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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 NORTH KOREA

Compare Yemen and North Korea 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.

North Korea
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   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Yemen YEMEN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    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
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    38.5
    38.9
    38.7
    164
    167
    167
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    46.9
    47.4
    47.1
    150
    158
    155
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    53.8
    55.2
    54.5
    146
    150
    150
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    59.5
    62.2
    60.8
    131
    131
    131
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    63.1
    65.8
    64.4
    129
    135
    134
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    64.4
    68.9
    66.6
    136
    139
    137
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Yemen YEMEN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    64.4
    68.9
    136
    139
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    68.7
    72.8
    137
    134
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    69.1
    73.3
    136
    134
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    69.5
    73.6
    137
    134
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    69.9
    73.9
    137
    134
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    70.7
    74.2
    129
    133
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    71.3
    74.6
    123
    132
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    71.9
    75.0
    122
    132
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    72.6
    75.4
    122
    134
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    73.3
    76.0
    122
    135
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    74.2
    76.7
    123
    137
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    75.3
    77.6
    123
    140
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    76.8
    78.7
    124
    139
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    78.6
    80.2
    120
    141
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    80.8
    82.0
    121
    137
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    83.4
    84.2
    121
    133
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    86.3
    86.9
    121
    131
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.1
    119
    128
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Yemen YEMEN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    278.48
    14
    105.37
    99
    2. Stroke
    127.49
    32
    162.14
    15
    3. Hypertension
    52.65
    11
    18.24
    92
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    44.65
    63
    22.75
    104
    5. War
    43.23
    3
    0.06
    64
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    34.92
    36
    22.21
    64
    7. Lung Disease
    30.33
    49
    87.71
    5
    8. Kidney Disease
    22.46
    95
    12.98
    129
    9. Liver Disease
    21.23
    84
    14.33
    111
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.18
    65
    16.26
    122
    11. Asthma
    17.56
    26
    4.81
    90
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.42
    120
    11.82
    137
    13. Breast Cancer
    14.77
    121
    7.80
    177
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    13.11
    64
    1.70
    109
    15. Low Birth Weight
    12.37
    16
    4.39
    98
    16. Violence
    10.22
    49
    3.97
    101
    17. Tuberculosis
    9.58
    68
    57.14
    16
    18. Other Injuries
    8.91
    78
    5.48
    125
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    8.06
    29
    3.79
    139
    20. Birth Trauma
    8.05
    39
    2.66
    86
    21. Stomach Cancer
    7.79
    67
    11.99
    21
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.78
    107
    10.37
    70
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.19
    30
    5.64
    51
    24. Suicide
    7.06
    115
    8.20
    95
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.92
    24
    3.80
    49
    26. Malaria
    6.67
    41
    0.00
    68
    27. Measles
    6.60
    12
    0.02
    72
    28. Falls
    6.19
    82
    6.34
    79
    29. Lung Cancers
    4.89
    137
    37.70
    4
    30. Liver Cancer
    4.88
    102
    16.66
    12
    31. Malnutrition
    4.37
    57
    1.25
    93
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.35
    21
    6.87
    15
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.06
    95
    3.78
    113
    34. Fires
    4.01
    27
    0.90
    118
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.58
    121
    2.40
    153
    36. Leukemia
    3.41
    101
    3.44
    99
    37. Drownings
    3.37
    65
    4.46
    35
    38. Oral Cancer
    3.26
    77
    1.62
    152
    39. Meningitis
    3.13
    52
    0.81
    89
    40. Maternal Conditions
    3.12
    56
    1.02
    84
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    2.84
    118
    1.60
    160
    42. Pertussis
    2.74
    26
    0.17
    96
    43. Drug Use
    2.68
    29
    1.24
    89
    44. Pancreas Cancer
    2.35
    134
    4.85
    68
    45. Lymphomas
    2.30
    168
    1.84
    175
    46. Ovary Cancer
    2.25
    166
    2.96
    147
    47. Hepatitis B
    2.02
    7
    0.23
    94
    48. Poisonings
    1.93
    46
    1.29
    64
    49. HIV/AIDS
    1.93
    107
    2.53
    100
    50. Epilepsy
    1.86
    77
    0.98
    137
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Yemen YEMEN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30,158
    19.39
    31,342
    14.63
    2. Stroke
    13,570
    8.72
    49,648
    23.17
    3. War
    12,915
    8.30
    16
    0.01
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,978
    7.70
    6,231
    2.91
    5. Low Birth Weight
    8,810
    5.66
    1,208
    0.56
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    8,561
    5.50
    6,210
    2.90
    7. Birth Trauma
    5,939
    3.82
    736
    0.34
    8. Hypertension
    5,293
    3.40
    5,368
    2.51
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4,372
    2.81
    374
    0.17
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    4,291
    2.76
    991
    0.46
    11. Lung Disease
    3,196
    2.05
    26,178
    12.22
    12. Measles
    3,019
    1.94
    4
    0.00
    13. Liver Disease
    2,891
    1.86
    4,506
    2.10
    14. Violence
    2,839
    1.83
    1,082
    0.50
    15. Kidney Disease
    2,679
    1.72
    3,959
    1.85
    16. Other Injuries
    2,225
    1.43
    1,531
    0.71
    17. Asthma
    2,106
    1.35
    1,439
    0.67
    18. Tuberculosis
    1,899
    1.22
    17,417
    8.13
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,794
    1.15
    3,671
    1.71
    20. Malaria
    1,719
    1.11
    0
    0.00
    21. Suicide
    1,699
    1.09
    2,407
    1.12
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,405
    0.90
    4,340
    2.03
    23. Pertussis
    1,239
    0.80
    34
    0.02
    24. Falls
    1,170
    0.75
    1,801
    0.84
    25. Drownings
    1,142
    0.73
    1,126
    0.53
    26. Breast Cancer
    1,134
    0.73
    1,366
    0.64
    27. Malnutrition
    1,058
    0.68
    317
    0.15
    28. Meningitis
    1,018
    0.65
    207
    0.10
    29. Fires
    991
    0.64
    253
    0.12
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    913
    0.59
    3,232
    1.51
    31. Stomach Cancer
    902
    0.58
    3,771
    1.76
    32. Maternal Conditions
    890
    0.57
    252
    0.12
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    833
    0.54
    1,712
    0.80
    34. Leukemia
    776
    0.50
    965
    0.45
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    765
    0.49
    1,222
    0.57
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    738
    0.47
    452
    0.21
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    707
    0.45
    2,093
    0.98
    38. Drug Use
    613
    0.39
    356
    0.17
    39. Liver Cancer
    609
    0.39
    5,326
    2.49
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    585
    0.38
    684
    0.32
    41. Lung Cancers
    569
    0.37
    11,893
    5.55
    42. Oral Cancer
    547
    0.35
    513
    0.24
    43. Epilepsy
    539
    0.35
    266
    0.12
    44. Poisonings
    532
    0.34
    366
    0.17
    45. Lymphomas
    433
    0.28
    560
    0.26
    46. HIV/AIDS
    396
    0.25
    753
    0.35
    47. Tetanus
    395
    0.25
    28
    0.01
    48. Encephalitis
    369
    0.24
    117
    0.05
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    362
    0.23
    1,155
    0.54
    50. Hepatitis B
    299
    0.19
    68
    0.03
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Yemen YEMEN   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    14.77
    121
    7.80
    177
    2. Stomach Cancer
    7.79
    67
    11.99
    21
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.78
    107
    10.37
    70
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.92
    24
    3.80
    49
    5. Lung Cancers
    4.89
    137
    37.70
    4
    6. Liver Cancer
    4.88
    102
    16.66
    12
    7. Leukemia
    3.41
    101
    3.44
    99
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.26
    77
    1.62
    152
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.35
    134
    4.85
    68
    10. Lymphomas
    2.30
    168
    1.84
    175
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.25
    166
    2.96
    147
    12. Cervical Cancer
    1.52
    178
    4.11
    136
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.50
    129
    1.61
    120
    14. Prostate Cancer
    0.88
    183
    2.38
    178
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.81
    144
    0.55
    160
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.05
    181
    0.78
    168
    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.