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Eritrea
Yemen

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ERITREA VS YEMEN
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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.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Eritrea ERITREA   Yemen YEMEN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female 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
      Male Female M F   Male Female 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. Stroke
    122.03
    38
    		  
    164.35
    10
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    115.68
    6
    		  
    10.39
    66
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    106.78
    26
    		  
    54.48
    69
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    93.11
    123
    		  
    298.84
    7
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    37.37
    20
    		  
    26.17
    50
    6. Hypertension
    31.33
    21
    		  
    16.71
    64
    7. Liver Disease
    29.97
    35
    		  
    28.16
    38
    8. Lung Disease
    27.14
    57
    		  
    38.97
    26
    9. Breast Cancer
    26.96
    12
    		  
    16.55
    92
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    25.69
    99
    		  
    30.50
    87
    11. Tuberculosis
    24.49
    51
    		  
    7.93
    83
    12. Malnutrition
    19.23
    17
    		  
    1.58
    97
    13. Anemia
    17.79
    1
    		  
    0.12
    113
    14. Meningitis
    17.41
    24
    		  
    3.12
    65
    15. Cervical Cancer
    16.38
    47
    		  
    2.24
    151
    16. Other Injuries
    15.92
    30
    		  
    10.64
    67
    17. Maternal Conditions
    15.12
    27
    		  
    13.55
    33
    18. Asthma
    14.16
    35
    		  
    12.34
    47
    19. Falls
    13.02
    29
    		  
    7.06
    65
    20. Suicide
    12.98
    43
    		  
    9.47
    97
    21. HIV/AIDS
    12.76
    65
    		  
    1.57
    112
    22. Alzheimers/Dementia
    12.54
    137
    		  
    35.22
    20
    23. Prostate Cancer
    11.57
    124
    		  
    2.82
    173
    24. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    11.11
    5
    		  
    5.37
    57
    25. Birth Trauma
    10.67
    50
    		  
    10.55
    51
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    9.73
    49
    		  
    6.20
    83
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    9.02
    80
    		  
    10.86
    52
    28. Low Birth Weight
    8.96
    77
    		  
    14.34
    45
    29. Ovary Cancer
    8.74
    5
    		  
    3.62
    122
    30. Violence
    8.66
    66
    		  
    6.40
    82
    31. Kidney Disease
    8.04
    147
    		  
    35.01
    17
    32. Measles
    7.55
    11
    		  
    0.57
    45
    33. Fires
    7.41
    15
    		  
    3.78
    60
    34. Lymphomas
    7.39
    24
    		  
    6.70
    45
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.44
    75
    		  
    9.79
    37
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.23
    113
    		  
    3.47
    164
    37. Drownings
    6.14
    58
    		  
    7.25
    43
    38. Leukemia
    6.00
    7
    		  
    5.44
    11
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.46
    36
    		  
    4.64
    44
    40. Skin Disease
    5.43
    18
    		  
    1.46
    100
    41. Epilepsy
    5.39
    26
    		  
    3.12
    55
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.38
    30
    		  
    4.77
    37
    43. Oral Cancer
    4.80
    43
    		  
    3.29
    79
    44. Schistosomiasis
    4.36
    17
    		  
    0.93
    44
    45. Poisonings
    4.06
    8
    		  
    2.68
    32
    46. Liver Cancer
    3.80
    136
    		  
    2.97
    163
    47. Other Neoplasms
    3.74
    51
    		  
    6.04
    10
    48. Malaria
    3.26
    42
    		  
    3.61
    41
    49. Stomach Cancer
    2.90
    156
    		  
    4.10
    126
    50. Tetanus
    2.85
    14
    		  
    0.58
    52
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Eritrea ERITREA   Yemen YEMEN
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    3,436
    12.20
    		  
    10,500
    7.22
    2. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3,163
    11.23
    		  
    3,312
    2.28
    3. Stroke
    2,295
    8.15
    		  
    18,029
    12.39
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,718
    6.10
    		  
    31,988
    21.99
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,302
    4.62
    		  
    6,130
    4.21
    6. Birth Trauma
    981
    3.48
    		  
    4,674
    3.21
    7. Low Birth Weight
    824
    2.93
    		  
    6,354
    4.37
    8. Congenital Anomalies
    723
    2.57
    		  
    4,221
    2.90
    9. Maternal Conditions
    720
    2.56
    		  
    3,240
    2.23
    10. Meningitis
    698
    2.48
    		  
    835
    0.57
    11. Measles
    690
    2.45
    		  
    221
    0.15
    12. Liver Disease
    686
    2.44
    		  
    3,598
    2.47
    13. Malnutrition
    655
    2.33
    		  
    368
    0.25
    14. Other Injuries
    596
    2.12
    		  
    2,544
    1.75
    15. Tuberculosis
    583
    2.07
    		  
    1,076
    0.74
    16. Hypertension
    578
    2.05
    		  
    1,723
    1.18
    17. HIV/AIDS
    520
    1.85
    		  
    338
    0.23
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    507
    1.80
    		  
    3,359
    2.31
    19. Lung Disease
    493
    1.75
    		  
    4,183
    2.87
    20. Anemia
    471
    1.67
    		  
    32
    0.02
    21. Breast Cancer
    396
    1.41
    		  
    1,133
    0.78
    22. Violence
    390
    1.39
    		  
    1,631
    1.12
    23. Suicide
    352
    1.25
    		  
    2,204
    1.51
    24. Asthma
    317
    1.13
    		  
    1,649
    1.13
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    312
    1.11
    		  
    1,270
    0.87
    26. Falls
    291
    1.03
    		  
    1,363
    0.94
    27. Drownings
    269
    0.96
    		  
    2,225
    1.53
    28. Fires
    235
    0.83
    		  
    923
    0.63
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    231
    0.82
    		  
    660
    0.45
    30. Pertussis
    206
    0.73
    		  
    856
    0.59
    31. Cervical Cancer
    204
    0.72
    		  
    131
    0.09
    32. Epilepsy
    201
    0.71
    		  
    809
    0.56
    33. Lymphomas
    198
    0.70
    		  
    1,029
    0.71
    34. Poisonings
    188
    0.67
    		  
    771
    0.53
    35. Alzheimers/Dementia
    181
    0.64
    		  
    2,827
    1.94
    36. Kidney Disease
    180
    0.64
    		  
    4,216
    2.90
    37. Syphilis
    177
    0.63
    		  
    1,122
    0.77
    38. Leukemia
    173
    0.61
    		  
    1,150
    0.79
    39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    159
    0.56
    		  
    482
    0.33
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    146
    0.52
    		  
    1,514
    1.04
    41. Malaria
    126
    0.45
    		  
    768
    0.53
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    123
    0.44
    		  
    810
    0.56
    43. Skin Disease
    122
    0.43
    		  
    166
    0.11
    44. Oral Cancer
    121
    0.43
    		  
    426
    0.29
    45. Ovary Cancer
    115
    0.41
    		  
    231
    0.16
    46. Oesophagus Cancer
    111
    0.39
    		  
    486
    0.33
    47. Schistosomiasis
    105
    0.37
    		  
    130
    0.09
    48. Tetanus
    101
    0.36
    		  
    231
    0.16
    49. Liver Cancer
    88
    0.31
    		  
    369
    0.25
    50. Other Neoplasms
    88
    0.31
    		  
    738
    0.51
     
     
    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
    26.96
    12
    		  
    16.55
    92
    2. Cervical Cancer
    16.38
    47
    		  
    2.24
    151
    3. Prostate Cancer
    11.57
    124
    		  
    2.82
    173
    4. Ovary Cancer
    8.74
    5
    		  
    3.62
    122
    5. Lymphomas
    7.39
    24
    		  
    6.70
    45
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.23
    113
    		  
    3.47
    164
    7. Leukemia
    6.00
    7
    		  
    5.44
    11
    8. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.46
    36
    		  
    4.64
    44
    9. Oral Cancer
    4.80
    43
    		  
    3.29
    79
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.80
    136
    		  
    2.97
    163
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.90
    156
    		  
    4.10
    126
    12. Lung Cancers
    2.79
    152
    		  
    3.91
    143
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.15
    83
    		  
    1.33
    133
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.47
    118
    		  
    0.05
    180
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.25
    149
    		  
    2.08
    123
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.79
    138
    		  
    0.65
    149
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
    Age Adjusted Death Rate Estimates: 2017
    Calculations Provided by World Life Expectancy
    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.