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Peru
COUNTRY #1
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PERU VS LAOS

Compare Peru and Laos 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.

Laos
COUNTRY #2
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
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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Laos Population Pyramid
9,479,753
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   Laos LAOS
  Peru PERU   Laos LAOS
       
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
  
42.2
45.5
43.8
128
125
126
1970
52.4
55.6
53.9
103
102
103
  
44.7
47.6
46.1
140
139
139
1980
58.3
62.4
60.3
102
103
103
  
47.8
50.3
49.1
148
148
146
1990
63.5
68.2
65.8
104
104
105
  
53.4
55.8
54.6
147
148
148
2000
68.9
73.9
71.4
70
79
75
  
56.5
59.7
58.1
140
142
140
2010
71.2
76.3
73.7
71
79
73
  
62.0
65.1
63.6
136
137
136
2019
78.5
81.3
79.9
31
39
32
  
66.2
70.9
68.5
130
128
130
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Peru PERU   Laos LAOS
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
78.5
81.3
31
39
66.2
70.9
130
128
Age
78.5
81.3
31
39
66.2
70.9
130
128
Age 5
79.5
82.3
25
35
69.6
73.9
126
125
Age 10
79.6
82.4
24
35
69.8
74.1
128
126
Age 15
79.7
82.5
24
35
70.1
74.3
126
126
Age 20
79.9
82.6
24
35
70.4
74.5
126
125
Age 25
80.3
82.8
22
35
70.9
74.8
124
125
Age 30
80.6
82.9
20
35
71.3
75.0
125
125
Age 35
81.0
83.1
19
35
71.7
75.4
126
124
Age 40
81.4
83.3
18
35
72.2
75.8
127
125
Age 45
81.8
83.6
13
35
72.9
76.3
128
127
Age 50
82.3
84.0
13
35
73.7
76.9
131
128
Age 55
82.9
84.4
9
34
74.9
77.8
135
130
Age 60
83.7
85.1
8
33
76.4
78.9
138
132
Age 65
84.6
85.8
8
34
78.2
80.3
137
135
Age 70
85.8
86.9
6
28
80.5
82.0
137
135
Age 75
87.3
88.2
3
23
83.1
84.2
135
135
Age 80
89.3
89.8
1
17
86.1
86.8
134
135
Age 85
91.5
91.8
7
18
89.4
90.0
136
140
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Peru PERU   Laos LAOS
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
44.20
64
59.07
61
2. Coronary Heart Disease
39.96
173
139.74
56
3. Stroke
22.60
162
152.50
21
4. Kidney Disease
21.30
102
38.60
25
5. Prostate Cancer
20.46
62
3.01
174
6. Liver Disease
19.25
91
24.75
75
7. Alzheimers & Dementia
16.23
123
16.42
119
8. Stomach Cancer
15.13
10
11.97
22
9. Road Traffic Accidents
13.36
110
19.78
77
10. Diabetes Mellitus
13.28
133
36.38
71
11. Breast Cancer
11.56
146
17.83
80
12. Cervical Cancer
11.29
74
7.80
96
13. Lung Cancers
9.48
108
21.02
48
14. Violence
9.14
57
6.67
74
15. Other Injuries
8.67
80
7.53
92
16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.86
105
10.17
74
17. Liver Cancer
7.43
54
25.37
4
18. Lung Disease
7.23
178
46.19
20
19. Tuberculosis
7.14
75
34.86
29
20. Lymphomas
6.79
23
4.47
102
21. Leukemia
5.62
12
5.00
19
22. Congenital Anomalies
5.17
109
5.84
92
23. Pancreas Cancer
4.82
69
1.38
157
24. Ovary Cancer
4.19
100
4.05
108
25. Falls
3.81
132
9.16
28
26. Parkinson's Disease
3.64
120
4.40
75
27. Diarrhoeal diseases
3.31
89
27.89
53
28. Low Birth Weight
3.18
120
8.47
50
29. Hypertension
3.06
165
24.41
59
30. Malnutrition
2.94
70
3.82
60
31. Suicide
2.73
166
5.98
128
32. HIV/AIDS
2.59
98
4.45
78
33. Skin Cancers
2.31
60
1.43
123
34. Drug Use
1.92
48
0.53
157
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.79
123
16.83
4
36. Drownings
1.78
122
7.51
9
37. Uterin Cancer
1.76
124
1.27
151
38. Oral Cancer
1.55
157
7.55
14
39. Inflammatory/Heart
1.46
175
4.66
93
40. Endocrine Disorders
1.41
164
3.39
92
41. Bladder Cancer
1.35
139
1.36
137
42. Birth Trauma
1.18
115
8.00
40
43. Oesophagus Cancer
1.17
146
4.43
41
44. Maternal Conditions
1.04
82
2.91
61
45. Alcohol
0.98
119
1.13
107
46. Encephalitis
0.85
34
0.97
23
47. Pertussis
0.81
70
3.41
21
48. Epilepsy
0.79
157
0.86
144
49. Fires
0.72
125
1.68
85
50. Asthma
0.62
153
19.60
22
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Peru PERU   Laos LAOS
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
15,326
12.49
2,820
7.01
2. Coronary Heart Disease
13,769
11.22
5,190
12.89
3. Stroke
7,722
6.29
5,769
14.33
4. Kidney Disease
7,234
5.90
1,646
4.09
5. Liver Disease
6,375
5.20
1,171
2.91
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
5,811
4.74
458
1.14
7. Stomach Cancer
5,072
4.13
530
1.32
8. Diabetes Mellitus
4,437
3.62
1,466
3.64
9. Road Traffic Accidents
4,414
3.60
1,281
3.18
10. Lung Cancers
3,169
2.58
919
2.28
11. Prostate Cancer
3,167
2.58
37
0.09
12. Violence
3,013
2.46
475
1.18
13. Other Injuries
2,876
2.34
519
1.29
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2,642
2.15
422
1.05
15. Lung Disease
2,519
2.05
1,626
4.04
16. Liver Cancer
2,476
2.02
1,104
2.74
17. Tuberculosis
2,377
1.94
1,949
4.84
18. Lymphomas
2,254
1.84
211
0.52
19. Congenital Anomalies
1,997
1.63
647
1.61
20. Breast Cancer
1,969
1.60
437
1.09
21. Cervical Cancer
1,924
1.57
187
0.46
22. Leukemia
1,850
1.51
290
0.72
23. Pancreas Cancer
1,607
1.31
61
0.15
24. Low Birth Weight
1,475
1.20
1,156
2.87
25. Falls
1,285
1.05
440
1.09
26. Parkinson's Disease
1,270
1.04
139
0.35
27. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,108
0.90
1,552
3.86
28. Hypertension
1,061
0.86
890
2.21
29. Malnutrition
1,006
0.82
166
0.41
30. Suicide
903
0.74
390
0.97
31. HIV/AIDS
849
0.69
313
0.78
32. Skin Cancers
786
0.64
59
0.15
33. Ovary Cancer
713
0.58
101
0.25
34. Drug Use
635
0.52
33
0.08
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
609
0.50
651
1.62
36. Drownings
584
0.48
568
1.41
37. Birth Trauma
537
0.44
1,116
2.77
38. Oral Cancer
519
0.42
349
0.87
39. Inflammatory/Heart
494
0.40
206
0.51
40. Endocrine Disorders
474
0.39
186
0.46
41. Bladder Cancer
463
0.38
49
0.12
42. Oesophagus Cancer
394
0.32
214
0.53
43. Maternal Conditions
345
0.28
218
0.54
44. Alcohol
321
0.26
61
0.15
45. Uterin Cancer
304
0.25
29
0.07
46. Encephalitis
281
0.23
69
0.17
47. Epilepsy
262
0.21
58
0.14
48. Pertussis
260
0.21
304
0.76
49. Fires
239
0.19
108
0.27
50. Asthma
208
0.17
840
2.09
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Peru PERU   Laos LAOS
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
20.46
62
3.01
174
2. Stomach Cancer
15.13
10
11.97
22
3. Breast Cancer
11.56
146
17.83
80
4. Cervical Cancer
11.29
74
7.80
96
5. Lung Cancers
9.48
108
21.02
48
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.86
105
10.17
74
7. Liver Cancer
7.43
54
25.37
4
8. Lymphomas
6.79
23
4.47
102
9. Leukemia
5.62
12
5.00
19
10. Pancreas Cancer
4.82
69
1.38
157
11. Ovary Cancer
4.19
100
4.05
108
12. Skin Cancers
2.31
60
1.43
123
13. Uterin Cancer
1.76
124
1.27
151
14. Oral Cancer
1.55
157
7.55
14
15. Bladder Cancer
1.35
139
1.36
137
16. Oesophagus Cancer
1.17
146
4.43
41
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.