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Yemen
COUNTRY #1
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YEMEN VS LESOTHO

Compare Yemen and Lesotho 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.

Lesotho
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
48,080,012
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Lesotho Population Pyramid
2,665,265
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Yemen YEMEN   Lesotho LESOTHO
  Yemen YEMEN   Lesotho LESOTHO
       
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
  
44.9
48.3
46.6
115
111
114
1970
38.5
38.9
38.7
164
167
167
  
47.5
50.8
49.1
126
122
127
1980
46.9
47.4
47.1
150
158
155
  
52.2
55.5
53.8
130
128
131
1990
53.8
55.2
54.5
146
150
150
  
56.7
60.5
58.6
135
131
134
2000
59.5
62.2
60.8
131
131
131
  
48.2
50.3
49.3
167
167
166
2010
63.1
65.8
64.4
129
135
134
  
49.4
52.6
51.1
179
178
179
2019
64.4
68.9
66.6
136
139
137
  
47.7
54.2
50.7
183
183
183
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Yemen YEMEN   Lesotho LESOTHO
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
64.4
68.9
136
139
47.7
54.2
183
183
Age
64.4
68.9
136
139
47.7
54.2
183
183
Age 5
68.7
72.8
137
134
52.5
58.8
183
183
Age 10
69.1
73.3
136
134
52.8
59.1
183
183
Age 15
69.5
73.6
137
134
52.9
59.2
183
183
Age 20
69.9
73.9
137
134
53.6
59.7
183
183
Age 25
70.7
74.2
129
133
54.5
60.6
183
183
Age 30
71.3
74.6
123
132
55.6
62.0
183
183
Age 35
71.9
75.0
122
132
57.2
63.8
183
183
Age 40
72.6
75.4
122
134
59.4
66.0
183
183
Age 45
73.3
76.0
122
135
62.0
68.3
183
183
Age 50
74.2
76.7
123
137
65.0
70.7
183
183
Age 55
75.3
77.6
123
140
68.1
73.0
183
181
Age 60
76.8
78.7
124
139
71.2
75.2
183
180
Age 65
78.6
80.2
120
141
74.4
77.5
182
180
Age 70
80.8
82.0
121
137
77.7
79.9
182
179
Age 75
83.4
84.2
121
133
81.2
82.6
183
178
Age 80
86.3
86.9
121
131
84.8
85.7
181
172
Age 85
89.6
90.1
119
128
88.6
89.1
175
172
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Yemen YEMEN   Lesotho LESOTHO
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
278.48
14
155.85
43
2. Stroke
127.49
32
211.66
3
3. Hypertension
52.65
11
74.75
1
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
44.65
63
192.07
1
5. War
43.23
3
0.01
104
6. Road Traffic Accidents
34.92
36
36.62
32
7. Lung Disease
30.33
49
83.85
6
8. Kidney Disease
22.46
95
69.87
4
9. Liver Disease
21.23
84
51.33
9
10. Alzheimers & Dementia
19.18
65
17.24
99
11. Asthma
17.56
26
45.32
3
12. Diabetes Mellitus
15.42
120
147.55
5
13. Breast Cancer
14.77
121
11.68
143
14. Diarrhoeal diseases
13.11
64
142.10
2
15. Low Birth Weight
12.37
16
18.96
1
16. Violence
10.22
49
43.38
5
17. Tuberculosis
9.58
68
68.85
13
18. Other Injuries
8.91
78
28.67
2
19. Congenital Anomalies
8.06
29
11.28
4
20. Birth Trauma
8.05
39
13.70
7
21. Stomach Cancer
7.79
67
0.76
181
22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.78
107
2.77
180
23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
7.19
30
18.88
3
24. Suicide
7.06
115
87.48
1
25. Oesophagus Cancer
6.92
24
5.57
33
26. Malaria
6.67
41
0.00
128
27. Measles
6.60
12
0.41
33
28. Falls
6.19
82
8.24
44
29. Lung Cancers
4.89
137
3.87
146
30. Liver Cancer
4.88
102
4.78
106
31. Malnutrition
4.37
57
17.17
13
32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
4.35
21
7.68
13
33. Parkinson's Disease
4.06
95
4.56
67
34. Fires
4.01
27
14.67
1
35. Inflammatory/Heart
3.58
121
21.17
6
36. Leukemia
3.41
101
2.43
144
37. Drownings
3.37
65
9.67
7
38. Oral Cancer
3.26
77
3.76
61
39. Meningitis
3.13
52
16.69
10
40. Maternal Conditions
3.12
56
13.99
19
41. Endocrine Disorders
2.84
118
14.08
10
42. Pertussis
2.74
26
1.81
46
43. Drug Use
2.68
29
1.67
61
44. Pancreas Cancer
2.35
134
0.90
168
45. Lymphomas
2.30
168
4.86
86
46. Ovary Cancer
2.25
166
3.01
145
47. Hepatitis B
2.02
7
1.71
15
48. Poisonings
1.93
46
5.26
2
49. HIV/AIDS
1.93
107
254.70
2
50. Epilepsy
1.86
77
7.57
1
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Yemen YEMEN   Lesotho LESOTHO
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
30,158
19.39
2,101
6.31
2. Stroke
13,570
8.72
2,817
8.45
3. War
12,915
8.30
0
0.00
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
11,978
7.70
3,214
9.65
5. Low Birth Weight
8,810
5.66
957
2.87
6. Road Traffic Accidents
8,561
5.50
678
2.03
7. Birth Trauma
5,939
3.82
717
2.15
8. Hypertension
5,293
3.40
990
2.97
9. Diarrhoeal diseases
4,372
2.81
2,354
7.06
10. Congenital Anomalies
4,291
2.76
389
1.17
11. Lung Disease
3,196
2.05
1,102
3.31
12. Measles
3,019
1.94
12
0.04
13. Liver Disease
2,891
1.86
792
2.38
14. Violence
2,839
1.83
924
2.77
15. Kidney Disease
2,679
1.72
1,015
3.05
16. Other Injuries
2,225
1.43
533
1.60
17. Asthma
2,106
1.35
678
2.03
18. Tuberculosis
1,899
1.22
1,208
3.63
19. Diabetes Mellitus
1,794
1.15
2,000
6.00
20. Malaria
1,719
1.11
0
0.00
21. Suicide
1,699
1.09
1,539
4.62
22. Alzheimers & Dementia
1,405
0.90
194
0.58
23. Pertussis
1,239
0.80
51
0.15
24. Falls
1,170
0.75
128
0.38
25. Drownings
1,142
0.73
200
0.60
26. Breast Cancer
1,134
0.73
97
0.29
27. Malnutrition
1,058
0.68
357
1.07
28. Meningitis
1,018
0.65
318
0.95
29. Fires
991
0.64
269
0.81
30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
913
0.59
40
0.12
31. Stomach Cancer
902
0.58
11
0.03
32. Maternal Conditions
890
0.57
292
0.88
33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
833
0.54
279
0.84
34. Leukemia
776
0.50
39
0.12
35. Oesophagus Cancer
765
0.49
73
0.22
36. Endocrine Disorders
738
0.47
235
0.71
37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
707
0.45
126
0.38
38. Drug Use
613
0.39
32
0.10
39. Liver Cancer
609
0.39
71
0.21
40. Inflammatory/Heart
585
0.38
305
0.92
41. Lung Cancers
569
0.37
51
0.15
42. Oral Cancer
547
0.35
52
0.16
43. Epilepsy
539
0.35
143
0.43
44. Poisonings
532
0.34
111
0.33
45. Lymphomas
433
0.28
78
0.23
46. HIV/AIDS
396
0.25
4,767
14.31
47. Tetanus
395
0.25
45
0.14
48. Encephalitis
369
0.24
14
0.04
49. Parkinson's Disease
362
0.23
55
0.17
50. Hepatitis B
299
0.19
27
0.08
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Yemen YEMEN   Lesotho LESOTHO
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
14.77
121
11.68
143
2. Stomach Cancer
7.79
67
0.76
181
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.78
107
2.77
180
4. Oesophagus Cancer
6.92
24
5.57
33
5. Lung Cancers
4.89
137
3.87
146
6. Liver Cancer
4.88
102
4.78
106
7. Leukemia
3.41
101
2.43
144
8. Oral Cancer
3.26
77
3.76
61
9. Pancreas Cancer
2.35
134
0.90
168
10. Lymphomas
2.30
168
4.86
86
11. Ovary Cancer
2.25
166
3.01
145
12. Cervical Cancer
1.52
178
44.59
9
13. Bladder Cancer
1.50
129
0.70
170
14. Prostate Cancer
0.88
183
24.42
47
15. Skin Cancers
0.81
144
3.61
19
16. Uterin Cancer
0.05
181
2.88
66
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.