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Peru
COUNTRY #1
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PERU VS NICARAGUA

Compare Peru and Nicaragua 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.

Nicaragua
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Peru Population Pyramid
40,373,987
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Nicaragua Population Pyramid
8,531,045
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Peru PERU   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
  Peru PERU   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
       
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
  
46.0
48.7
47.3
104
103
102
1970
52.4
55.6
53.9
103
102
103
  
52.4
55.5
53.9
102
103
104
1980
58.3
62.4
60.3
102
103
103
  
56.0
61.6
58.7
115
107
111
1990
63.5
68.2
65.8
104
104
105
  
61.7
67.4
64.5
113
109
111
2000
68.9
73.9
71.4
70
79
75
  
67.3
73.3
70.3
90
89
91
2010
71.2
76.3
73.7
71
79
73
  
70.2
76.1
73.2
83
83
85
2019
78.5
81.3
79.9
31
39
32
  
72.1
77.9
75.0
78
77
76
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Peru PERU   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
78.5
81.3
31
39
72.1
77.9
78
77
Age
78.5
81.3
31
39
72.1
77.9
78
77
Age 5
79.5
82.3
25
35
73.4
79.1
77
71
Age 10
79.6
82.4
24
35
73.5
79.2
77
71
Age 15
79.7
82.5
24
35
73.7
79.3
76
71
Age 20
79.9
82.6
24
35
73.9
79.4
76
71
Age 25
80.3
82.8
22
35
74.2
79.5
76
71
Age 30
80.6
82.9
20
35
74.5
79.6
77
71
Age 35
81.0
83.1
19
35
74.8
79.8
79
72
Age 40
81.4
83.3
18
35
75.1
80.0
81
72
Age 45
81.8
83.6
13
35
75.5
80.2
84
72
Age 50
82.3
84.0
13
35
76.1
80.6
84
74
Age 55
82.9
84.4
9
34
76.9
81.2
85
75
Age 60
83.7
85.1
8
33
78.0
81.9
87
78
Age 65
84.6
85.8
8
34
79.5
82.8
90
79
Age 70
85.8
86.9
6
28
81.4
84.1
96
81
Age 75
87.3
88.2
3
23
83.7
85.7
100
81
Age 80
89.3
89.8
1
17
86.5
87.8
106
84
Age 85
91.5
91.8
7
18
89.7
90.4
107
80
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Peru PERU   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
44.20
64
20.90
111
2. Coronary Heart Disease
39.96
173
124.46
73
3. Stroke
22.60
162
47.78
132
4. Kidney Disease
21.30
102
73.96
2
5. Prostate Cancer
20.46
62
20.62
60
6. Liver Disease
19.25
91
24.52
77
7. Alzheimers & Dementia
16.23
123
3.05
173
8. Stomach Cancer
15.13
10
10.11
45
9. Road Traffic Accidents
13.36
110
18.75
81
10. Diabetes Mellitus
13.28
133
44.63
48
11. Breast Cancer
11.56
146
10.15
158
12. Cervical Cancer
11.29
74
13.48
64
13. Lung Cancers
9.48
108
5.94
131
14. Violence
9.14
57
9.50
55
15. Other Injuries
8.67
80
6.63
106
16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.86
105
6.63
125
17. Liver Cancer
7.43
54
10.93
25
18. Lung Disease
7.23
178
33.61
40
19. Tuberculosis
7.14
75
2.20
107
20. Lymphomas
6.79
23
3.32
140
21. Leukemia
5.62
12
3.91
74
22. Congenital Anomalies
5.17
109
6.84
56
23. Pancreas Cancer
4.82
69
3.88
86
24. Ovary Cancer
4.19
100
2.18
169
25. Falls
3.81
132
5.61
94
26. Parkinson's Disease
3.64
120
1.49
168
27. Diarrhoeal diseases
3.31
89
2.06
105
28. Low Birth Weight
3.18
120
4.70
91
29. Hypertension
3.06
165
23.51
64
30. Malnutrition
2.94
70
2.89
72
31. Suicide
2.73
166
4.66
146
32. HIV/AIDS
2.59
98
2.39
101
33. Skin Cancers
2.31
60
1.27
128
34. Drug Use
1.92
48
0.86
127
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.79
123
1.82
121
36. Drownings
1.78
122
2.57
86
37. Uterin Cancer
1.76
124
1.51
139
38. Oral Cancer
1.55
157
1.33
167
39. Inflammatory/Heart
1.46
175
2.78
143
40. Endocrine Disorders
1.41
164
3.03
110
41. Bladder Cancer
1.35
139
0.61
176
42. Birth Trauma
1.18
115
1.90
93
43. Oesophagus Cancer
1.17
146
0.90
161
44. Maternal Conditions
1.04
82
1.27
79
45. Alcohol
0.98
119
5.38
16
46. Encephalitis
0.85
34
0.14
123
47. Pertussis
0.81
70
0.04
115
48. Epilepsy
0.79
157
1.29
115
49. Fires
0.72
125
0.30
163
50. Asthma
0.62
153
2.14
114
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Peru PERU   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
15,326
12.49
1,152
4.03
2. Coronary Heart Disease
13,769
11.22
5,843
20.44
3. Stroke
7,722
6.29
2,225
7.78
4. Kidney Disease
7,234
5.90
3,533
12.36
5. Liver Disease
6,375
5.20
1,203
4.21
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
5,811
4.74
149
0.52
7. Stomach Cancer
5,072
4.13
478
1.67
8. Diabetes Mellitus
4,437
3.62
2,068
7.23
9. Road Traffic Accidents
4,414
3.60
1,109
3.88
10. Lung Cancers
3,169
2.58
274
0.96
11. Prostate Cancer
3,167
2.58
386
1.35
12. Violence
3,013
2.46
619
2.17
13. Other Injuries
2,876
2.34
358
1.25
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2,642
2.15
315
1.10
15. Lung Disease
2,519
2.05
1,570
5.49
16. Liver Cancer
2,476
2.02
509
1.78
17. Tuberculosis
2,377
1.94
115
0.40
18. Lymphomas
2,254
1.84
164
0.57
19. Congenital Anomalies
1,997
1.63
571
2.00
20. Breast Cancer
1,969
1.60
283
0.99
21. Cervical Cancer
1,924
1.57
374
1.31
22. Leukemia
1,850
1.51
227
0.79
23. Pancreas Cancer
1,607
1.31
178
0.62
24. Low Birth Weight
1,475
1.20
490
1.71
25. Falls
1,285
1.05
276
0.97
26. Parkinson's Disease
1,270
1.04
67
0.23
27. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,108
0.90
122
0.43
28. Hypertension
1,061
0.86
1,103
3.86
29. Malnutrition
1,006
0.82
163
0.57
30. Suicide
903
0.74
285
1.00
31. HIV/AIDS
849
0.69
139
0.49
32. Skin Cancers
786
0.64
59
0.21
33. Ovary Cancer
713
0.58
61
0.21
34. Drug Use
635
0.52
50
0.17
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
609
0.50
85
0.30
36. Drownings
584
0.48
157
0.55
37. Birth Trauma
537
0.44
198
0.69
38. Oral Cancer
519
0.42
64
0.22
39. Inflammatory/Heart
494
0.40
139
0.49
40. Endocrine Disorders
474
0.39
164
0.57
41. Bladder Cancer
463
0.38
28
0.10
42. Oesophagus Cancer
394
0.32
42
0.15
43. Maternal Conditions
345
0.28
88
0.31
44. Alcohol
321
0.26
279
0.98
45. Uterin Cancer
304
0.25
39
0.14
46. Encephalitis
281
0.23
10
0.03
47. Epilepsy
262
0.21
74
0.26
48. Pertussis
260
0.21
3
0.01
49. Fires
239
0.19
16
0.06
50. Asthma
208
0.17
105
0.37
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Peru PERU   Nicaragua NICARAGUA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
20.46
62
20.62
60
2. Stomach Cancer
15.13
10
10.11
45
3. Breast Cancer
11.56
146
10.15
158
4. Cervical Cancer
11.29
74
13.48
64
5. Lung Cancers
9.48
108
5.94
131
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.86
105
6.63
125
7. Liver Cancer
7.43
54
10.93
25
8. Lymphomas
6.79
23
3.32
140
9. Leukemia
5.62
12
3.91
74
10. Pancreas Cancer
4.82
69
3.88
86
11. Ovary Cancer
4.19
100
2.18
169
12. Skin Cancers
2.31
60
1.27
128
13. Uterin Cancer
1.76
124
1.51
139
14. Oral Cancer
1.55
157
1.33
167
15. Bladder Cancer
1.35
139
0.61
176
16. Oesophagus Cancer
1.17
146
0.90
161
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.