1.35
    36. Drownings
    107
    0.41
    1,142
    0.73
    37. Meningitis
    78
    0.30
    1,018
    0.65
    38. Uterin Cancer
    74
    0.28
    5
    0.00
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    74
    0.28
    585
    0.38
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    67
    0.26
    833
    0.54
    41. Cervical Cancer
    64
    0.25
    119
    0.08
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    63
    0.24
    765
    0.49
    43. Pertussis
    55
    0.21
    1,239
    0.80
    44. Maternal Conditions
    53
    0.20
    890
    0.57
    45. Syphilis
    52
    0.20
    175
    0.11
    46. Epilepsy
    49
    0.19
    539
    0.35
    47. Poisonings
    47
    0.18
    532
    0.34
    48. Skin Disease
    42
    0.16
    44
    0.03
    49. Skin Cancers
    38
    0.15
    100
    0.06
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    22
    0.08
    707
    0.45
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jordan JORDAN   Yemen YEMEN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    21.02
    43
    14.77
    121
    2. Lung Cancers
    19.34
    55
    4.89
    137
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.85
    63
    7.78
    107
    4. Prostate Cancer
    6.59
    149
    0.88
    183
    5. Stomach Cancer
    6.24
    89
    7.79
    67
    6. Leukemia
    6.03
    8
    3.41
    101
    7. Lymphomas
    5.31
    70
    2.30
    168
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.47
    90
    2.25
    166
    9. Bladder Cancer
    4.28
    18
    1.50
    129
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    4.20
    82
    2.35
    134
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.51
    152
    4.88
    102
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.66
    74
    0.05
    181
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.26
    118
    3.26
    77
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2.00
    166
    1.52
    178
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.09
    151
    6.92
    24
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.64
    155
    0.81
    144
    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.