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Norway
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 Norway 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
Norway Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Yemen YEMEN
      Norway NORWAY   Yemen YEMEN
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    71.3
    75.9
    73.6
    2
    1
    1
     
    34.5
    34.9
    34.7
    164
    167
    166
    1970
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    2
    1
    2
     
    38.5
    38.9
    38.7
    164
    167
    167
    1980
    72.3
    79.2
    75.7
    5
    2
    4
     
    46.9
    47.4
    47.1
    150
    158
    155
    1990
    73.4
    79.8
    76.5
    13
    10
    13
     
    53.8
    55.2
    54.5
    146
    150
    150
    2000
    75.7
    81.3
    78.5
    12
    10
    12
     
    59.5
    62.2
    60.8
    131
    131
    131
    2010
    78.8
    83.1
    81.0
    12
    13
    12
     
    63.1
    65.8
    64.4
    129
    135
    134
    2019
    81.1
    84.1
    82.6
    5
    14
    10
     
    64.4
    68.9
    66.6
    136
    139
    137
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Yemen YEMEN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    81.1
    84.1
    5
    14
    64.4
    68.9
    136
    139
    Age 5
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    68.7
    72.8
    137
    134
    Age 10
    81.3
    84.3
    5
    16
    69.1
    73.3
    136
    134
    Age 15
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    69.5
    73.6
    137
    134
    Age 20
    81.4
    84.4
    5
    16
    69.9
    73.9
    137
    134
    Age 25
    81.5
    84.5
    5
    16
    70.7
    74.2
    129
    133
    Age 30
    81.7
    84.5
    4
    17
    71.3
    74.6
    123
    132
    Age 35
    81.9
    84.6
    6
    16
    71.9
    75.0
    122
    132
    Age 40
    82.0
    84.7
    6
    18
    72.6
    75.4
    122
    134
    Age 45
    82.2
    84.8
    7
    18
    73.3
    76.0
    122
    135
    Age 50
    82.5
    85.0
    8
    18
    74.2
    76.7
    123
    137
    Age 55
    82.9
    85.3
    10
    21
    75.3
    77.6
    123
    140
    Age 60
    83.5
    85.8
    11
    22
    76.8
    78.7
    124
    139
    Age 65
    84.2
    86.3
    13
    24
    78.6
    80.2
    120
    141
    Age 70
    85.3
    87.1
    13
    25
    80.8
    82.0
    121
    137
    Age 75
    86.6
    88.1
    19
    28
    83.4
    84.2
    121
    133
    Age 80
    88.3
    89.4
    28
    28
    86.3
    86.9
    121
    131
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.2
    51
    49
    89.6
    90.1
    119
    128
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Yemen YEMEN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40.10
    172
    278.48
    14
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    28.94
    12
    19.18
    65
    3. Lung Cancers
    22.09
    40
    4.89
    137
    4. Lung Disease
    21.82
    92
    30.33
    49
    5. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    0.88
    183
    6. Stroke
    18.16
    178
    127.49
    32
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    7.78
    107
    8. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    14.77
    121
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.78
    150
    44.65
    63
    10. Suicide
    9.91
    71
    7.06
    115
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    2.35
    134
    12. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    2.25
    166
    13. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    2.30
    168
    14. Falls
    5.70
    88
    6.19
    82
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    4.85
    170
    15.42
    120
    16. Other Injuries
    4.72
    137
    8.91
    78
    17. Drug Use
    4.45
    11
    2.68
    29
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.28
    175
    22.46
    95
    19. Parkinson's Disease
    4.23
    84
    4.06
    95
    20. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    0.81
    144
    21. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    3.41
    101
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    3.19
    105
    2.84
    118
    23. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    7.79
    67
    24. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    1.50
    129
    25. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    4.88
    102
    26. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    1.52
    178
    27. Other Neoplasms
    2.47
    43
    0.17
    175
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    2.44
    169
    8.06
    29
    29. Liver Disease
    2.41
    179
    21.23
    84
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    6.92
    24
    31. Alcohol
    2.35
    51
    0.44
    145
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    0.05
    181
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.10
    162
    3.58
    121
    34. Road Traffic Accidents
    1.76
    179
    34.92
    36
    35. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    3.26
    77
    36. Hypertension
    1.54
    181
    52.65
    11
    37. Epilepsy
    1.48
    100
    1.86
    77
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.30
    139
    7.19
    30
    39. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.29
    2
    0.24
    65
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.92
    138
    13.11
    64
    41. Drownings
    0.90
    152
    3.37
    65
    42. Malnutrition
    0.87
    105
    4.37
    57
    43. Skin Disease
    0.85
    116
    0.40
    148
    44. Asthma
    0.64
    151
    17.56
    26
    45. Low Birth Weight
    0.57
    179
    12.37
    16
    46. Violence
    0.56
    175
    10.22
    49
    47. Fires
    0.54
    136
    4.01
    27
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.50
    52
    0.12
    153
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.47
    158
    4.35
    21
    50. Anemia
    0.45
    28
    0.00
    181
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Norway NORWAY   Yemen YEMEN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,321
    15.60
    30,158
    19.39
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    4,464
    13.09
    1,405
    0.90
    3. Lung Disease
    2,723
    7.98
    3,196
    2.05
    4. Stroke
    2,475
    7.26
    13,570
    8.72
    5. Lung Cancers
    2,320
    6.80
    569
    0.37
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,797
    5.27
    11,978
    7.70
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,787
    5.24
    913
    0.59
    8. Prostate Cancer
    1,172
    3.44
    39
    0.03
    9. Falls
    777
    2.28
    1,170
    0.75
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    770
    2.26
    283
    0.18
    11. Breast Cancer
    698
    2.05
    1,134
    0.73
    12. Lymphomas
    646
    1.89
    433
    0.28
    13. Suicide
    633
    1.86
    1,699
    1.09
    14. Kidney Disease
    611
    1.79
    2,679
    1.72
    15. Other Injuries
    583
    1.71
    2,225
    1.43
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    560
    1.64
    1,794
    1.15
    17. Parkinson's Disease
    554
    1.62
    362
    0.23
    18. Skin Cancers
    407
    1.19
    100
    0.06
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    359
    1.05
    738
    0.47
    20. Bladder Cancer
    356
    1.04
    160
    0.10
    21. Leukemia
    354
    1.04
    776
    0.50
    22. Stomach Cancer
    343
    1.01
    902
    0.58
    23. Other Neoplasms
    324
    0.95
    21
    0.01
    24. Ovary Cancer
    309
    0.91
    188
    0.12
    25. Drug Use
    264
    0.77
    613
    0.39
    26. Liver Cancer
    259
    0.76
    609
    0.39
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    248
    0.73
    765
    0.49
    28. Hypertension
    230
    0.67
    5,293
    3.40
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    221
    0.65
    585
    0.38
    30. Liver Disease
    214
    0.63
    2,891
    1.86
    31. Alcohol
    205
    0.60
    78
    0.05
    32. Oral Cancer
    168
    0.49
    547
    0.35
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    160
    0.47
    833
    0.54
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    136
    0.40
    4,291
    2.76
    35. Malnutrition
    135
    0.40
    1,058
    0.68
    36. Uterin Cancer
    134
    0.39
    5
    0.00
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    128
    0.38
    4,372
    2.81
    38. Skin Disease
    128
    0.38
    44
    0.03
    39. Cervical Cancer
    125
    0.37
    119
    0.08
    40. Epilepsy
    119
    0.35
    539
    0.35
    41. Multiple Sclerosis
    119
    0.35
    42
    0.03
    42. Road Traffic Accidents
    114
    0.33
    8,561
    5.50
    43. Asthma
    85
    0.25
    2,106
    1.35
    44. Anemia
    75
    0.22
    0
    0.00
    45. Drownings
    65
    0.19
    1,142
    0.73
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    61
    0.18
    707
    0.45
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    60
    0.18
    14
    0.01
    48. Fires
    45
    0.13
    991
    0.64
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    32
    0.09
    0
    0.00
    50. Violence
    32
    0.09
    2,839
    1.83
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Norway NORWAY   Yemen YEMEN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    22.09
    40
    4.89
    137
    2. Prostate Cancer
    20.99
    58
    0.88
    183
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.79
    21
    7.78
    107
    4. Breast Cancer
    12.94
    132
    14.77
    121
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    7.20
    41
    2.35
    134
    6. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    31
    2.25
    166
    7. Lymphomas
    5.70
    56
    2.30
    168
    8. Skin Cancers
    3.96
    14
    0.81
    144
    9. Leukemia
    3.34
    107
    3.41
    101
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3.15
    152
    7.79
    67
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.80
    62
    1.50
    129
    12. Liver Cancer
    2.59
    176
    4.88
    102
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.52
    157
    1.52
    178
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.37
    94
    6.92
    24
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.29
    94
    0.05
    181
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    151
    3.26
    77
    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.