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Peru
COUNTRY #1
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PERU VS COSTA RICA

Compare Peru and Costa Rica 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.

Costa Rica
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Peru Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Peru PERU   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Peru PERU   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
           
    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
    		  
    60.5
    63.3
    61.9
    56
    54
    56
    1970
    52.4
    55.6
    53.9
    103
    102
    103
    		  
    65.2
    69.1
    67.1
    46
    49
    48
    1980
    58.3
    62.4
    60.3
    102
    103
    103
    		  
    70.5
    75.0
    72.7
    18
    30
    24
    1990
    63.5
    68.2
    65.8
    104
    104
    105
    		  
    73.5
    78.2
    75.8
    12
    23
    17
    2000
    68.9
    73.9
    71.4
    70
    79
    75
    		  
    75.3
    80.0
    77.6
    19
    25
    21
    2010
    71.2
    76.3
    73.7
    71
    79
    73
    		  
    75.6
    80.7
    78.1
    33
    31
    31
    2019
    78.5
    81.3
    79.9
    31
    39
    32
    		  
    78.3
    83.4
    80.8
    32
    27
    30
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Peru PERU   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.5
    81.3
    31
    39
    78.3
    83.4
    32
    27
    Age 5
    79.5
    82.3
    25
    35
    79.0
    84.1
    28
    21
    Age 10
    79.6
    82.4
    24
    35
    79.1
    84.2
    28
    21
    Age 15
    79.7
    82.5
    24
    35
    79.2
    84.2
    28
    20
    Age 20
    79.9
    82.6
    24
    35
    79.5
    84.3
    28
    20
    Age 25
    80.3
    82.8
    22
    35
    80.0
    84.4
    25
    18
    Age 30
    80.6
    82.9
    20
    35
    80.4
    84.6
    23
    16
    Age 35
    81.0
    83.1
    19
    35
    80.8
    84.7
    20
    15
    Age 40
    81.4
    83.3
    18
    35
    81.2
    84.9
    20
    15
    Age 45
    81.8
    83.6
    13
    35
    81.7
    85.2
    15
    13
    Age 50
    82.3
    84.0
    13
    35
    82.2
    85.5
    14
    11
    Age 55
    82.9
    84.4
    9
    34
    82.8
    85.9
    12
    11
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.1
    8
    33
    83.6
    86.4
    10
    11
    Age 65
    84.6
    85.8
    8
    34
    84.7
    87.2
    5
    8
    Age 70
    85.8
    86.9
    6
    28
    85.9
    88.0
    5
    8
    Age 75
    87.3
    88.2
    3
    23
    87.3
    89.1
    4
    7
    Age 80
    89.3
    89.8
    1
    17
    89.1
    90.5
    6
    7
    Age 85
    91.5
    91.8
    7
    18
    91.3
    92.3
    11
    6
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Peru PERU   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    44.20
    64
    13.17
    146
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    39.96
    173
    40.74
    171
    3. Stroke
    22.60
    162
    24.44
    158
    4. Kidney Disease
    21.30
    102
    23.41
    90
    5. Prostate Cancer
    20.46
    62
    15.36
    98
    6. Liver Disease
    19.25
    91
    6.24
    156
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.23
    123
    11.59
    153
    8. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    10
    10.69
    34
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.36
    110
    14.00
    103
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.28
    133
    14.87
    125
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    146
    11.97
    140
    12. Cervical Cancer
    11.29
    74
    5.34
    121
    13. Lung Cancers
    9.48
    108
    5.56
    134
    14. Violence
    9.14
    57
    12.02
    40
    15. Other Injuries
    8.67
    80
    8.81
    79
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.86
    105
    10.02
    75
    17. Liver Cancer
    7.43
    54
    6.19
    70
    18. Lung Disease
    7.23
    178
    15.14
    143
    19. Tuberculosis
    7.14
    75
    0.53
    139
    20. Lymphomas
    6.79
    23
    5.89
    48
    21. Leukemia
    5.62
    12
    4.57
    39
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    5.17
    109
    6.46
    68
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.82
    69
    4.73
    71
    24. Ovary Cancer
    4.19
    100
    2.60
    160
    25. Falls
    3.81
    132
    1.90
    175
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    3.64
    120
    2.10
    159
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.31
    89
    1.36
    121
    28. Low Birth Weight
    3.18
    120
    3.45
    117
    29. Hypertension
    3.06
    165
    12.84
    115
    30. Malnutrition
    2.94
    70
    0.57
    112
    31. Suicide
    2.73
    166
    7.62
    107
    32. HIV/AIDS
    2.59
    98
    3.47
    85
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.31
    60
    2.09
    79
    34. Drug Use
    1.92
    48
    1.10
    105
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.79
    123
    1.16
    146
    36. Drownings
    1.78
    122
    1.86
    119
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.76
    124
    2.50
    80
    38. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    157
    1.60
    153
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.46
    175
    3.09
    134
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    1.41
    164
    3.05
    107
    41. Bladder Cancer
    1.35
    139
    1.52
    126
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.18
    115
    0.93
    125
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.17
    146
    0.96
    157
    44. Maternal Conditions
    1.04
    82
    0.32
    123
    45. Alcohol
    0.98
    119
    2.21
    55
    46. Encephalitis
    0.85
    34
    0.06
    134
    47. Pertussis
    0.81
    70
    0.00
    143
    48. Epilepsy
    0.79
    157
    1.97
    71
    49. Fires
    0.72
    125
    0.20
    176
    50. Asthma
    0.62
    153
    1.02
    134
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Peru PERU   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15,326
    12.49
    836
    4.15
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    13,769
    11.22
    2,639
    13.10
    3. Stroke
    7,722
    6.29
    1,624
    8.06
    4. Kidney Disease
    7,234
    5.90
    1,482
    7.35
    5. Liver Disease
    6,375
    5.20
    370
    1.84
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5,811
    4.74
    818
    4.06
    7. Stomach Cancer
    5,072
    4.13
    661
    3.28
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,437
    3.62
    953
    4.73
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,414
    3.60
    746
    3.70
    10. Lung Cancers
    3,169
    2.58
    343
    1.70
    11. Prostate Cancer
    3,167
    2.58
    448
    2.22
    12. Violence
    3,013
    2.46
    635
    3.15
    13. Other Injuries
    2,876
    2.34
    571
    2.83
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,642
    2.15
    621
    3.08
    15. Lung Disease
    2,519
    2.05
    1,046
    5.19
    16. Liver Cancer
    2,476
    2.02
    382
    1.90
    17. Tuberculosis
    2,377
    1.94
    32
    0.16
    18. Lymphomas
    2,254
    1.84
    356
    1.77
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    1,997
    1.63
    315
    1.56
    20. Breast Cancer
    1,969
    1.60
    384
    1.91
    21. Cervical Cancer
    1,924
    1.57
    159
    0.79
    22. Leukemia
    1,850
    1.51
    262
    1.30
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    1,607
    1.31
    294
    1.46
    24. Low Birth Weight
    1,475
    1.20
    178
    0.88
    25. Falls
    1,285
    1.05
    116
    0.58
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    1,270
    1.04
    138
    0.68
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,108
    0.90
    87
    0.43
    28. Hypertension
    1,061
    0.86
    863
    4.28
    29. Malnutrition
    1,006
    0.82
    37
    0.18
    30. Suicide
    903
    0.74
    407
    2.02
    31. HIV/AIDS
    849
    0.69
    192
    0.95
    32. Skin Cancers
    786
    0.64
    137
    0.68
    33. Ovary Cancer
    713
    0.58
    80
    0.40
    34. Drug Use
    635
    0.52
    63
    0.31
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    609
    0.50
    74
    0.37
    36. Drownings
    584
    0.48
    97
    0.48
    37. Birth Trauma
    537
    0.44
    48
    0.24
    38. Oral Cancer
    519
    0.42
    96
    0.48
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    494
    0.40
    191
    0.95
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    474
    0.39
    183
    0.91
    41. Bladder Cancer
    463
    0.38
    100
    0.50
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    394
    0.32
    61
    0.30
    43. Maternal Conditions
    345
    0.28
    17
    0.08
    44. Alcohol
    321
    0.26
    126
    0.63
    45. Uterin Cancer
    304
    0.25
    80
    0.40
    46. Encephalitis
    281
    0.23
    3
    0.01
    47. Epilepsy
    262
    0.21
    116
    0.58
    48. Pertussis
    260
    0.21
    0
    0.00
    49. Fires
    239
    0.19
    10
    0.05
    50. Asthma
    208
    0.17
    60
    0.30
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Peru PERU   Costa Rica COSTA RICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.46
    62
    15.36
    98
    2. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    10
    10.69
    34
    3. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    146
    11.97
    140
    4. Cervical Cancer
    11.29
    74
    5.34
    121
    5. Lung Cancers
    9.48
    108
    5.56
    134
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.86
    105
    10.02
    75
    7. Liver Cancer
    7.43
    54
    6.19
    70
    8. Lymphomas
    6.79
    23
    5.89
    48
    9. Leukemia
    5.62
    12
    4.57
    39
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    4.82
    69
    4.73
    71
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.19
    100
    2.60
    160
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.31
    60
    2.09
    79
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.76
    124
    2.50
    80
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    157
    1.60
    153
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.35
    139
    1.52
    126
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.17
    146
    0.96
    157
    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.