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Peru
COUNTRY #1
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PERU VS DR CONGO

Compare Peru and DR 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.

DR Congo
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   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Peru PERU   DR Congo DR 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
    		  
    39.9
    43.1
    41.4
    143
    135
    140
    1970
    52.4
    55.6
    53.9
    103
    102
    103
    		  
    43.6
    46.8
    45.2
    143
    141
    141
    1980
    58.3
    62.4
    60.3
    102
    103
    103
    		  
    46.2
    49.4
    47.8
    154
    149
    152
    1990
    63.5
    68.2
    65.8
    104
    104
    105
    		  
    44.4
    48.3
    46.3
    174
    172
    174
    2000
    68.9
    73.9
    71.4
    70
    79
    75
    		  
    49.8
    52.7
    51.3
    160
    160
    159
    2010
    71.2
    76.3
    73.7
    71
    79
    73
    		  
    55.9
    59.0
    57.4
    164
    160
    163
    2019
    78.5
    81.3
    79.9
    31
    39
    32
    		  
    60.0
    64.8
    62.4
    170
    165
    170
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Peru PERU   DR Congo DR CONGO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.5
    81.3
    31
    39
    60.0
    64.8
    170
    165
    Age 5
    79.5
    82.3
    25
    35
    66.0
    70.3
    161
    156
    Age 10
    79.6
    82.4
    24
    35
    66.7
    71.0
    159
    153
    Age 15
    79.7
    82.5
    24
    35
    67.4
    71.5
    157
    153
    Age 20
    79.9
    82.6
    24
    35
    67.8
    71.8
    158
    153
    Age 25
    80.3
    82.8
    22
    35
    68.3
    72.2
    157
    153
    Age 30
    80.6
    82.9
    20
    35
    68.8
    72.6
    157
    154
    Age 35
    81.0
    83.1
    19
    35
    69.4
    73.1
    157
    156
    Age 40
    81.4
    83.3
    18
    35
    70.1
    73.7
    157
    157
    Age 45
    81.8
    83.6
    13
    35
    71.0
    74.5
    158
    158
    Age 50
    82.3
    84.0
    13
    35
    72.2
    75.4
    158
    157
    Age 55
    82.9
    84.4
    9
    34
    73.6
    76.5
    160
    156
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.1
    8
    33
    75.4
    77.9
    160
    157
    Age 65
    84.6
    85.8
    8
    34
    77.5
    79.6
    159
    155
    Age 70
    85.8
    86.9
    6
    28
    80.0
    81.5
    156
    154
    Age 75
    87.3
    88.2
    3
    23
    82.8
    83.9
    152
    147
    Age 80
    89.3
    89.8
    1
    17
    85.9
    86.7
    148
    143
    Age 85
    91.5
    91.8
    7
    18
    89.4
    90.0
    139
    137
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Peru PERU   DR Congo DR CONGO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    44.20
    64
    117.32
    16
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    39.96
    173
    108.48
    92
    3. Stroke
    22.60
    162
    112.53
    56
    4. Kidney Disease
    21.30
    102
    24.38
    79
    5. Prostate Cancer
    20.46
    62
    31.05
    27
    6. Liver Disease
    19.25
    91
    36.25
    41
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.23
    123
    19.83
    52
    8. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    10
    6.55
    82
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.36
    110
    39.80
    25
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.28
    133
    36.82
    69
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    146
    15.42
    112
    12. Cervical Cancer
    11.29
    74
    22.64
    30
    13. Lung Cancers
    9.48
    108
    3.48
    152
    14. Violence
    9.14
    57
    16.45
    27
    15. Other Injuries
    8.67
    80
    12.62
    40
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.86
    105
    9.05
    87
    17. Liver Cancer
    7.43
    54
    9.59
    31
    18. Lung Disease
    7.23
    178
    44.15
    23
    19. Tuberculosis
    7.14
    75
    79.20
    9
    20. Lymphomas
    6.79
    23
    4.48
    101
    21. Leukemia
    5.62
    12
    3.40
    102
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    5.17
    109
    7.74
    35
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.82
    69
    2.92
    114
    24. Ovary Cancer
    4.19
    100
    3.08
    143
    25. Falls
    3.81
    132
    8.41
    41
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    3.64
    120
    3.70
    117
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.31
    89
    55.99
    28
    28. Low Birth Weight
    3.18
    120
    11.44
    22
    29. Hypertension
    3.06
    165
    50.51
    14
    30. Malnutrition
    2.94
    70
    11.91
    24
    31. Suicide
    2.73
    166
    12.41
    45
    32. HIV/AIDS
    2.59
    98
    19.43
    44
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.31
    60
    2.16
    74
    34. Drug Use
    1.92
    48
    1.25
    88
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.79
    123
    5.00
    58
    36. Drownings
    1.78
    122
    3.10
    72
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.76
    124
    1.91
    111
    38. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    157
    2.21
    121
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.46
    175
    9.82
    29
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    1.41
    164
    10.69
    18
    41. Bladder Cancer
    1.35
    139
    0.78
    167
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.18
    115
    10.95
    18
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.17
    146
    2.18
    101
    44. Maternal Conditions
    1.04
    82
    16.42
    13
    45. Alcohol
    0.98
    119
    1.51
    82
    46. Encephalitis
    0.85
    34
    0.63
    57
    47. Pertussis
    0.81
    70
    4.63
    14
    48. Epilepsy
    0.79
    157
    2.36
    50
    49. Fires
    0.72
    125
    3.03
    48
    50. Asthma
    0.62
    153
    20.76
    18
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Peru PERU   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15,326
    12.49
    73,546
    11.18
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    13,769
    11.22
    34,713
    5.28
    3. Stroke
    7,722
    6.29
    36,596
    5.56
    4. Kidney Disease
    7,234
    5.90
    9,077
    1.38
    5. Liver Disease
    6,375
    5.20
    15,044
    2.29
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5,811
    4.74
    4,548
    0.69
    7. Stomach Cancer
    5,072
    4.13
    2,579
    0.39
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,437
    3.62
    12,902
    1.96
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,414
    3.60
    30,256
    4.60
    10. Lung Cancers
    3,169
    2.58
    1,158
    0.18
    11. Prostate Cancer
    3,167
    2.58
    3,948
    0.60
    12. Violence
    3,013
    2.46
    11,120
    1.69
    13. Other Injuries
    2,876
    2.34
    8,272
    1.26
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,642
    2.15
    2,966
    0.45
    15. Lung Disease
    2,519
    2.05
    13,527
    2.06
    16. Liver Cancer
    2,476
    2.02
    3,840
    0.58
    17. Tuberculosis
    2,377
    1.94
    43,759
    6.65
    18. Lymphomas
    2,254
    1.84
    2,061
    0.31
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    1,997
    1.63
    16,256
    2.47
    20. Breast Cancer
    1,969
    1.60
    3,416
    0.52
    21. Cervical Cancer
    1,924
    1.57
    4,823
    0.73
    22. Leukemia
    1,850
    1.51
    1,871
    0.28
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    1,607
    1.31
    1,017
    0.15
    24. Low Birth Weight
    1,475
    1.20
    34,668
    5.27
    25. Falls
    1,285
    1.05
    3,483
    0.53
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    1,270
    1.04
    1,035
    0.16
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,108
    0.90
    41,301
    6.28
    28. Hypertension
    1,061
    0.86
    15,743
    2.39
    29. Malnutrition
    1,006
    0.82
    8,910
    1.35
    30. Suicide
    903
    0.74
    5,812
    0.88
    31. HIV/AIDS
    849
    0.69
    13,286
    2.02
    32. Skin Cancers
    786
    0.64
    765
    0.12
    33. Ovary Cancer
    713
    0.58
    656
    0.10
    34. Drug Use
    635
    0.52
    638
    0.10
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    609
    0.50
    1,923
    0.29
    36. Drownings
    584
    0.48
    3,454
    0.52
    37. Birth Trauma
    537
    0.44
    33,075
    5.03
    38. Oral Cancer
    519
    0.42
    1,003
    0.15
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    494
    0.40
    4,045
    0.61
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    474
    0.39
    7,380
    1.12
    41. Bladder Cancer
    463
    0.38
    270
    0.04
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    394
    0.32
    790
    0.12
    43. Maternal Conditions
    345
    0.28
    10,513
    1.60
    44. Alcohol
    321
    0.26
    635
    0.10
    45. Uterin Cancer
    304
    0.25
    352
    0.05
    46. Encephalitis
    281
    0.23
    680
    0.10
    47. Epilepsy
    262
    0.21
    1,727
    0.26
    48. Pertussis
    260
    0.21
    7,921
    1.20
    49. Fires
    239
    0.19
    2,007
    0.31
    50. Asthma
    208
    0.17
    7,733
    1.18
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Peru PERU   DR Congo DR CONGO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.46
    62
    31.05
    27
    2. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    10
    6.55
    82
    3. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    146
    15.42
    112
    4. Cervical Cancer
    11.29
    74
    22.64
    30
    5. Lung Cancers
    9.48
    108
    3.48
    152
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.86
    105
    9.05
    87
    7. Liver Cancer
    7.43
    54
    9.59
    31
    8. Lymphomas
    6.79
    23
    4.48
    101
    9. Leukemia
    5.62
    12
    3.40
    102
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    4.82
    69
    2.92
    114
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.19
    100
    3.08
    143
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.31
    60
    2.16
    74
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.76
    124
    1.91
    111
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    157
    2.21
    121
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.35
    139
    0.78
    167
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.17
    146
    2.18
    101
    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.