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Eritrea
COUNTRY #1
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ERITREA VS YEMEN

Compare Eritrea 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
Eritrea Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Eritrea ERITREA   Yemen YEMEN
      Eritrea ERITREA   Yemen YEMEN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    37.6
    41.1
    39.3
    152
    148
    150
    		  
    34.5
    34.9
    34.7
    164
    167
    166
    1970
    41.5
    45.3
    43.4
    154
    147
    151
    		  
    38.5
    38.9
    38.7
    164
    167
    167
    1980
    42.3
    46.2
    44.2
    165
    161
    163
    		  
    46.9
    47.4
    47.1
    150
    158
    155
    1990
    46.4
    50.8
    48.6
    166
    164
    165
    		  
    53.8
    55.2
    54.5
    146
    150
    150
    2000
    39.5
    52.7
    45.3
    182
    161
    180
    		  
    59.5
    62.2
    60.8
    131
    131
    131
    2010
    59.6
    64.6
    62.1
    146
    139
    142
    		  
    63.1
    65.8
    64.4
    129
    135
    134
    2016
    62.9
    67.1
    65.0
    145
    143
    144
    		  
    63.9
    66.8
    65.3
    137
    147
    142
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Eritrea ERITREA   Yemen YEMEN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    62.9
    67.1
    145
    143
    63.9
    66.8
    137
    147
    Age 5
    66.2
    70.0
    150
    150
    67.7
    70.3
    138
    145
    Age 10
    66.8
    70.5
    151
    150
    68.0
    70.6
    138
    148
    Age 15
    67.0
    70.7
    152
    150
    68.2
    70.8
    138
    148
    Age 20
    67.4
    70.9
    155
    151
    68.6
    71.2
    139
    148
    Age 25
    67.9
    71.3
    157
    153
    69.3
    71.8
    138
    148
    Age 30
    68.5
    71.7
    158
    156
    69.9
    72.3
    138
    148
    Age 35
    69.2
    72.3
    161
    159
    70.6
    72.9
    137
    150
    Age 40
    69.9
    73.0
    166
    159
    71.2
    73.6
    139
    153
    Age 45
    70.9
    73.8
    169
    162
    72.0
    74.3
    140
    155
    Age 50
    72.0
    74.8
    170
    164
    72.9
    75.1
    143
    159
    Age 55
    73.6
    75.9
    165
    163
    74.1
    76.1
    152
    160
    Age 60
    75.4
    77.3
    161
    159
    75.5
    77.2
    155
    161
    Age 65
    77.5
    79.0
    153
    155
    77.3
    78.7
    161
    163
    Age 70
    79.8
    81.2
    150
    142
    79.5
    80.6
    161
    162
    Age 75
    82.6
    83.7
    139
    131
    82.2
    82.9
    160
    160
    Age 80
    85.7
    86.7
    129
    112
    85.3
    85.8
    157
    161
    Age 85
    89.3
    90.1
    111
    103
    88.8
    89.2
    158
    157
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Eritrea ERITREA   Yemen YEMEN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    115.03
    103
    345.80
    3
    2. Stroke
    109.10
    47
    150.17
    5
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    105.60
    25
    57.27
    61
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    101.01
    13
    17.16
    60
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    39.12
    57
    38.03
    61
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    37.70
    22
    29.03
    45
    7. Liver Disease
    33.44
    24
    19.16
    79
    8. Lung Disease
    33.09
    47
    42.38
    20
    9. Malnutrition
    31.12
    7
    2.02
    83
    10. Breast Cancer
    27.85
    10
    18.26
    68
    11. Hypertension
    25.79
    21
    12.49
    89
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    25.63
    88
    46.37
    7
    13. Tuberculosis
    23.64
    54
    14.83
    63
    14. Meningitis
    23.27
    18
    3.07
    59
    15. Falls
    18.04
    16
    8.51
    55
    16. Other Injuries
    17.21
    17
    9.59
    65
    17. Cervical Cancer
    15.82
    50
    2.22
    152
    18. HIV/AIDS
    15.27
    58
    1.65
    109
    19. Maternal Conditions
    13.92
    29
    12.50
    32
    20. Suicide
    13.79
    32
    9.79
    78
    21. Kidney Disease
    11.69
    117
    40.47
    12
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    11.24
    12
    6.41
    51
    23. Asthma
    11.11
    45
    14.23
    29
    24. Birth Trauma
    10.69
    52
    13.19
    43
    25. Violence
    9.71
    53
    6.30
    86
    26. Low Birth Weight
    9.28
    75
    19.50
    23
    27. Ovary Cancer
    8.71
    4
    3.86
    117
    28. Fires
    7.94
    8
    5.39
    37
    29. Prostate Cancer
    7.80
    151
    3.15
    173
    30. Lymphomas
    7.48
    28
    7.15
    36
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.17
    55
    6.42
    68
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    7.00
    105
    9.60
    46
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    6.47
    59
    5.64
    78
    34. Drownings
    6.33
    43
    5.99
    50
    35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.99
    120
    4.01
    154
    36. Leukemia
    5.70
    11
    5.80
    10
    37. Skin Disease
    5.42
    19
    2.00
    90
    38. Measles
    4.97
    11
    0.15
    58
    39. Oral Cancer
    4.73
    45
    3.54
    81
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.65
    43
    4.76
    40
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.31
    47
    6.54
    24
    42. Schistosomiasis
    4.31
    17
    0.95
    44
    43. Hepatitis B
    4.31
    11
    0.95
    57
    44. Poisonings
    4.19
    2
    3.27
    10
    45. Malaria
    3.92
    42
    4.04
    41
    46. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    142
    3.18
    158
    47. Epilepsy
    3.32
    30
    2.55
    53
    48. Other Neoplasms
    3.25
    70
    5.94
    14
    49. Tetanus
    2.77
    9
    1.02
    38
    50. Lung Cancers
    2.67
    151
    4.19
    140
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Eritrea ERITREA   Yemen YEMEN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    3,576
    12.05
    12,257
    7.74
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3,041
    10.25
    4,683
    2.96
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,414
    8.13
    35,367
    22.34
    4. Stroke
    2,374
    8.00
    15,465
    9.77
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,300
    4.38
    6,992
    4.42
    6. Malnutrition
    1,086
    3.66
    374
    0.24
    7. Birth Trauma
    901
    3.04
    6,088
    3.85
    8. Meningitis
    884
    2.98
    909
    0.57
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    865
    2.91
    3,854
    2.43
    10. Liver Disease
    832
    2.80
    2,375
    1.50
    11. Low Birth Weight
    782
    2.63
    9,005
    5.69
    12. Lung Disease
    700
    2.36
    4,177
    2.64
    13. Other Injuries
    647
    2.18
    2,270
    1.43
    14. Tuberculosis
    639
    2.15
    1,908
    1.21
    15. Maternal Conditions
    626
    2.11
    3,188
    2.01
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    578
    1.95
    4,056
    2.56
    17. HIV/AIDS
    535
    1.80
    358
    0.23
    18. Hypertension
    531
    1.79
    1,257
    0.79
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    436
    1.47
    3,311
    2.09
    20. Falls
    424
    1.43
    1,640
    1.04
    21. Measles
    417
    1.41
    68
    0.04
    22. Breast Cancer
    414
    1.39
    1,262
    0.80
    23. Suicide
    393
    1.32
    2,335
    1.47
    24. Violence
    389
    1.31
    1,671
    1.06
    25. Kidney Disease
    281
    0.95
    4,522
    2.86
    26. Asthma
    278
    0.94
    1,776
    1.12
    27. Drownings
    275
    0.93
    1,887
    1.19
    28. Fires
    267
    0.90
    1,311
    0.83
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    256
    0.86
    698
    0.44
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    212
    0.71
    1,177
    0.74
    31. Lymphomas
    210
    0.71
    1,125
    0.71
    32. Poisonings
    207
    0.70
    1,040
    0.66
    33. Cervical Cancer
    203
    0.68
    131
    0.08
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    181
    0.61
    932
    0.59
    35. Leukemia
    175
    0.59
    1,253
    0.79
    36. Malaria
    165
    0.56
    1,052
    0.66
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    164
    0.55
    532
    0.34
    38. Skin Disease
    144
    0.49
    182
    0.11
    39. Syphilis
    141
    0.48
    3,305
    2.09
    40. Epilepsy
    129
    0.43
    651
    0.41
    41. Oral Cancer
    126
    0.42
    452
    0.29
    42. Hepatitis B
    123
    0.41
    149
    0.09
    43. Ovary Cancer
    119
    0.40
    248
    0.16
    44. Schistosomiasis
    112
    0.38
    137
    0.09
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    110
    0.37
    502
    0.32
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    106
    0.36
    1,079
    0.68
    47. Tetanus
    96
    0.32
    408
    0.26
    48. Liver Cancer
    92
    0.31
    387
    0.24
    49. Other Neoplasms
    88
    0.30
    745
    0.47
    50. Prostate Cancer
    76
    0.26
    115
    0.07
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Eritrea ERITREA   Yemen YEMEN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    27.85
    10
    18.26
    68
    2. Cervical Cancer
    15.82
    50
    2.22
    152
    3. Ovary Cancer
    8.71
    4
    3.86
    117
    4. Prostate Cancer
    7.80
    151
    3.15
    173
    5. Lymphomas
    7.48
    28
    7.15
    36
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.99
    120
    4.01
    154
    7. Leukemia
    5.70
    11
    5.80
    10
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.73
    45
    3.54
    81
    9. Oesophagus Cancer
    4.65
    43
    4.76
    40
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.63
    142
    3.18
    158
    11. Lung Cancers
    2.67
    151
    4.19
    140
    12. Stomach Cancer
    2.61
    170
    4.21
    122
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.87
    100
    1.48
    133
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.36
    133
    0.30
    183
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.26
    161
    2.32
    121
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.84
    145
    0.75
    149
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2018
    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.