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HEALTH PROFILE: Peru

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Peru PERU POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Peru
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    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
    Peru PERU LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.5
    81.3
    31
    39
    Age 5
    79.5
    82.3
    25
    35
    Age 10
    79.6
    82.4
    24
    35
    Age 15
    79.7
    82.5
    24
    35
    Age 20
    79.9
    82.6
    24
    35
    Age 25
    80.3
    82.8
    22
    35
    Age 30
    80.6
    82.9
    20
    35
    Age 35
    81.0
    83.1
    19
    35
    Age 40
    81.4
    83.3
    18
    35
    Age 45
    81.8
    83.6
    13
    35
    Age 50
    82.3
    84.0
    13
    35
    Age 55
    82.9
    84.4
    9
    34
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.1
    8
    33
    Age 65
    84.6
    85.8
    8
    34
    Age 70
    85.8
    86.9
    6
    28
    Age 75
    87.3
    88.2
    3
    23
    Age 80
    89.3
    89.8
    1
    17
    Age 85
    91.5
    91.8
    7
    18
    Peru PERU TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    44.20
    64
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    39.96
    173
    3. Stroke
    22.60
    162
    4. Kidney Disease
    21.30
    102
    5. Prostate Cancer
    20.46
    62
    6. Liver Disease
    19.25
    91
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.23
    123
    8. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    10
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.36
    110
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.28
    133
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    146
    12. Cervical Cancer
    11.29
    74
    13. Lung Cancers
    9.48
    108
    14. Violence
    9.14
    57
    15. Other Injuries
    8.67
    80
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.86
    105
    17. Liver Cancer
    7.43
    54
    18. Lung Disease
    7.23
    178
    19. Tuberculosis
    7.14
    75
    20. Lymphomas
    6.79
    23
    21. Leukemia
    5.62
    12
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    5.17
    109
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.82
    69
    24. Ovary Cancer
    4.19
    100
    25. Falls
    3.81
    132
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    3.64
    120
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.31
    89
    28. Low Birth Weight
    3.18
    120
    29. Hypertension
    3.06
    165
    30. Malnutrition
    2.94
    70
    31. Suicide
    2.73
    166
    32. HIV/AIDS
    2.59
    98
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.31
    60
    34. Drug Use
    1.92
    48
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.79
    123
    36. Drownings
    1.78
    122
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.76
    124
    38. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    157
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.46
    175
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    1.41
    164
    41. Bladder Cancer
    1.35
    139
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.18
    115
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.17
    146
    44. Maternal Conditions
    1.04
    82
    45. Alcohol
    0.98
    119
    46. Encephalitis
    0.85
    34
    47. Pertussis
    0.81
    70
    48. Epilepsy
    0.79
    157
    49. Fires
    0.72
    125
    50. Asthma
    0.62
    153
    Peru PERU TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15,326
    12.49
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    13,769
    11.22
    3. Stroke
    7,722
    6.29
    4. Kidney Disease
    7,234
    5.90
    5. Liver Disease
    6,375
    5.20
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5,811
    4.74
    7. Stomach Cancer
    5,072
    4.13
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,437
    3.62
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,414
    3.60
    10. Lung Cancers
    3,169
    2.58
    11. Prostate Cancer
    3,167
    2.58
    12. Violence
    3,013
    2.46
    13. Other Injuries
    2,876
    2.34
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,642
    2.15
    15. Lung Disease
    2,519
    2.05
    16. Liver Cancer
    2,476
    2.02
    17. Tuberculosis
    2,377
    1.94
    18. Lymphomas
    2,254
    1.84
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    1,997
    1.63
    20. Breast Cancer
    1,969
    1.60
    21. Cervical Cancer
    1,924
    1.57
    22. Leukemia
    1,850
    1.51
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    1,607
    1.31
    24. Low Birth Weight
    1,475
    1.20
    25. Falls
    1,285
    1.05
      Deaths %
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    1,270
    1.04
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,108
    0.90
    28. Hypertension
    1,061
    0.86
    29. Malnutrition
    1,006
    0.82
    30. Suicide
    903
    0.74
    31. HIV/AIDS
    849
    0.69
    32. Skin Cancers
    786
    0.64
    33. Ovary Cancer
    713
    0.58
    34. Drug Use
    635
    0.52
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    609
    0.50
    36. Drownings
    584
    0.48
    37. Birth Trauma
    537
    0.44
    38. Oral Cancer
    519
    0.42
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    494
    0.40
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    474
    0.39
    41. Bladder Cancer
    463
    0.38
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    394
    0.32
    43. Maternal Conditions
    345
    0.28
    44. Alcohol
    321
    0.26
    45. Uterin Cancer
    304
    0.25
    46. Encephalitis
    281
    0.23
    47. Epilepsy
    262
    0.21
    48. Pertussis
    260
    0.21
    49. Fires
    239
    0.19
    50. Asthma
    208
    0.17
    Peru PERU CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.46
    62
    2. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    10
    3. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    146
    4. Cervical Cancer
    11.29
    74
    5. Lung Cancers
    9.48
    108
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.86
    105
    7. Liver Cancer
    7.43
    54
    8. Lymphomas
    6.79
    23
      Rate World Rank
    9. Leukemia
    5.62
    12
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    4.82
    69
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.19
    100
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.31
    60
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.76
    124
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    157
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.35
    139
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.17
    146
    Peru PERU HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    6.8
    79
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    13.5
    3.0
    145
    109
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    15.2
    24.2
    108
    87
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    5.56
    72
    Peru PERU LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    46.7
    49.3
    48.0
    102
    101
    101
    1970
    52.4
    55.6
    53.9
    103
    102
    103
    1980
    58.3
    62.4
    60.3
    102
    103
    103
    1990
    63.5
    68.2
    65.8
    104
    104
    105
    2000
    68.9
    73.9
    71.4
    70
    79
    75
    2010
    71.2
    76.3
    73.7
    71
    79
    73
    2019
    78.5
    81.3
    79.9
    31
    39
    32
    Peru PERU DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    32.201m
    45
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.96
    141
    Population 0-14
    25.4%
    97
    Population 15-64
    66.5%
    64
    Population 65 +
    8.1%
    85
    Birth Rate / 1000
    17.21
    89
    Death Rate / 1000
    11.32
    19
    Fertility Rate
    2.02
    103
    Infant Mortality
    19.37
    89
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    87
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.04
    105
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.94
    164
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.89
    37
    Net Migration
    -1.76
    141
    Population Growth
    0.88%
    103
    Literacy Total
    94.5%
    93
    Literacy Male
    97.0%
    66
    Literacy Female
    92.0%
    84
    Unemployment
    6.6%
    96
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    79.9
    32
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    69.5
    33
    GDP per Capita USD
    $11,300
    104

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    4,572,667
    222,161
    4/1/24
    Peru COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Peru causes.

     
     
    Peru COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Peru COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    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.