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Peru
COUNTRY #1
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PERU VS CONGO

Compare Peru and Congo 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.

Congo
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Peru Population Pyramid
40,373,987
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Congo Population Pyramid
10,701,991
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Peru PERU   Congo CONGO
  Peru PERU   Congo CONGO
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
46.7
49.3
48.0
102
101
101
  
44.8
49.4
47.1
116
99
106
1970
52.4
55.6
53.9
103
102
103
  
51.6
56.0
53.8
107
100
105
1980
58.3
62.4
60.3
102
103
103
  
54.1
58.5
56.3
123
121
122
1990
63.5
68.2
65.8
104
104
105
  
54.4
59.5
56.9
145
137
140
2000
68.9
73.9
71.4
70
79
75
  
51.9
54.0
52.9
152
153
152
2010
71.2
76.3
73.7
71
79
73
  
60.7
63.2
62.0
141
147
144
2019
78.5
81.3
79.9
31
39
32
  
63.8
65.6
64.7
140
158
151
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Peru PERU   Congo CONGO
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
78.5
81.3
31
39
63.8
65.6
140
158
Age
78.5
81.3
31
39
63.8
65.6
140
158
Age 5
79.5
82.3
25
35
67.3
68.6
147
171
Age 10
79.6
82.4
24
35
67.6
68.9
148
172
Age 15
79.7
82.5
24
35
67.8
69.0
148
172
Age 20
79.9
82.6
24
35
68.2
69.4
147
172
Age 25
80.3
82.8
22
35
68.7
69.7
147
172
Age 30
80.6
82.9
20
35
69.2
70.3
147
172
Age 35
81.0
83.1
19
35
69.8
70.9
147
171
Age 40
81.4
83.3
18
35
70.5
71.8
148
173
Age 45
81.8
83.6
13
35
71.4
72.8
150
174
Age 50
82.3
84.0
13
35
72.6
74.1
151
172
Age 55
82.9
84.4
9
34
74.0
75.5
151
171
Age 60
83.7
85.1
8
33
75.7
77.1
150
171
Age 65
84.6
85.8
8
34
77.8
78.9
149
171
Age 70
85.8
86.9
6
28
80.2
80.9
147
170
Age 75
87.3
88.2
3
23
82.9
83.4
146
167
Age 80
89.3
89.8
1
17
86.0
86.3
140
164
Age 85
91.5
91.8
7
18
89.3
89.5
148
165
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Peru PERU   Congo CONGO
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
44.20
64
86.29
37
2. Coronary Heart Disease
39.96
173
133.74
63
3. Stroke
22.60
162
120.40
39
4. Kidney Disease
21.30
102
29.78
60
5. Prostate Cancer
20.46
62
31.52
25
6. Liver Disease
19.25
91
36.31
40
7. Alzheimers & Dementia
16.23
123
20.22
43
8. Stomach Cancer
15.13
10
3.94
131
9. Road Traffic Accidents
13.36
110
39.65
27
10. Diabetes Mellitus
13.28
133
51.04
38
11. Breast Cancer
11.56
146
9.95
160
12. Cervical Cancer
11.29
74
13.92
60
13. Lung Cancers
9.48
108
2.77
164
14. Violence
9.14
57
11.99
41
15. Other Injuries
8.67
80
9.74
68
16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.86
105
4.17
161
17. Liver Cancer
7.43
54
6.39
68
18. Lung Disease
7.23
178
31.45
46
19. Tuberculosis
7.14
75
75.20
10
20. Lymphomas
6.79
23
2.21
171
21. Leukemia
5.62
12
1.70
157
22. Congenital Anomalies
5.17
109
6.57
65
23. Pancreas Cancer
4.82
69
1.96
144
24. Ovary Cancer
4.19
100
3.37
130
25. Falls
3.81
132
7.27
66
26. Parkinson's Disease
3.64
120
4.68
62
27. Diarrhoeal diseases
3.31
89
43.98
42
28. Low Birth Weight
3.18
120
9.29
42
29. Hypertension
3.06
165
52.27
12
30. Malnutrition
2.94
70
9.47
31
31. Suicide
2.73
166
11.62
55
32. HIV/AIDS
2.59
98
101.72
12
33. Skin Cancers
2.31
60
1.82
96
34. Drug Use
1.92
48
1.92
49
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.79
123
5.10
56
36. Drownings
1.78
122
1.92
118
37. Uterin Cancer
1.76
124
1.40
146
38. Oral Cancer
1.55
157
1.35
166
39. Inflammatory/Heart
1.46
175
9.18
32
40. Endocrine Disorders
1.41
164
6.36
46
41. Bladder Cancer
1.35
139
0.72
168
42. Birth Trauma
1.18
115
7.30
48
43. Oesophagus Cancer
1.17
146
0.87
164
44. Maternal Conditions
1.04
82
12.50
22
45. Alcohol
0.98
119
1.55
80
46. Encephalitis
0.85
34
0.41
92
47. Pertussis
0.81
70
3.65
20
48. Epilepsy
0.79
157
2.02
67
49. Fires
0.72
125
2.74
56
50. Asthma
0.62
153
13.81
44
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Peru PERU   Congo CONGO
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
15,326
12.49
2,576
7.85
2. Coronary Heart Disease
13,769
11.22
2,494
7.60
3. Stroke
7,722
6.29
2,267
6.90
4. Kidney Disease
7,234
5.90
613
1.87
5. Liver Disease
6,375
5.20
931
2.84
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
5,811
4.74
230
0.70
7. Stomach Cancer
5,072
4.13
88
0.27
8. Diabetes Mellitus
4,437
3.62
1,050
3.20
9. Road Traffic Accidents
4,414
3.60
1,598
4.87
10. Lung Cancers
3,169
2.58
54
0.16
11. Prostate Cancer
3,167
2.58
198
0.60
12. Violence
3,013
2.46
539
1.64
13. Other Injuries
2,876
2.34
333
1.01
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2,642
2.15
89
0.27
15. Lung Disease
2,519
2.05
541
1.65
16. Liver Cancer
2,476
2.02
169
0.51
17. Tuberculosis
2,377
1.94
2,781
8.47
18. Lymphomas
2,254
1.84
61
0.19
19. Congenital Anomalies
1,997
1.63
729
2.22
20. Breast Cancer
1,969
1.60
159
0.48
21. Cervical Cancer
1,924
1.57
196
0.60
22. Leukemia
1,850
1.51
57
0.17
23. Pancreas Cancer
1,607
1.31
42
0.13
24. Low Birth Weight
1,475
1.20
1,283
3.91
25. Falls
1,285
1.05
149
0.45
26. Parkinson's Disease
1,270
1.04
69
0.21
27. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,108
0.90
1,304
3.97
28. Hypertension
1,061
0.86
933
2.84
29. Malnutrition
1,006
0.82
272
0.83
30. Suicide
903
0.74
349
1.06
31. HIV/AIDS
849
0.69
4,509
13.73
32. Skin Cancers
786
0.64
36
0.11
33. Ovary Cancer
713
0.58
49
0.15
34. Drug Use
635
0.52
65
0.20
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
609
0.50
105
0.32
36. Drownings
584
0.48
104
0.32
37. Birth Trauma
537
0.44
997
3.04
38. Oral Cancer
519
0.42
33
0.10
39. Inflammatory/Heart
494
0.40
220
0.67
40. Endocrine Disorders
474
0.39
208
0.63
41. Bladder Cancer
463
0.38
15
0.05
42. Oesophagus Cancer
394
0.32
19
0.06
43. Maternal Conditions
345
0.28
578
1.76
44. Alcohol
321
0.26
46
0.14
45. Uterin Cancer
304
0.25
15
0.05
46. Encephalitis
281
0.23
20
0.06
47. Epilepsy
262
0.21
76
0.23
48. Pertussis
260
0.21
329
1.00
49. Fires
239
0.19
90
0.27
50. Asthma
208
0.17
291
0.89
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Peru PERU   Congo CONGO
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
20.46
62
31.52
25
2. Stomach Cancer
15.13
10
3.94
131
3. Breast Cancer
11.56
146
9.95
160
4. Cervical Cancer
11.29
74
13.92
60
5. Lung Cancers
9.48
108
2.77
164
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.86
105
4.17
161
7. Liver Cancer
7.43
54
6.39
68
8. Lymphomas
6.79
23
2.21
171
9. Leukemia
5.62
12
1.70
157
10. Pancreas Cancer
4.82
69
1.96
144
11. Ovary Cancer
4.19
100
3.37
130
12. Skin Cancers
2.31
60
1.82
96
13. Uterin Cancer
1.76
124
1.40
146
14. Oral Cancer
1.55
157
1.35
166
15. Bladder Cancer
1.35
139
0.72
168
16. Oesophagus Cancer
1.17
146
0.87
164
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.