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Yemen
COUNTRY #1
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YEMEN VS JAMAICA

Compare Yemen and Jamaica 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.

Jamaica
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
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Yemen YEMEN   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Yemen YEMEN   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    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
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    38.5
    38.9
    38.7
    164
    167
    167
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    46.9
    47.4
    47.1
    150
    158
    155
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    53.8
    55.2
    54.5
    146
    150
    150
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    59.5
    62.2
    60.8
    131
    131
    131
    		  
    69.8
    75.5
    72.6
    58
    59
    59
    2010
    63.1
    65.8
    64.4
    129
    135
    134
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2019
    64.4
    68.9
    66.6
    136
    139
    137
    		  
    74.4
    77.7
    76.0
    57
    82
    66
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Yemen YEMEN   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    64.4
    68.9
    136
    139
    74.4
    77.7
    57
    82
    Age 5
    68.7
    72.8
    137
    134
    75.5
    78.6
    50
    78
    Age 10
    69.1
    73.3
    136
    134
    75.6
    78.7
    51
    77
    Age 15
    69.5
    73.6
    137
    134
    75.7
    78.8
    51
    77
    Age 20
    69.9
    73.9
    137
    134
    75.9
    78.9
    51
    78
    Age 25
    70.7
    74.2
    129
    133
    76.1
    79.1
    53
    77
    Age 30
    71.3
    74.6
    123
    132
    76.4
    79.3
    54
    76
    Age 35
    71.9
    75.0
    122
    132
    76.7
    79.6
    53
    74
    Age 40
    72.6
    75.4
    122
    134
    77.1
    80.0
    51
    73
    Age 45
    73.3
    76.0
    122
    135
    77.6
    80.4
    49
    71
    Age 50
    74.2
    76.7
    123
    137
    78.2
    81.0
    52
    69
    Age 55
    75.3
    77.6
    123
    140
    79.0
    81.8
    53
    64
    Age 60
    76.8
    78.7
    124
    139
    80.1
    82.6
    55
    61
    Age 65
    78.6
    80.2
    120
    141
    81.4
    83.8
    52
    58
    Age 70
    80.8
    82.0
    121
    137
    83.1
    85.2
    54
    54
    Age 75
    83.4
    84.2
    121
    133
    85.4
    86.9
    50
    50
    Age 80
    86.3
    86.9
    121
    131
    88.1
    89.1
    40
    42
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.1
    119
    128
    91.1
    91.5
    20
    25
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Yemen YEMEN   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    278.48
    14
    49.69
    162
    2. Stroke
    127.49
    32
    70.26
    104
    3. Hypertension
    52.65
    11
    18.75
    89
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    44.65
    63
    11.23
    153
    5. War
    43.23
    3
    0.02
    99
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    34.92
    36
    14.23
    101
    7. Lung Disease
    30.33
    49
    13.20
    151
    8. Kidney Disease
    22.46
    95
    23.98
    84
    9. Liver Disease
    21.23
    84
    4.80
    162
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.18
    65
    15.09
    133
    11. Asthma
    17.56
    26
    2.02
    115
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.42
    120
    61.66
    24
    13. Breast Cancer
    14.77
    121
    25.54
    24
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    13.11
    64
    1.06
    133
    15. Low Birth Weight
    12.37
    16
    6.72
    67
    16. Violence
    10.22
    49
    47.92
    4
    17. Tuberculosis
    9.58
    68
    0.24
    157
    18. Other Injuries
    8.91
    78
    2.77
    173
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    8.06
    29
    4.63
    124
    20. Birth Trauma
    8.05
    39
    1.82
    96
    21. Stomach Cancer
    7.79
    67
    7.00
    77
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.78
    107
    13.25
    39
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.19
    30
    2.47
    92
    24. Suicide
    7.06
    115
    2.28
    175
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.92
    24
    2.28
    95
    26. Malaria
    6.67
    41
    0.00
    119
    27. Measles
    6.60
    12
    0.00
    136
    28. Falls
    6.19
    82
    2.34
    167
    29. Lung Cancers
    4.89
    137
    14.66
    78
    30. Liver Cancer
    4.88
    102
    3.14
    161
    31. Malnutrition
    4.37
    57
    1.43
    90
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.35
    21
    0.85
    127
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.06
    95
    3.69
    118
    34. Fires
    4.01
    27
    0.47
    145
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.58
    121
    4.11
    112
    36. Leukemia
    3.41
    101
    4.13
    63
    37. Drownings
    3.37
    65
    0.34
    182
    38. Oral Cancer
    3.26
    77
    1.87
    141
    39. Meningitis
    3.13
    52
    0.49
    116
    40. Maternal Conditions
    3.12
    56
    1.15
    81
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    2.84
    118
    5.56
    60
    42. Pertussis
    2.74
    26
    0.00
    177
    43. Drug Use
    2.68
    29
    0.40
    169
    44. Pancreas Cancer
    2.35
    134
    3.62
    94
    45. Lymphomas
    2.30
    168
    7.87
    10
    46. Ovary Cancer
    2.25
    166
    5.85
    38
    47. Hepatitis B
    2.02
    7
    0.03
    165
    48. Poisonings
    1.93
    46
    0.08
    175
    49. HIV/AIDS
    1.93
    107
    25.41
    38
    50. Epilepsy
    1.86
    77
    1.48
    101
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Yemen YEMEN   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30,158
    19.39
    1,726
    9.88
    2. Stroke
    13,570
    8.72
    2,415
    13.82
    3. War
    12,915
    8.30
    1
    0.01
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,978
    7.70
    393
    2.25
    5. Low Birth Weight
    8,810
    5.66
    241
    1.38
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    8,561
    5.50
    444
    2.54
    7. Birth Trauma
    5,939
    3.82
    65
    0.37
    8. Hypertension
    5,293
    3.40
    651
    3.73
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4,372
    2.81
    35
    0.20
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    4,291
    2.76
    139
    0.80
    11. Lung Disease
    3,196
    2.05
    452
    2.59
    12. Measles
    3,019
    1.94
    0
    0.00
    13. Liver Disease
    2,891
    1.86
    155
    0.89
    14. Violence
    2,839
    1.83
    1,484
    8.49
    15. Kidney Disease
    2,679
    1.72
    793
    4.54
    16. Other Injuries
    2,225
    1.43
    91
    0.52
    17. Asthma
    2,106
    1.35
    65
    0.37
    18. Tuberculosis
    1,899
    1.22
    8
    0.05
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,794
    1.15
    2,077
    11.88
    20. Malaria
    1,719
    1.11
    0
    0.00
    21. Suicide
    1,699
    1.09
    70
    0.40
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,405
    0.90
    587
    3.36
    23. Pertussis
    1,239
    0.80
    0
    0.00
    24. Falls
    1,170
    0.75
    82
    0.47
    25. Drownings
    1,142
    0.73
    10
    0.06
    26. Breast Cancer
    1,134
    0.73
    413
    2.36
    27. Malnutrition
    1,058
    0.68
    48
    0.27
    28. Meningitis
    1,018
    0.65
    16
    0.09
    29. Fires
    991
    0.64
    16
    0.09
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    913
    0.59
    436
    2.49
    31. Stomach Cancer
    902
    0.58
    231
    1.32
    32. Maternal Conditions
    890
    0.57
    35
    0.20
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    833
    0.54
    82
    0.47
    34. Leukemia
    776
    0.50
    129
    0.74
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    765
    0.49
    74
    0.42
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    738
    0.47
    176
    1.01
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    707
    0.45
    27
    0.15
    38. Drug Use
    613
    0.39
    13
    0.07
    39. Liver Cancer
    609
    0.39
    101
    0.58
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    585
    0.38
    133
    0.76
    41. Lung Cancers
    569
    0.37
    472
    2.70
    42. Oral Cancer
    547
    0.35
    59
    0.34
    43. Epilepsy
    539
    0.35
    46
    0.26
    44. Poisonings
    532
    0.34
    2
    0.01
    45. Lymphomas
    433
    0.28
    251
    1.44
    46. HIV/AIDS
    396
    0.25
    757
    4.33
    47. Tetanus
    395
    0.25
    0
    0.00
    48. Encephalitis
    369
    0.24
    13
    0.07
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    362
    0.23
    132
    0.76
    50. Hepatitis B
    299
    0.19
    1
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Yemen YEMEN   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    14.77
    121
    25.54
    24
    2. Stomach Cancer
    7.79
    67
    7.00
    77
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.78
    107
    13.25
    39
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.92
    24
    2.28
    95
    5. Lung Cancers
    4.89
    137
    14.66
    78
    6. Liver Cancer
    4.88
    102
    3.14
    161
    7. Leukemia
    3.41
    101
    4.13
    63
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.26
    77
    1.87
    141
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.35
    134
    3.62
    94
    10. Lymphomas
    2.30
    168
    7.87
    10
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.25
    166
    5.85
    38
    12. Cervical Cancer
    1.52
    178
    22.18
    32
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.50
    129
    1.77
    108
    14. Prostate Cancer
    0.88
    183
    53.37
    3
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.81
    144
    0.29
    168
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.05
    181
    6.42
    8
    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.