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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

Compare Yemen and Latvia 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.

Latvia
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   Latvia LATVIA
      Yemen YEMEN   Latvia LATVIA
           
    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
     
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    38.5
    38.9
    38.7
    164
    167
    167
     
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    46.9
    47.4
    47.1
    150
    158
    155
     
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    53.8
    55.2
    54.5
    146
    150
    150
     
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    59.5
    62.2
    60.8
    131
    131
    131
     
    64.4
    75.7
    70.1
    106
    54
    93
    2010
    63.1
    65.8
    64.4
    129
    135
    134
     
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2019
    64.4
    68.9
    66.6
    136
    139
    137
     
    70.6
    79.8
    75.4
    94
    51
    74
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Yemen YEMEN   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    64.4
    68.9
    136
    139
    70.6
    79.8
    94
    51
    Age 5
    68.7
    72.8
    137
    134
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    Age 10
    69.1
    73.3
    136
    134
    70.8
    80.1
    114
    59
    Age 15
    69.5
    73.6
    137
    134
    70.9
    80.1
    116
    61
    Age 20
    69.9
    73.9
    137
    134
    71.1
    80.2
    118
    60
    Age 25
    70.7
    74.2
    129
    133
    71.3
    80.3
    118
    61
    Age 30
    71.3
    74.6
    123
    132
    71.6
    80.4
    119
    62
    Age 35
    71.9
    75.0
    122
    132
    72.2
    80.6
    119
    61
    Age 40
    72.6
    75.4
    122
    134
    72.7
    80.8
    121
    61
    Age 45
    73.3
    76.0
    122
    135
    73.5
    81.2
    119
    61
    Age 50
    74.2
    76.7
    123
    137
    74.4
    81.6
    118
    58
    Age 55
    75.3
    77.6
    123
    140
    75.7
    82.2
    111
    57
    Age 60
    76.8
    78.7
    124
    139
    77.3
    83.0
    108
    56
    Age 65
    78.6
    80.2
    120
    141
    79.1
    83.9
    104
    56
    Age 70
    80.8
    82.0
    121
    137
    81.4
    85.0
    95
    56
    Age 75
    83.4
    84.2
    121
    133
    84.0
    86.4
    87
    59
    Age 80
    86.3
    86.9
    121
    131
    86.7
    88.1
    85
    69
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.1
    119
    128
    89.7
    90.2
    108
    107
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Yemen YEMEN   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    278.48
    14
    146.65
    49
    2. Stroke
    127.49
    32
    99.14
    74
    3. Hypertension
    52.65
    11
    19.91
    83
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    44.65
    63
    12.01
    149
    5. War
    43.23
    3
    0.01
    144
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    34.92
    36
    7.17
    138
    7. Lung Disease
    30.33
    49
    7.50
    177
    8. Kidney Disease
    22.46
    95
    6.43
    158
    9. Liver Disease
    21.23
    84
    13.03
    113
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.18
    65
    9.94
    155
    11. Asthma
    17.56
    26
    0.88
    139
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    15.42
    120
    10.89
    141
    13. Breast Cancer
    14.77
    121
    19.03
    63
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    13.11
    64
    0.26
    170
    15. Low Birth Weight
    12.37
    16
    0.57
    180
    16. Violence
    10.22
    49
    4.15
    98
    17. Tuberculosis
    9.58
    68
    2.34
    103
    18. Other Injuries
    8.91
    78
    11.98
    45
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    8.06
    29
    2.45
    168
    20. Birth Trauma
    8.05
    39
    0.60
    145
    21. Stomach Cancer
    7.79
    67
    11.16
    30
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.78
    107
    15.41
    24
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.19
    30
    3.17
    85
    24. Suicide
    7.06
    115
    16.06
    24
    25. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.92
    24
    3.50
    55
    26. Malaria
    6.67
    41
    0.00
    126
    27. Measles
    6.60
    12
    0.00
    140
    28. Falls
    6.19
    82
    4.77
    106
    29. Lung Cancers
    4.89
    137
    23.52
    33
    30. Liver Cancer
    4.88
    102
    3.97
    133
    31. Malnutrition
    4.37
    57
    0.07
    164
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.35
    21
    0.97
    124
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.06
    95
    2.07
    160
    34. Fires
    4.01
    27
    3.48
    36
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.58
    121
    30.32
    3
    36. Leukemia
    3.41
    101
    4.38
    53
    37. Drownings
    3.37
    65
    5.64
    21
    38. Oral Cancer
    3.26
    77
    6.18
    28
    39. Meningitis
    3.13
    52
    0.40
    125
    40. Maternal Conditions
    3.12
    56
    0.29
    126
    41. Endocrine Disorders
    2.84
    118
    1.76
    156
    42. Pertussis
    2.74
    26
    0.00
    151
    43. Drug Use
    2.68
    29
    1.72
    59
    44. Pancreas Cancer
    2.35
    134
    10.04
    4
    45. Lymphomas
    2.30
    168
    6.05
    41
    46. Ovary Cancer
    2.25
    166
    8.99
    3
    47. Hepatitis B
    2.02
    7
    0.10
    131
    48. Poisonings
    1.93
    46
    0.96
    69
    49. HIV/AIDS
    1.93
    107
    3.65
    82
    50. Epilepsy
    1.86
    77
    1.76
    84
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Yemen YEMEN   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30,158
    19.39
    8,099
    30.00
    2. Stroke
    13,570
    8.72
    5,893
    21.83
    3. War
    12,915
    8.30
    0
    0.00
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11,978
    7.70
    501
    1.86
    5. Low Birth Weight
    8,810
    5.66
    11
    0.04
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    8,561
    5.50
    154
    0.57
    7. Birth Trauma
    5,939
    3.82
    12
    0.04
    8. Hypertension
    5,293
    3.40
    1,194
    4.42
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4,372
    2.81
    14
    0.05
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    4,291
    2.76
    46
    0.17
    11. Lung Disease
    3,196
    2.05
    346
    1.28
    12. Measles
    3,019
    1.94
    0
    0.00
    13. Liver Disease
    2,891
    1.86
    365
    1.35
    14. Violence
    2,839
    1.83
    94
    0.35
    15. Kidney Disease
    2,679
    1.72
    356
    1.32
    16. Other Injuries
    2,225
    1.43
    362
    1.34
    17. Asthma
    2,106
    1.35
    42
    0.16
    18. Tuberculosis
    1,899
    1.22
    71
    0.26
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,794
    1.15
    529
    1.96
    20. Malaria
    1,719
    1.11
    0
    0.00
    21. Suicide
    1,699
    1.09
    384
    1.42
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,405
    0.90
    664
    2.46
    23. Pertussis
    1,239
    0.80
    0
    0.00
    24. Falls
    1,170
    0.75
    201
    0.74
    25. Drownings
    1,142
    0.73
    127
    0.47
    26. Breast Cancer
    1,134
    0.73
    472
    1.75
    27. Malnutrition
    1,058
    0.68
    2
    0.01
    28. Meningitis
    1,018
    0.65
    15
    0.06
    29. Fires
    991
    0.64
    103
    0.38
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    913
    0.59
    722
    2.67
    31. Stomach Cancer
    902
    0.58
    470
    1.74
    32. Maternal Conditions
    890
    0.57
    5
    0.02
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    833
    0.54
    142
    0.53
    34. Leukemia
    776
    0.50
    186
    0.69
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    765
    0.49
    131
    0.49
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    738
    0.47
    59
    0.22
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    707
    0.45
    41
    0.15
    38. Drug Use
    613
    0.39
    41
    0.15
    39. Liver Cancer
    609
    0.39
    157
    0.58
    40. Inflammatory/Heart
    585
    0.38
    921
    3.41
    41. Lung Cancers
    569
    0.37
    956
    3.54
    42. Oral Cancer
    547
    0.35
    214
    0.79
    43. Epilepsy
    539
    0.35
    44
    0.16
    44. Poisonings
    532
    0.34
    23
    0.09
    45. Lymphomas
    433
    0.28
    245
    0.91
    46. HIV/AIDS
    396
    0.25
    74
    0.27
    47. Tetanus
    395
    0.25
    0
    0.00
    48. Encephalitis
    369
    0.24
    0
    0.00
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    362
    0.23
    125
    0.46
    50. Hepatitis B
    299
    0.19
    3
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Yemen YEMEN   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    14.77
    121
    19.03
    63
    2. Stomach Cancer
    7.79
    67
    11.16
    30
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.78
    107
    15.41
    24
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.92
    24
    3.50
    55
    5. Lung Cancers
    4.89
    137
    23.52
    33
    6. Liver Cancer
    4.88
    102
    3.97
    133
    7. Leukemia
    3.41
    101
    4.38
    53
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.26
    77
    6.18
    28
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.35
    134
    10.04
    4
    10. Lymphomas
    2.30
    168
    6.05
    41
    11. Ovary Cancer
    2.25
    166
    8.99
    3
    12. Cervical Cancer
    1.52
    178
    7.05
    105
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.50
    129
    4.46
    17
    14. Prostate Cancer
    0.88
    183
    28.10
    34
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.81
    144
    3.11
    29
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.05
    181
    4.89
    20
    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.