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Yemen
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YEMEN VS LAOS
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Compare Yemen and Laos health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Yemen YEMEN   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    34.5
    34.9
    34.7
    164
    167
    166
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    38.5
    38.9
    38.7
    164
    167
    167
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    46.9
    47.4
    47.1
    150
    158
    155
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    53.8
    55.2
    54.5
    146
    150
    150
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    58.0
    60.8
    59.4
    135
    137
    137
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    63.1
    65.8
    64.4
    129
    135
    134
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    64.3
    67.2
    65.7
    132
    139
    137
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Yemen YEMEN   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    64.3
    67.2
    132
    139
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    67.3
    69.9
    133
    146
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    67.7
    70.3
    133
    146
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    68.0
    70.6
    133
    147
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    68.5
    71.1
    134
    146
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    69.2
    71.6
    135
    146
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    69.8
    72.2
    134
    146
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    70.5
    72.8
    133
    146
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    71.1
    73.5
    137
    149
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    71.9
    74.2
    140
    150
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    72.9
    75.0
    149
    153
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    74.0
    76.0
    152
    154
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    75.5
    77.2
    152
    154
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    77.4
    78.7
    157
    157
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    79.6
    80.6
    152
    158
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    82.2
    82.9
    153
    158
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    85.3
    85.8
    153
    159
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    88.8
    89.2
    156
    162
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    92.8
    93.1
    152
    156
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    97.2
    97.4
    124
    138
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    101.8
    101.9
    111
    127
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Yemen YEMEN   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    352.37
    1
    		  
    103.64
    39
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    157.92
    30
    		  
    135.32
    41
    3. Stroke
    115.63
    61
    		  
    123.84
    49
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    31.63
    17
    		  
    21.84
    55
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    29.17
    80
    		  
    27.80
    84
    6. Lung Disease
    22.40
    58
    		  
    34.40
    23
    7. Hypertension
    21.69
    41
    		  
    20.37
    55
    8. Liver Disease
    19.16
    70
    		  
    15.22
    90
    9. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    18.78
    3
    		  
    10.04
    19
    10. Diarrhoeal diseases
    17.86
    58
    		  
    27.96
    49
    11. Low Birth Weight
    17.23
    40
    		  
    17.45
    39
    12. Other Injuries
    16.78
    53
    		  
    19.68
    42
    13. Breast Cancer
    16.18
    89
    		  
    9.91
    146
    14. Birth Trauma
    15.07
    42
    		  
    18.95
    24
    15. Kidney Disease
    14.64
    82
    		  
    17.30
    56
    16. Malnutrition
    11.35
    46
    		  
    9.20
    49
    17. War
    11.30
    5
    		  
    0.20
    35
    18. Maternal Conditions
    10.79
    44
    		  
    7.20
    47
    19. Asthma
    10.56
    37
    		  
    25.90
    5
    20. Tuberculosis
    10.14
    72
    		  
    17.90
    52
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    8.72
    83
    		  
    9.07
    74
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.04
    33
    		  
    9.05
    27
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.85
    80
    		  
    5.53
    112
    24. Lymphomas
    6.59
    38
    		  
    4.34
    90
    25. Meningitis
    6.58
    52
    		  
    6.65
    51
    26. Malaria
    6.46
    44
    		  
    5.09
    46
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    6.08
    84
    		  
    2.40
    142
    28. Other Neoplasms
    6.00
    11
    		  
    1.52
    127
    29. Leukemia
    5.58
    17
    		  
    3.77
    91
    30. Poisonings
    5.02
    25
    		  
    0.98
    102
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.56
    43
    		  
    0.68
    157
    32. HIV/AIDS
    4.23
    91
    		  
    6.82
    77
    33. Fires
    4.22
    62
    		  
    3.64
    69
    34. Stomach Cancer
    4.01
    122
    		  
    2.46
    154
    35. Falls
    3.99
    109
    		  
    5.76
    80
    36. Drownings
    3.90
    83
    		  
    5.69
    55
    37. Lung Cancers
    3.82
    132
    		  
    12.94
    82
    38. Suicide
    3.66
    143
    		  
    8.54
    86
    39. Ovary Cancer
    3.52
    117
    		  
    4.34
    82
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.33
    150
    		  
    7.39
    85
    41. Oral Cancer
    3.26
    77
    		  
    4.08
    63
    42. Violence
    3.17
    111
    		  
    6.66
    75
    43. Liver Cancer
    2.92
    154
    		  
    55.58
    2
    44. Prostate Cancer
    2.69
    163
    		  
    3.52
    157
    45. Skin Disease
    2.47
    67
    		  
    1.93
    83
    46. Drug Use
    2.42
    45
    		  
    3.55
    25
    47. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    147
    		  
    7.81
    85
    48. Pertussis
    2.20
    26
    		  
    2.67
    8
    49. Pancreas Cancer
    2.00
    118
    		  
    1.05
    145
    50. Epilepsy
    1.88
    87
    		  
    1.65
    97
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Yemen YEMEN   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    45,684
    30.71
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    15,467
    10.40
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    3. Stroke
    11,130
    7.48
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    4. Low Birth Weight
    6,634
    4.46
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,247
    4.20
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    6. Birth Trauma
    5,802
    3.90
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,286
    3.55
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    8. Other Injuries
    3,644
    2.45
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    2,854
    1.92
    		  
    817
    1.95
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,832
    1.90
    		  
    938
    2.24
    11. War
    2,465
    1.66
    		  
    15
    0.03
    12. Liver Disease
    2,248
    1.51
    		  
    594
    1.42
    13. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,235
    1.50
    		  
    390
    0.93
    14. Lung Disease
    2,235
    1.50
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    15. Malnutrition
    2,204
    1.48
    		  
    393
    0.94
    16. Maternal Conditions
    2,111
    1.42
    		  
    424
    1.01
    17. Hypertension
    2,072
    1.39
    		  
    673
    1.61
    18. Kidney Disease
    1,688
    1.13
    		  
    632
    1.51
    19. Meningitis
    1,472
    0.99
    		  
    476
    1.13
    20. Tuberculosis
    1,337
    0.90
    		  
    707
    1.69
    21. Malaria
    1,258
    0.85
    		  
    292
    0.70
    22. Asthma
    1,164
    0.78
    		  
    911
    2.17
    23. Drownings
    1,123
    0.75
    		  
    394
    0.94
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,087
    0.73
    		  
    219
    0.52
    25. Leukemia
    1,060
    0.71
    		  
    203
    0.49
    26. Poisonings
    1,010
    0.68
    		  
    64
    0.15
    27. Breast Cancer
    997
    0.67
    		  
    219
    0.52
    28. Fires
    955
    0.64
    		  
    196
    0.47
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    949
    0.64
    		  
    108
    0.26
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    918
    0.62
    		  
    313
    0.75
    31. Lymphomas
    908
    0.61
    		  
    171
    0.41
    32. Pertussis
    844
    0.57
    		  
    254
    0.61
    33. HIV/AIDS
    806
    0.54
    		  
    425
    1.01
    34. Falls
    779
    0.52
    		  
    247
    0.59
    35. Suicide
    733
    0.49
    		  
    422
    1.01
    36. Violence
    683
    0.46
    		  
    390
    0.93
    37. Other Neoplasms
    663
    0.45
    		  
    64
    0.15
    38. Syphilis
    572
    0.38
    		  
    89
    0.21
    39. Measles
    570
    0.38
    		  
    3
    0.01
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    431
    0.29
    		  
    25
    0.06
    41. Epilepsy
    427
    0.29
    		  
    92
    0.22
    42. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    425
    0.29
    		  
    267
    0.64
    43. Tetanus
    422
    0.28
    		  
    88
    0.21
    44. Stomach Cancer
    398
    0.27
    		  
    92
    0.22
    45. Oral Cancer
    386
    0.26
    		  
    153
    0.36
    46. Drug Use
    375
    0.25
    		  
    177
    0.42
    47. Encephalitis
    368
    0.25
    		  
    52
    0.12
    48. Lung Cancers
    361
    0.24
    		  
    470
    1.12
    49. Liver Cancer
    333
    0.22
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    50. Skin Disease
    324
    0.22
    		  
    75
    0.18
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Yemen YEMEN   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    16.18
    89
    		  
    9.91
    146
    2. Lymphomas
    6.59
    38
    		  
    4.34
    90
    3. Leukemia
    5.58
    17
    		  
    3.77
    91
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.56
    43
    		  
    0.68
    157
    5. Stomach Cancer
    4.01
    122
    		  
    2.46
    154
    6. Lung Cancers
    3.82
    132
    		  
    12.94
    82
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.52
    117
    		  
    4.34
    82
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.33
    150
    		  
    7.39
    85
    9. Oral Cancer
    3.26
    77
    		  
    4.08
    63
    10. Liver Cancer
    2.92
    154
    		  
    55.58
    2
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2.69
    163
    		  
    3.52
    157
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.23
    147
    		  
    7.81
    85
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2.00
    118
    		  
    1.05
    145
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.32
    125
    		  
    1.50
    112
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.60
    150
    		  
    0.87
    132
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.05
    171
    		  
    1.42
    114
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.