WORLDHEALTHRANKINGS
live longer live better
Learn Think Feel Do
WorldHealthRankings
<

World Health Review

Yemen
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
YEMEN VS AFGHANISTAN

Compare Yemen and Afghanistan 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.

Afghanistan
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
Yemen Population Pyramid
 
Choose Year
Play
Pause
    Afghanistan Population Pyramid
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Yemen YEMEN   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Yemen YEMEN   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    34.5
    34.9
    34.7
    164
    167
    166
    		  
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    38.5
    38.9
    38.7
    164
    167
    167
    		  
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    46.9
    47.4
    47.1
    150
    158
    155
    		  
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    53.8
    55.2
    54.5
    146
    150
    150
    		  
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    59.5
    62.2
    60.8
    131
    131
    131
    		  
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    63.1
    65.8
    64.4
    129
    135
    134
    		  
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    64.4
    68.9
    66.6
    136
    139
    137
    		  
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Yemen YEMEN   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    64.4
    68.9
    136
    139
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    68.7
    72.8
    137
    134
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    69.1
    73.3
    136
    134
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    69.5
    73.6
    137
    134
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    69.9
    73.9
    137
    134
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    70.7
    74.2
    129
    133
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    71.3
    74.6
    123
    132
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    71.9
    75.0
    122
    132
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    72.6
    75.4
    122
    134
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    73.3
    76.0
    122
    135
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    74.2
    76.7
    123
    137
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    75.3
    77.6
    123
    140
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    76.8
    78.7
    124
    139
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    78.6
    80.2
    120
    141
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    80.8
    82.0
    121
    137
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    83.4
    84.2
    121
    133
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    86.3
    86.9
    121
    131
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.1
    119
    128
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Yemen YEMEN   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    278.48
    14
    301.71
    6
    2. Stroke
    127.49
    32
    149.10
    25
    3. Hypertension
    52.65
    11
    65.86
    4
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    44.65
    63
    49.80
    62
    5. War
    43.23
    3
    121.55
    1
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    34.92
    36
    19.81
    76
    7. Lung Disease
    30.33
    49
    37.01
    32
    8. Kidney Disease
    22.46
    95
    46.10
    15
    9. Liver Disease
    21.23
    84
    27.20
    67
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.18
    65
    22.34
    26
    11. Asthma
    17.56
    26
    24.23
    13
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.42
    120
    40.94
    58
    13. Breast Cancer
    14.77
    121
    20.24
    48
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    13.11
    64
    9.72
    68
    15. Low Birth Weight
    12.37
    16
    12.07
    17
    16. Violence
    10.22
    49
    9.87
    52
    17. Tuberculosis
    9.58
    68
    41.14
    24
    18. Other Injuries
    8.91
    78
    13.02
    36
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    8.06
    29
    6.42
    70
    20. Birth Trauma
    8.05
    39
    10.16
    24
    21. Stomach Cancer
    7.79
    67
    10.39
    42
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.78
    107
    4.09
    169
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.19
    30
    10.64
    9
    24. Suicide
    7.06
    115
    5.96
    129
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.92
    24
    8.78
    13
    26. Malaria
    6.67
    41
    0.55
    49
    27. Measles
    6.60
    12
    0.56
    30
    28. Falls
    6.19
    82
    5.13
    99
    29. Lung Cancers
    4.89
    137
    6.90
    122
    30. Liver Cancer
    4.88
    102
    4.22
    119
    31. Malnutrition
    4.37
    57
    1.44
    89
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.35
    21
    5.86
    17
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.06
    95
    5.98
    24
    34. Fires
    4.01
    27
    1.60
    89
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.58
    121
    3.32
    130
    36. Leukemia
    3.41
    101
    1.95
    154
    37. Drownings
    3.37
    65
    2.78
    78
    38. Oral Cancer
    3.26
    77
    8.18
    9
    39. Meningitis
    3.13
    52
    5.20
    48
    40. Maternal Conditions
    3.12
    56
    25.94
    4
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    2.84
    118
    4.30
    80
    42. Pertussis
    2.74
    26
    3.38
    22
    43. Drug Use
    2.68
    29
    1.36
    77
    44. Pancreas Cancer
    2.35
    134
    1.54
    153
    45. Lymphomas
    2.30
    168
    4.32
    108
    46. Ovary Cancer
    2.25
    166
    4.07
    106
    47. Hepatitis B
    2.02
    7
    4.96
    1
    48. Poisonings
    1.93
    46
    1.58
    56
    49. HIV/AIDS
    1.93
    107
    1.72
    110
    50. Epilepsy
    1.86
    77
    2.70
    37
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Yemen YEMEN   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30,158
    19.39
    40,195
    17.35
    2. Stroke
    13,570
    8.72
    19,060
    8.23
    3. War
    12,915
    8.30
    25,620
    11.06
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,978
    7.70
    14,649
    6.32
    5. Low Birth Weight
    8,810
    5.66
    12,631
    5.45
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    8,561
    5.50
    6,033
    2.60
    7. Birth Trauma
    5,939
    3.82
    10,723
    4.63
    8. Hypertension
    5,293
    3.40
    7,995
    3.45
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4,372
    2.81
    5,555
    2.40
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    4,291
    2.76
    5,001
    2.16
    11. Lung Disease
    3,196
    2.05
    4,650
    2.01
    12. Measles
    3,019
    1.94
    350
    0.15
    13. Liver Disease
    2,891
    1.86
    4,600
    1.99
    14. Violence
    2,839
    1.83
    3,217
    1.39
    15. Kidney Disease
    2,679
    1.72
    6,590
    2.85
    16. Other Injuries
    2,225
    1.43
    3,241
    1.40
    17. Asthma
    2,106
    1.35
    3,403
    1.47
    18. Tuberculosis
    1,899
    1.22
    9,839
    4.25
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,794
    1.15
    5,750
    2.48
    20. Malaria
    1,719
    1.11
    185
    0.08
    21. Suicide
    1,699
    1.09
    1,573
    0.68
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,405
    0.90
    1,765
    0.76
    23. Pertussis
    1,239
    0.80
    2,107
    0.91
    24. Falls
    1,170
    0.75
    905
    0.39
    25. Drownings
    1,142
    0.73
    996
    0.43
    26. Breast Cancer
    1,134
    0.73
    1,822
    0.79
    27. Malnutrition
    1,058
    0.68
    589
    0.25
    28. Meningitis
    1,018
    0.65
    2,626
    1.13
    29. Fires
    991
    0.64
    348
    0.15
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    913
    0.59
    741
    0.32
    31. Stomach Cancer
    902
    0.58
    1,501
    0.65
    32. Maternal Conditions
    890
    0.57
    7,807
    3.37
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    833
    0.54
    1,505
    0.65
    34. Leukemia
    776
    0.50
    610
    0.26
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    765
    0.49
    1,314
    0.57
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    738
    0.47
    1,364
    0.59
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    707
    0.45
    1,041
    0.45
    38. Drug Use
    613
    0.39
    328
    0.14
    39. Liver Cancer
    609
    0.39
    657
    0.28
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    585
    0.38
    527
    0.23
    41. Lung Cancers
    569
    0.37
    1,076
    0.46
    42. Oral Cancer
    547
    0.35
    1,467
    0.63
    43. Epilepsy
    539
    0.35
    993
    0.43
    44. Poisonings
    532
    0.34
    384
    0.17
    45. Lymphomas
    433
    0.28
    946
    0.41
    46. HIV/AIDS
    396
    0.25
    464
    0.20
    47. Tetanus
    395
    0.25
    1,254
    0.54
    48. Encephalitis
    369
    0.24
    1,190
    0.51
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    362
    0.23
    628
    0.27
    50. Hepatitis B
    299
    0.19
    863
    0.37
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Yemen YEMEN   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    14.77
    121
    20.24
    48
    2. Stomach Cancer
    7.79
    67
    10.39
    42
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.78
    107
    4.09
    169
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.92
    24
    8.78
    13
    5. Lung Cancers
    4.89
    137
    6.90
    122
    6. Liver Cancer
    4.88
    102
    4.22
    119
    7. Leukemia
    3.41
    101
    1.95
    154
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.26
    77
    8.18
    9
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.35
    134
    1.54
    153
    10. Lymphomas
    2.30
    168
    4.32
    108
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.25
    166
    4.07
    106
    12. Cervical Cancer
    1.52
    178
    5.73
    117
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.50
    129
    1.95
    98
    14. Prostate Cancer
    0.88
    183
    4.49
    167
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.81
    144
    1.03
    138
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.05
    181
    3.66
    32
    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.