Table 3 Age-standardized rate (95% UI) of deaths with percentage changes between 1990 and 2010, 2010 and 2021, and 1990 and 2021 for the leading causes of diseases, disabilities, and injuries in Yemen

Ischemic heart disease

320.3

(252.1–407.0)

256.6

(204.0-339.9)

263.5

(201.8-354.2)

-19.8%

(-19.0 to -16.4)

2.6%

(-1.09 to 4.2)

-17.7%

(-19.9 to -15.4)

COVID-19*

0 (0–0)

0 (0–0)

203.7

(88.6-317.9)

0%

(0 to 0)

0%

(0 to 0)

0%

(0 to 0)

Stroke

220.6

(166.3–284.0)

163.3

(122.9-217.1)

165.0

(120.3-222.4)

-25.9%

(-26.1 to -23.5)

1.0%

(-2.1 to 2.4)

-25.1%

(-27.6 to -21.6)

Hypertensive heart disease

80.8

(57.3-114.1)

63.9

(39.8–98.4)

66.3

(40.3–108.0)

-20.9%

(-30.5 to -13.7)

3.8%

(1.3 to 9.7)

-17.9%

(-29.6 to -5.3)

Conflict and terrorism*

0(0–0)

1.9

(1.7–2.1)

50.0

(45.5–55.0)

0%

(0 to 0)

2531.5%

(2519.0 to 2576.4)

0%

(0 to 0)

Road injuries

69.5

(57.2–90.5)

49.2

(37.0-63.3)

43.0

(30.9–57.2)

-29.1%

(-35.3 to -21.5)

-12.6%

(-16.4 to -9.7)

-38.1%

(-45.9 -36.7)

Malaria

51.5

(13.5-123.6)

30.7

(11.1–65.3)

37.0

(6.0-92.5)

-40.3%

(-51.0 to -18.1)

20.4%

(-47.1 to 41.4)

-28.1%

(-55.4 to -25.1)

Neonatal disorders

72.7

(60.3–87.8)

48.4

(40.1–58.4)

34.3

(27.7–43.0)

-33.3%

(-33.4 to -33.3)

-29.1%

(-30.7 to -26.4)

-52.7%

(-53.9 to -51.0)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

38.0

(20.0-53.4)

31.7

(23.4–40.8)

31.2

(22.6–42.2)

-16.4%

(-23.5 to 7.1)

-1.6%

(-0.3.4 to 3.4)

-17.8%

(-20.9 to 12.9)

Lower respiratory infections

70.4

(56.4–87.5)

39.6

(29.5–51.4)

29.8

(21.0-41.6)

-43.7%

(-47.6 to -41.2)

-24.7%

(-28.9 to -18.9)

-57.6%

(-62.8 to -52.4)

Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias

27.4

(6.5–74.8)

26.1

(6.6–71.6)

26.0

(6.2–74.5)

-4.5%

(-4.2 to 0.8)

-0.3%

(-6.2 to 4.0)

-4.8%

(-5.4 to -0.3)

Cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases

40.9

(23.0-77.9)

26.1

(17.3–39.6)

23.2

(15.9–32.7)

-36.1%

(-49.1 to -24.7)

-10.7%

(-17.3 to -8.2)

-43.0%

(-57.9 to -30.9)

Congenital birth defects

46.8

(16.3–64.9)

29.6

(17.8–38.8)

22.3

(15.3–29.1)

-36.6%

(-40.1 to 9.4)

-24.7%

(-24.9 to -14.2)

-52.3%

(-55.0 to -6.1)

Chronic kidney disease

19.1

(12.7–38.8)

18.3

(12.7–32.9)

20.6

(14.8–34.6)

-4.0%

(-15.3 to -0.1)

12.2%

(5.1 to 16.5)

7.7%

(-10.9 to 16.5)

Stomach cancer

24.6

(13.4–33.2)

19.9

(9.5–27.4)

19.3

(8.7–27.1)

-18.9%

(-29.0 to -17.4)

-2.8%

(-8.9 to -1.0)

-21.2%

(-35.3 to -18.2)

Diabetes mellitus

12.3

(9.4–17.5)

13.2

(10.0-18.9)

14.8

(10.6–22.1)

7.6%

(5.8 to 8.1)

12.1%

(6.4 to 16.4)

20.7%

(12.6 to 25.9)

Asthma

28.2

(18.2–45.6)

16.5

(11.8–23.8)

14.6

(10.6–20.5)

-41.6%

(-47.6 to -34.7)

-11.2%

(-14.0 to -10.1)

-48.1%

(-55.0 to -41.7)

Tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer

9.2

(5.4–15.8)

10.2

(7.1–15.3)

10.1

(6.2–16.0)

11.4%

(-3.1 to 30.6)

-1.4%

(-12.3 to 4.6)

9.8%

(1.3 to 14.5)

Colon and rectum cancer

6.7

(4.9-9.0)

6.8

(5.3–9.1)

6.9

(4.5–9.8)

2.3%

(1.7 to 8.1)

0.6%

(-14.4 to 7.0)

3.0%

(-7.4 to 8.8)

Falls

7.9

(5.3–10.8)

6.8

(5.0-8.5)

6.3

(4.4–7.9)

-14.1%

(-21.2 to -6.3)

-6.7%

(-11.2 to -7.1)

-19.9%

(-26.8 to -16.8)

Diarrheal diseases

67.3

(43.2–94.4)

12.5

(6.6–19.8)

6.1

(2.9–10.6)

-81.4%

(-84.6 to -79.0)

-50.8%

(-55.5 to -46.0)

-90.8%

(-93.1 to -88.6)

Leukemia

6.4

(3.9–9.1)

5.9

(3.4–8.3)

5.7

(3.2–8.3)

-9.0%

(-13.3 to -8.7)

-2.2%

(-6.8 to 0.1)

-11.0%

(-19.2 to -8.7)

Maternal disorders

25.1

(15.9–35.6)

10.3

(5.9–16.3)

5.6

(3.1–9.6)

-58.9%

(-62.7 to -54.1)

-45.1%

(-47.0 to -40.8)

-77.4%

(-80.2 to -72.8)

Tuberculosis

16.2

(9.1–26.4)

6.6

(3.9–10.4)

5.6

(3.4–8.7)

-58.8%

(-60.6 to -56.5)

-15.8%

(-16.2 to -13.1)

-65.3%

(-67.0 to -62.2)

Upper digestive system diseases

10.8

(5.5–19.6)

6.5

(3.9–9.8)

5.4

(3.2–8.2)

-39.8%

(-49.8 to -28.2)

-16.6%

(-17.5 to -15.9)

-49.8%

(-57.8 to -40.8)