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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 SOUTH SUDAN

Compare Yemen and South Sudan 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.

South Sudan
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   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
      Yemen YEMEN   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
           
    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
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    38.5
    38.9
    38.7
    164
    167
    167
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    46.9
    47.4
    47.1
    150
    158
    155
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1990
    53.8
    55.2
    54.5
    146
    150
    150
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    2000
    59.5
    62.2
    60.8
    131
    131
    131
    		  
    47.7
    50.2
    48.9
    169
    168
    169
    2010
    63.1
    65.8
    64.4
    129
    135
    134
    		  
    54.1
    56.0
    55.0
    170
    170
    170
    2019
    64.4
    68.9
    66.6
    136
    139
    137
    		  
    60.8
    64.8
    62.8
    163
    164
    165
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Yemen YEMEN   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    64.4
    68.9
    136
    139
    60.8
    64.8
    163
    164
    Age 5
    68.7
    72.8
    137
    134
    67.6
    71.4
    145
    145
    Age 10
    69.1
    73.3
    136
    134
    68.4
    72.3
    141
    141
    Age 15
    69.5
    73.6
    137
    134
    68.9
    72.6
    139
    141
    Age 20
    69.9
    73.9
    137
    134
    69.3
    72.9
    139
    141
    Age 25
    70.7
    74.2
    129
    133
    69.8
    73.3
    139
    141
    Age 30
    71.3
    74.6
    123
    132
    70.3
    73.8
    139
    139
    Age 35
    71.9
    75.0
    122
    132
    71.0
    74.4
    136
    138
    Age 40
    72.6
    75.4
    122
    134
    71.8
    75.1
    135
    138
    Age 45
    73.3
    76.0
    122
    135
    72.7
    75.9
    131
    137
    Age 50
    74.2
    76.7
    123
    137
    73.8
    76.8
    128
    134
    Age 55
    75.3
    77.6
    123
    140
    75.1
    77.8
    128
    133
    Age 60
    76.8
    78.7
    124
    139
    76.6
    78.9
    130
    130
    Age 65
    78.6
    80.2
    120
    141
    78.5
    80.4
    128
    127
    Age 70
    80.8
    82.0
    121
    137
    80.7
    82.2
    127
    123
    Age 75
    83.4
    84.2
    121
    133
    83.3
    84.5
    127
    113
    Age 80
    86.3
    86.9
    121
    131
    86.3
    87.2
    117
    99
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.1
    119
    128
    89.7
    90.4
    101
    79
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Yemen YEMEN   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    278.48
    14
    67.24
    147
    2. Stroke
    127.49
    32
    78.18
    96
    3. Hypertension
    52.65
    11
    26.49
    52
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    44.65
    63
    91.82
    32
    5. War
    43.23
    3
    5.52
    9
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    34.92
    36
    50.94
    9
    7. Lung Disease
    30.33
    49
    20.35
    103
    8. Kidney Disease
    22.46
    95
    21.96
    98
    9. Liver Disease
    21.23
    84
    33.72
    46
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.18
    65
    16.37
    120
    11. Asthma
    17.56
    26
    10.14
    63
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.42
    120
    28.11
    91
    13. Breast Cancer
    14.77
    121
    24.61
    32
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    13.11
    64
    89.87
    9
    15. Low Birth Weight
    12.37
    16
    13.19
    12
    16. Violence
    10.22
    49
    20.51
    17
    17. Tuberculosis
    9.58
    68
    53.50
    17
    18. Other Injuries
    8.91
    78
    12.63
    39
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    8.06
    29
    7.99
    32
    20. Birth Trauma
    8.05
    39
    15.46
    3
    21. Stomach Cancer
    7.79
    67
    4.83
    115
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.78
    107
    7.03
    119
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.19
    30
    3.46
    78
    24. Suicide
    7.06
    115
    6.69
    120
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.92
    24
    8.47
    17
    26. Malaria
    6.67
    41
    49.70
    6
    27. Measles
    6.60
    12
    1.79
    25
    28. Falls
    6.19
    82
    5.13
    100
    29. Lung Cancers
    4.89
    137
    3.26
    155
    30. Liver Cancer
    4.88
    102
    6.30
    69
    31. Malnutrition
    4.37
    57
    17.61
    12
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.35
    21
    1.89
    73
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.06
    95
    3.13
    139
    34. Fires
    4.01
    27
    3.92
    30
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.58
    121
    3.15
    132
    36. Leukemia
    3.41
    101
    4.90
    23
    37. Drownings
    3.37
    65
    3.07
    73
    38. Oral Cancer
    3.26
    77
    4.79
    40
    39. Meningitis
    3.13
    52
    13.97
    18
    40. Maternal Conditions
    3.12
    56
    16.14
    14
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    2.84
    118
    2.34
    137
    42. Pertussis
    2.74
    26
    4.19
    16
    43. Drug Use
    2.68
    29
    0.59
    151
    44. Pancreas Cancer
    2.35
    134
    2.21
    137
    45. Lymphomas
    2.30
    168
    7.27
    16
    46. Ovary Cancer
    2.25
    166
    6.66
    22
    47. Hepatitis B
    2.02
    7
    1.25
    28
    48. Poisonings
    1.93
    46
    2.36
    37
    49. HIV/AIDS
    1.93
    107
    92.45
    14
    50. Epilepsy
    1.86
    77
    1.73
    85
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Yemen YEMEN   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30,158
    19.39
    2,930
    3.49
    2. Stroke
    13,570
    8.72
    3,541
    4.22
    3. War
    12,915
    8.30
    614
    0.73
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,978
    7.70
    9,918
    11.82
    5. Low Birth Weight
    8,810
    5.66
    4,339
    5.17
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    8,561
    5.50
    4,063
    4.84
    7. Birth Trauma
    5,939
    3.82
    5,210
    6.21
    8. Hypertension
    5,293
    3.40
    1,131
    1.35
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4,372
    2.81
    7,270
    8.67
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    4,291
    2.76
    2,020
    2.41
    11. Lung Disease
    3,196
    2.05
    894
    1.07
    12. Measles
    3,019
    1.94
    334
    0.40
    13. Liver Disease
    2,891
    1.86
    1,823
    2.17
    14. Violence
    2,839
    1.83
    1,584
    1.89
    15. Kidney Disease
    2,679
    1.72
    1,090
    1.30
    16. Other Injuries
    2,225
    1.43
    1,207
    1.44
    17. Asthma
    2,106
    1.35
    587
    0.70
    18. Tuberculosis
    1,899
    1.22
    3,771
    4.50
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,794
    1.15
    1,312
    1.56
    20. Malaria
    1,719
    1.11
    5,342
    6.37
    21. Suicide
    1,699
    1.09
    425
    0.51
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,405
    0.90
    543
    0.65
    23. Pertussis
    1,239
    0.80
    784
    0.93
    24. Falls
    1,170
    0.75
    269
    0.32
    25. Drownings
    1,142
    0.73
    466
    0.56
    26. Breast Cancer
    1,134
    0.73
    695
    0.83
    27. Malnutrition
    1,058
    0.68
    1,660
    1.98
    28. Meningitis
    1,018
    0.65
    1,780
    2.12
    29. Fires
    991
    0.64
    433
    0.52
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    913
    0.59
    360
    0.43
    31. Stomach Cancer
    902
    0.58
    241
    0.29
    32. Maternal Conditions
    890
    0.57
    1,521
    1.81
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    833
    0.54
    186
    0.22
    34. Leukemia
    776
    0.50
    314
    0.37
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    765
    0.49
    435
    0.52
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    738
    0.47
    192
    0.23
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    707
    0.45
    121
    0.14
    38. Drug Use
    613
    0.39
    33
    0.04
    39. Liver Cancer
    609
    0.39
    346
    0.41
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    585
    0.38
    217
    0.26
    41. Lung Cancers
    569
    0.37
    164
    0.20
    42. Oral Cancer
    547
    0.35
    259
    0.31
    43. Epilepsy
    539
    0.35
    152
    0.18
    44. Poisonings
    532
    0.34
    259
    0.31
    45. Lymphomas
    433
    0.28
    422
    0.50
    46. HIV/AIDS
    396
    0.25
    7,915
    9.44
    47. Tetanus
    395
    0.25
    937
    1.12
    48. Encephalitis
    369
    0.24
    32
    0.04
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    362
    0.23
    125
    0.15
    50. Hepatitis B
    299
    0.19
    77
    0.09
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Yemen YEMEN   South Sudan SOUTH SUDAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    14.77
    121
    24.61
    32
    2. Stomach Cancer
    7.79
    67
    4.83
    115
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.78
    107
    7.03
    119
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.92
    24
    8.47
    17
    5. Lung Cancers
    4.89
    137
    3.26
    155
    6. Liver Cancer
    4.88
    102
    6.30
    69
    7. Leukemia
    3.41
    101
    4.90
    23
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.26
    77
    4.79
    40
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.35
    134
    2.21
    137
    10. Lymphomas
    2.30
    168
    7.27
    16
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.25
    166
    6.66
    22
    12. Cervical Cancer
    1.52
    178
    26.49
    21
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.50
    129
    1.83
    105
    14. Prostate Cancer
    0.88
    183
    20.76
    59
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.81
    144
    2.57
    49
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.05
    181
    2.48
    81
    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.