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Peru
COUNTRY #1
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
PERU VS NIGERIA

Compare Peru and Nigeria 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.

Nigeria
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   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Peru PERU   Nigeria NIGERIA
           
    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
    		  
    37.2
    40.3
    38.7
    157
    151
    153
    1970
    52.4
    55.6
    53.9
    103
    102
    103
    		  
    40.6
    43.7
    42.1
    158
    155
    158
    1980
    58.3
    62.4
    60.3
    102
    103
    103
    		  
    43.8
    46.9
    45.3
    160
    159
    159
    1990
    63.5
    68.2
    65.8
    104
    104
    105
    		  
    46.0
    48.6
    47.2
    170
    170
    170
    2000
    68.9
    73.9
    71.4
    70
    79
    75
    		  
    46.2
    48.1
    47.1
    174
    175
    175
    2010
    71.2
    76.3
    73.7
    71
    79
    73
    		  
    51.2
    52.9
    52.0
    175
    176
    176
    2019
    78.5
    81.3
    79.9
    31
    39
    32
    		  
    61.2
    64.1
    62.6
    160
    169
    167
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Peru PERU   Nigeria NIGERIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.5
    81.3
    31
    39
    61.2
    64.1
    160
    169
    Age 5
    79.5
    82.3
    25
    35
    69.5
    71.9
    128
    140
    Age 10
    79.6
    82.4
    24
    35
    70.4
    72.7
    120
    138
    Age 15
    79.7
    82.5
    24
    35
    70.9
    73.1
    117
    136
    Age 20
    79.9
    82.6
    24
    35
    71.2
    73.4
    116
    136
    Age 25
    80.3
    82.8
    22
    35
    71.6
    73.7
    116
    136
    Age 30
    80.6
    82.9
    20
    35
    72.0
    74.1
    115
    136
    Age 35
    81.0
    83.1
    19
    35
    72.5
    74.6
    112
    135
    Age 40
    81.4
    83.3
    18
    35
    73.2
    75.2
    109
    135
    Age 45
    81.8
    83.6
    13
    35
    74.1
    75.9
    104
    136
    Age 50
    82.3
    84.0
    13
    35
    75.1
    76.8
    101
    133
    Age 55
    82.9
    84.4
    9
    34
    76.2
    77.7
    95
    136
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.1
    8
    33
    77.6
    78.9
    95
    136
    Age 65
    84.6
    85.8
    8
    34
    79.3
    80.3
    94
    133
    Age 70
    85.8
    86.9
    6
    28
    81.3
    82.1
    101
    130
    Age 75
    87.3
    88.2
    3
    23
    83.8
    84.4
    93
    126
    Age 80
    89.3
    89.8
    1
    17
    86.7
    87.1
    88
    107
    Age 85
    91.5
    91.8
    7
    18
    90.0
    90.4
    81
    94
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Peru PERU   Nigeria NIGERIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    44.20
    64
    98.12
    28
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    39.96
    173
    100.91
    107
    3. Stroke
    22.60
    162
    88.68
    86
    4. Kidney Disease
    21.30
    102
    23.87
    88
    5. Prostate Cancer
    20.46
    62
    20.40
    63
    6. Liver Disease
    19.25
    91
    41.99
    21
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.23
    123
    19.45
    59
    8. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    10
    2.52
    169
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.36
    110
    27.25
    54
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.28
    133
    33.50
    82
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    146
    20.56
    47
    12. Cervical Cancer
    11.29
    74
    21.11
    35
    13. Lung Cancers
    9.48
    108
    1.37
    178
    14. Violence
    9.14
    57
    11.97
    42
    15. Other Injuries
    8.67
    80
    10.98
    56
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.86
    105
    4.32
    157
    17. Liver Cancer
    7.43
    54
    6.19
    71
    18. Lung Disease
    7.23
    178
    20.77
    99
    19. Tuberculosis
    7.14
    75
    99.13
    6
    20. Lymphomas
    6.79
    23
    5.96
    45
    21. Leukemia
    5.62
    12
    2.06
    151
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    5.17
    109
    11.22
    5
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.82
    69
    2.64
    126
    24. Ovary Cancer
    4.19
    100
    3.90
    112
    25. Falls
    3.81
    132
    8.54
    40
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    3.64
    120
    5.60
    29
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.31
    89
    78.99
    13
    28. Low Birth Weight
    3.18
    120
    14.70
    5
    29. Hypertension
    3.06
    165
    16.07
    103
    30. Malnutrition
    2.94
    70
    2.36
    83
    31. Suicide
    2.73
    166
    6.87
    117
    32. HIV/AIDS
    2.59
    98
    26.81
    36
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.31
    60
    2.29
    62
    34. Drug Use
    1.92
    48
    5.81
    5
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.79
    123
    7.03
    31
    36. Drownings
    1.78
    122
    2.17
    107
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.76
    124
    1.60
    132
    38. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    157
    2.44
    107
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.46
    175
    5.49
    76
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    1.41
    164
    7.01
    35
    41. Bladder Cancer
    1.35
    139
    0.81
    166
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.18
    115
    15.51
    2
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.17
    146
    0.75
    171
    44. Maternal Conditions
    1.04
    82
    14.14
    17
    45. Alcohol
    0.98
    119
    1.16
    106
    46. Encephalitis
    0.85
    34
    0.51
    76
    47. Pertussis
    0.81
    70
    6.32
    6
    48. Epilepsy
    0.79
    157
    3.25
    23
    49. Fires
    0.72
    125
    3.44
    37
    50. Asthma
    0.62
    153
    10.71
    58
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Peru PERU   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15,326
    12.49
    207,281
    14.00
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    13,769
    11.22
    61,374
    4.14
    3. Stroke
    7,722
    6.29
    57,744
    3.90
    4. Kidney Disease
    7,234
    5.90
    18,189
    1.23
    5. Liver Disease
    6,375
    5.20
    38,326
    2.59
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5,811
    4.74
    6,786
    0.46
    7. Stomach Cancer
    5,072
    4.13
    2,129
    0.14
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,437
    3.62
    22,497
    1.52
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,414
    3.60
    41,693
    2.82
    10. Lung Cancers
    3,169
    2.58
    1,295
    0.09
    11. Prostate Cancer
    3,167
    2.58
    5,914
    0.40
    12. Violence
    3,013
    2.46
    18,407
    1.24
    13. Other Injuries
    2,876
    2.34
    22,696
    1.53
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,642
    2.15
    4,152
    0.28
    15. Lung Disease
    2,519
    2.05
    12,569
    0.85
    16. Liver Cancer
    2,476
    2.02
    5,289
    0.36
    17. Tuberculosis
    2,377
    1.94
    127,335
    8.60
    18. Lymphomas
    2,254
    1.84
    5,202
    0.35
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    1,997
    1.63
    49,696
    3.36
    20. Breast Cancer
    1,969
    1.60
    11,884
    0.80
    21. Cervical Cancer
    1,924
    1.57
    10,574
    0.71
    22. Leukemia
    1,850
    1.51
    2,257
    0.15
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    1,607
    1.31
    1,975
    0.13
    24. Low Birth Weight
    1,475
    1.20
    95,959
    6.48
    25. Falls
    1,285
    1.05
    7,528
    0.51
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    1,270
    1.04
    2,473
    0.17
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,108
    0.90
    144,724
    9.77
    28. Hypertension
    1,061
    0.86
    10,692
    0.72
    29. Malnutrition
    1,006
    0.82
    5,896
    0.40
    30. Suicide
    903
    0.74
    7,019
    0.47
    31. HIV/AIDS
    849
    0.69
    44,124
    2.98
    32. Skin Cancers
    786
    0.64
    1,933
    0.13
    33. Ovary Cancer
    713
    0.58
    2,133
    0.14
    34. Drug Use
    635
    0.52
    6,273
    0.42
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    609
    0.50
    5,846
    0.39
    36. Drownings
    584
    0.48
    6,584
    0.44
    37. Birth Trauma
    537
    0.44
    100,186
    6.76
    38. Oral Cancer
    519
    0.42
    2,238
    0.15
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    494
    0.40
    4,826
    0.33
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    474
    0.39
    15,799
    1.07
    41. Bladder Cancer
    463
    0.38
    670
    0.05
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    394
    0.32
    560
    0.04
    43. Maternal Conditions
    345
    0.28
    23,540
    1.59
    44. Alcohol
    321
    0.26
    1,031
    0.07
    45. Uterin Cancer
    304
    0.25
    679
    0.05
    46. Encephalitis
    281
    0.23
    937
    0.06
    47. Epilepsy
    262
    0.21
    5,001
    0.34
    48. Pertussis
    260
    0.21
    23,282
    1.57
    49. Fires
    239
    0.19
    7,132
    0.48
    50. Asthma
    208
    0.17
    8,192
    0.55
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Peru PERU   Nigeria NIGERIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.46
    62
    20.40
    63
    2. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    10
    2.52
    169
    3. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    146
    20.56
    47
    4. Cervical Cancer
    11.29
    74
    21.11
    35
    5. Lung Cancers
    9.48
    108
    1.37
    178
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.86
    105
    4.32
    157
    7. Liver Cancer
    7.43
    54
    6.19
    71
    8. Lymphomas
    6.79
    23
    5.96
    45
    9. Leukemia
    5.62
    12
    2.06
    151
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    4.82
    69
    2.64
    126
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.19
    100
    3.90
    112
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.31
    60
    2.29
    62
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.76
    124
    1.60
    132
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    157
    2.44
    107
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.35
    139
    0.81
    166
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.17
    146
    0.75
    171
    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.