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Yemen

Country Profile
WHO Statistical Profile

http://www.who.int/countries/yem/en/

UNDP Statistical Profile

http://hdr.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/YEM

World Bank Statistical Profile

http://data.worldbank.org/country/yemen-republic

Country Studies

  • Yemen is facing a growing humanitarian catastrophe as health workers there risk their lives to help civilians caught up in the deadly conflict. Dale Gavlak reports.

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  • Yemen's health situation is one of the least favorable in the world. Poverty, closely spaced pregnancies, and low health awareness combine to start off the life of 21.8% of Yemeni children low birth weight (FHS 2004). Low birth weight, in turn, is one of the main contributors to Yemen’s very high infant and under-five mortality rates. Other reasons are inaccessible and unaffordable health care, low educational levels of parents, and low access to water and sanitation.

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