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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 KENYA

Compare Yemen and Kenya 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.

Kenya
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   Kenya KENYA
      Yemen YEMEN   Kenya KENYA
           
    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
    		  
    44.8
    48.7
    46.7
    117
    104
    112
    1970
    38.5
    38.9
    38.7
    164
    167
    167
    		  
    50.4
    54.6
    52.5
    117
    108
    112
    1980
    46.9
    47.4
    47.1
    150
    158
    155
    		  
    56.0
    59.7
    57.8
    116
    116
    115
    1990
    53.8
    55.2
    54.5
    146
    150
    150
    		  
    57.4
    61.4
    59.4
    131
    128
    131
    2000
    59.5
    62.2
    60.8
    131
    131
    131
    		  
    50.8
    53.0
    51.9
    157
    158
    157
    2010
    63.1
    65.8
    64.4
    129
    135
    134
    		  
    58.9
    61.7
    60.3
    149
    151
    151
    2019
    64.4
    68.9
    66.6
    136
    139
    137
    		  
    63.7
    68.4
    66.1
    141
    143
    140
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Yemen YEMEN   Kenya KENYA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    64.4
    68.9
    136
    139
    63.7
    68.4
    141
    143
    Age 5
    68.7
    72.8
    137
    134
    66.9
    71.3
    151
    146
    Age 10
    69.1
    73.3
    136
    134
    67.2
    71.6
    152
    148
    Age 15
    69.5
    73.6
    137
    134
    67.5
    71.8
    153
    148
    Age 20
    69.9
    73.9
    137
    134
    67.9
    72.1
    153
    148
    Age 25
    70.7
    74.2
    129
    133
    68.4
    72.5
    153
    148
    Age 30
    71.3
    74.6
    123
    132
    68.9
    73.0
    155
    148
    Age 35
    71.9
    75.0
    122
    132
    69.5
    73.6
    156
    148
    Age 40
    72.6
    75.4
    122
    134
    70.3
    74.4
    154
    146
    Age 45
    73.3
    76.0
    122
    135
    71.4
    75.4
    151
    144
    Age 50
    74.2
    76.7
    123
    137
    72.7
    76.6
    149
    142
    Age 55
    75.3
    77.6
    123
    140
    74.2
    77.8
    147
    129
    Age 60
    76.8
    78.7
    124
    139
    76.0
    79.1
    144
    124
    Age 65
    78.6
    80.2
    120
    141
    78.0
    80.5
    144
    118
    Age 70
    80.8
    82.0
    121
    137
    80.3
    82.2
    139
    119
    Age 75
    83.4
    84.2
    121
    133
    83.0
    84.4
    139
    124
    Age 80
    86.3
    86.9
    121
    131
    86.0
    87.0
    138
    124
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.1
    119
    128
    89.4
    90.1
    137
    126
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Yemen YEMEN   Kenya KENYA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    278.48
    14
    72.70
    144
    2. Stroke
    127.49
    32
    92.66
    81
    3. Hypertension
    52.65
    11
    28.53
    47
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    44.65
    63
    85.68
    38
    5. War
    43.23
    3
    0.17
    41
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    34.92
    36
    48.00
    12
    7. Lung Disease
    30.33
    49
    26.82
    68
    8. Kidney Disease
    22.46
    95
    23.30
    91
    9. Liver Disease
    21.23
    84
    57.44
    6
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.18
    65
    18.35
    76
    11. Asthma
    17.56
    26
    9.95
    65
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.42
    120
    30.43
    88
    13. Breast Cancer
    14.77
    121
    19.76
    51
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    13.11
    64
    53.46
    31
    15. Low Birth Weight
    12.37
    16
    8.13
    53
    16. Violence
    10.22
    49
    7.07
    65
    17. Tuberculosis
    9.58
    68
    49.91
    18
    18. Other Injuries
    8.91
    78
    12.36
    42
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    8.06
    29
    6.20
    86
    20. Birth Trauma
    8.05
    39
    8.50
    38
    21. Stomach Cancer
    7.79
    67
    10.16
    43
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.78
    107
    6.74
    123
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.19
    30
    4.78
    61
    24. Suicide
    7.06
    115
    11.01
    60
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.92
    24
    20.37
    2
    26. Malaria
    6.67
    41
    33.54
    29
    27. Measles
    6.60
    12
    0.13
    55
    28. Falls
    6.19
    82
    7.89
    53
    29. Lung Cancers
    4.89
    137
    3.20
    156
    30. Liver Cancer
    4.88
    102
    5.77
    82
    31. Malnutrition
    4.37
    57
    13.10
    21
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.35
    21
    1.74
    79
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.06
    95
    3.79
    112
    34. Fires
    4.01
    27
    3.66
    34
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.58
    121
    4.22
    105
    36. Leukemia
    3.41
    101
    4.48
    44
    37. Drownings
    3.37
    65
    2.27
    103
    38. Oral Cancer
    3.26
    77
    7.82
    13
    39. Meningitis
    3.13
    52
    13.96
    19
    40. Maternal Conditions
    3.12
    56
    11.72
    28
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    2.84
    118
    2.69
    125
    42. Pertussis
    2.74
    26
    1.30
    59
    43. Drug Use
    2.68
    29
    0.39
    171
    44. Pancreas Cancer
    2.35
    134
    3.59
    96
    45. Lymphomas
    2.30
    168
    7.26
    17
    46. Ovary Cancer
    2.25
    166
    6.41
    25
    47. Hepatitis B
    2.02
    7
    1.96
    11
    48. Poisonings
    1.93
    46
    3.34
    13
    49. HIV/AIDS
    1.93
    107
    48.82
    25
    50. Epilepsy
    1.86
    77
    2.27
    52
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Yemen YEMEN   Kenya KENYA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30,158
    19.39
    11,972
    4.54
    2. Stroke
    13,570
    8.72
    15,895
    6.03
    3. War
    12,915
    8.30
    89
    0.03
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,978
    7.70
    22,571
    8.57
    5. Low Birth Weight
    8,810
    5.66
    9,562
    3.63
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    8,561
    5.50
    14,883
    5.65
    7. Birth Trauma
    5,939
    3.82
    9,957
    3.78
    8. Hypertension
    5,293
    3.40
    4,418
    1.68
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4,372
    2.81
    15,420
    5.85
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    4,291
    2.76
    6,115
    2.32
    11. Lung Disease
    3,196
    2.05
    4,280
    1.62
    12. Measles
    3,019
    1.94
    103
    0.04
    13. Liver Disease
    2,891
    1.86
    13,405
    5.09
    14. Violence
    2,839
    1.83
    2,942
    1.12
    15. Kidney Disease
    2,679
    1.72
    4,464
    1.69
    16. Other Injuries
    2,225
    1.43
    4,336
    1.65
    17. Asthma
    2,106
    1.35
    2,300
    0.87
    18. Tuberculosis
    1,899
    1.22
    19,655
    7.46
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,794
    1.15
    5,651
    2.15
    20. Malaria
    1,719
    1.11
    12,652
    4.80
    21. Suicide
    1,699
    1.09
    3,214
    1.22
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,405
    0.90
    1,827
    0.69
    23. Pertussis
    1,239
    0.80
    1,014
    0.38
    24. Falls
    1,170
    0.75
    1,465
    0.56
    25. Drownings
    1,142
    0.73
    1,200
    0.46
    26. Breast Cancer
    1,134
    0.73
    2,658
    1.01
    27. Malnutrition
    1,058
    0.68
    4,212
    1.60
    28. Meningitis
    1,018
    0.65
    5,364
    2.04
    29. Fires
    991
    0.64
    1,316
    0.50
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    913
    0.59
    1,477
    0.56
    31. Stomach Cancer
    902
    0.58
    2,010
    0.76
    32. Maternal Conditions
    890
    0.57
    5,651
    2.15
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    833
    0.54
    1,089
    0.41
    34. Leukemia
    776
    0.50
    1,327
    0.50
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    765
    0.49
    4,373
    1.66
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    738
    0.47
    831
    0.32
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    707
    0.45
    408
    0.15
    38. Drug Use
    613
    0.39
    113
    0.04
    39. Liver Cancer
    609
    0.39
    1,351
    0.51
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    585
    0.38
    1,121
    0.43
    41. Lung Cancers
    569
    0.37
    669
    0.25
    42. Oral Cancer
    547
    0.35
    1,842
    0.70
    43. Epilepsy
    539
    0.35
    832
    0.32
    44. Poisonings
    532
    0.34
    1,269
    0.48
    45. Lymphomas
    433
    0.28
    1,931
    0.73
    46. HIV/AIDS
    396
    0.25
    20,885
    7.93
    47. Tetanus
    395
    0.25
    2,129
    0.81
    48. Encephalitis
    369
    0.24
    189
    0.07
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    362
    0.23
    470
    0.18
    50. Hepatitis B
    299
    0.19
    522
    0.20
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Yemen YEMEN   Kenya KENYA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    14.77
    121
    19.76
    51
    2. Stomach Cancer
    7.79
    67
    10.16
    43
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.78
    107
    6.74
    123
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.92
    24
    20.37
    2
    5. Lung Cancers
    4.89
    137
    3.20
    156
    6. Liver Cancer
    4.88
    102
    5.77
    82
    7. Leukemia
    3.41
    101
    4.48
    44
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.26
    77
    7.82
    13
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.35
    134
    3.59
    96
    10. Lymphomas
    2.30
    168
    7.26
    17
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.25
    166
    6.41
    25
    12. Cervical Cancer
    1.52
    178
    24.71
    26
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.50
    129
    1.69
    115
    14. Prostate Cancer
    0.88
    183
    24.17
    51
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.81
    144
    3.16
    26
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.05
    181
    3.07
    51
    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.