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Peru
COUNTRY #1
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PERU VS GHANA

Compare Peru and Ghana 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.

Ghana
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Peru PERU   Ghana GHANA
      Peru PERU   Ghana GHANA
           
    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
    		  
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    1970
    52.4
    55.6
    53.9
    103
    102
    103
    		  
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    1980
    58.3
    62.4
    60.3
    102
    103
    103
    		  
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    1990
    63.5
    68.2
    65.8
    104
    104
    105
    		  
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    2000
    68.9
    73.9
    71.4
    70
    79
    75
    		  
    55.9
    58.6
    57.2
    144
    146
    147
    2010
    71.2
    76.3
    73.7
    71
    79
    73
    		  
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    2019
    78.5
    81.3
    79.9
    31
    39
    32
    		  
    63.7
    69.2
    66.3
    142
    137
    139
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Peru PERU   Ghana GHANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.5
    81.3
    31
    39
    63.7
    69.2
    142
    137
    Age 5
    79.5
    82.3
    25
    35
    67.0
    72.1
    150
    138
    Age 10
    79.6
    82.4
    24
    35
    67.4
    72.5
    150
    140
    Age 15
    79.7
    82.5
    24
    35
    67.7
    72.7
    152
    140
    Age 20
    79.9
    82.6
    24
    35
    68.1
    73.0
    151
    140
    Age 25
    80.3
    82.8
    22
    35
    68.6
    73.3
    151
    139
    Age 30
    80.6
    82.9
    20
    35
    69.1
    73.7
    150
    140
    Age 35
    81.0
    83.1
    19
    35
    69.7
    74.3
    150
    140
    Age 40
    81.4
    83.3
    18
    35
    70.4
    75.0
    150
    139
    Age 45
    81.8
    83.6
    13
    35
    71.4
    75.8
    152
    138
    Age 50
    82.3
    84.0
    13
    35
    72.5
    76.7
    153
    140
    Age 55
    82.9
    84.4
    9
    34
    74.0
    77.7
    154
    138
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.1
    8
    33
    75.7
    78.9
    153
    133
    Age 65
    84.6
    85.8
    8
    34
    77.7
    80.4
    151
    128
    Age 70
    85.8
    86.9
    6
    28
    80.1
    82.2
    151
    124
    Age 75
    87.3
    88.2
    3
    23
    82.9
    84.4
    147
    121
    Age 80
    89.3
    89.8
    1
    17
    86.0
    87.0
    142
    118
    Age 85
    91.5
    91.8
    7
    18
    89.4
    90.2
    134
    113
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Peru PERU   Ghana GHANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    44.20
    64
    99.08
    26
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    39.96
    173
    119.93
    79
    3. Stroke
    22.60
    162
    124.02
    35
    4. Kidney Disease
    21.30
    102
    30.38
    56
    5. Prostate Cancer
    20.46
    62
    24.21
    50
    6. Liver Disease
    19.25
    91
    36.74
    35
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.23
    123
    17.79
    85
    8. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    10
    6.41
    86
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.36
    110
    31.33
    46
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.28
    133
    44.68
    47
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    146
    19.09
    60
    12. Cervical Cancer
    11.29
    74
    24.53
    27
    13. Lung Cancers
    9.48
    108
    1.71
    177
    14. Violence
    9.14
    57
    6.73
    72
    15. Other Injuries
    8.67
    80
    10.75
    58
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.86
    105
    6.86
    121
    17. Liver Cancer
    7.43
    54
    17.60
    10
    18. Lung Disease
    7.23
    178
    26.48
    69
    19. Tuberculosis
    7.14
    75
    44.25
    21
    20. Lymphomas
    6.79
    23
    5.70
    55
    21. Leukemia
    5.62
    12
    1.38
    163
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    5.17
    109
    7.03
    51
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.82
    69
    2.52
    128
    24. Ovary Cancer
    4.19
    100
    8.00
    7
    25. Falls
    3.81
    132
    8.85
    34
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    3.64
    120
    4.48
    70
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.31
    89
    30.48
    50
    28. Low Birth Weight
    3.18
    120
    9.43
    38
    29. Hypertension
    3.06
    165
    17.73
    94
    30. Malnutrition
    2.94
    70
    8.62
    36
    31. Suicide
    2.73
    166
    10.54
    64
    32. HIV/AIDS
    2.59
    98
    51.92
    22
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.31
    60
    1.57
    114
    34. Drug Use
    1.92
    48
    3.31
    22
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.79
    123
    2.19
    103
    36. Drownings
    1.78
    122
    2.38
    93
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.76
    124
    2.86
    68
    38. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    157
    2.86
    86
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.46
    175
    11.13
    23
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    1.41
    164
    6.88
    37
    41. Bladder Cancer
    1.35
    139
    1.91
    102
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.18
    115
    8.81
    36
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.17
    146
    2.61
    87
    44. Maternal Conditions
    1.04
    82
    6.87
    40
    45. Alcohol
    0.98
    119
    1.37
    94
    46. Encephalitis
    0.85
    34
    1.69
    8
    47. Pertussis
    0.81
    70
    1.62
    51
    48. Epilepsy
    0.79
    157
    1.45
    103
    49. Fires
    0.72
    125
    3.31
    41
    50. Asthma
    0.62
    153
    13.95
    42
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Peru PERU   Ghana GHANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15,326
    12.49
    16,262
    9.29
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    13,769
    11.22
    14,103
    8.06
    3. Stroke
    7,722
    6.29
    15,163
    8.67
    4. Kidney Disease
    7,234
    5.90
    4,161
    2.38
    5. Liver Disease
    6,375
    5.20
    6,053
    3.46
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5,811
    4.74
    1,294
    0.74
    7. Stomach Cancer
    5,072
    4.13
    870
    0.50
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,437
    3.62
    5,929
    3.39
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,414
    3.60
    7,808
    4.46
    10. Lung Cancers
    3,169
    2.58
    237
    0.14
    11. Prostate Cancer
    3,167
    2.58
    1,031
    0.59
    12. Violence
    3,013
    2.46
    1,857
    1.06
    13. Other Injuries
    2,876
    2.34
    2,433
    1.39
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,642
    2.15
    803
    0.46
    15. Lung Disease
    2,519
    2.05
    3,120
    1.78
    16. Liver Cancer
    2,476
    2.02
    2,851
    1.63
    17. Tuberculosis
    2,377
    1.94
    10,214
    5.84
    18. Lymphomas
    2,254
    1.84
    875
    0.50
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    1,997
    1.63
    3,935
    2.25
    20. Breast Cancer
    1,969
    1.60
    1,937
    1.11
    21. Cervical Cancer
    1,924
    1.57
    2,161
    1.24
    22. Leukemia
    1,850
    1.51
    340
    0.19
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    1,607
    1.31
    334
    0.19
    24. Low Birth Weight
    1,475
    1.20
    6,662
    3.81
    25. Falls
    1,285
    1.05
    1,168
    0.67
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    1,270
    1.04
    387
    0.22
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,108
    0.90
    6,538
    3.74
    28. Hypertension
    1,061
    0.86
    2,231
    1.28
    29. Malnutrition
    1,006
    0.82
    1,868
    1.07
    30. Suicide
    903
    0.74
    1,993
    1.14
    31. HIV/AIDS
    849
    0.69
    13,565
    7.75
    32. Skin Cancers
    786
    0.64
    214
    0.12
    33. Ovary Cancer
    713
    0.58
    698
    0.40
    34. Drug Use
    635
    0.52
    630
    0.36
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    609
    0.50
    321
    0.18
    36. Drownings
    584
    0.48
    740
    0.42
    37. Birth Trauma
    537
    0.44
    6,194
    3.54
    38. Oral Cancer
    519
    0.42
    483
    0.28
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    494
    0.40
    1,615
    0.92
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    474
    0.39
    1,965
    1.12
    41. Bladder Cancer
    463
    0.38
    245
    0.14
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    394
    0.32
    285
    0.16
    43. Maternal Conditions
    345
    0.28
    1,991
    1.14
    44. Alcohol
    321
    0.26
    244
    0.14
    45. Uterin Cancer
    304
    0.25
    219
    0.13
    46. Encephalitis
    281
    0.23
    357
    0.20
    47. Epilepsy
    262
    0.21
    329
    0.19
    48. Pertussis
    260
    0.21
    744
    0.43
    49. Fires
    239
    0.19
    729
    0.42
    50. Asthma
    208
    0.17
    1,979
    1.13
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Peru PERU   Ghana GHANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.46
    62
    24.21
    50
    2. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    10
    6.41
    86
    3. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    146
    19.09
    60
    4. Cervical Cancer
    11.29
    74
    24.53
    27
    5. Lung Cancers
    9.48
    108
    1.71
    177
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.86
    105
    6.86
    121
    7. Liver Cancer
    7.43
    54
    17.60
    10
    8. Lymphomas
    6.79
    23
    5.70
    55
    9. Leukemia
    5.62
    12
    1.38
    163
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    4.82
    69
    2.52
    128
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.19
    100
    8.00
    7
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.31
    60
    1.57
    114
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.76
    124
    2.86
    68
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    157
    2.86
    86
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.35
    139
    1.91
    102
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.17
    146
    2.61
    87
    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.