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Peru
COUNTRY #1
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PERU VS NORTH KOREA

Compare Peru and North Korea 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.

North Korea
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
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Peru PERU   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Peru PERU   North Korea NORTH KOREA
           
    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
    		  
    53.8
    57.1
    55.4
    76
    77
    76
    1970
    52.4
    55.6
    53.9
    103
    102
    103
    		  
    59.5
    64.5
    62.0
    72
    70
    71
    1980
    58.3
    62.4
    60.3
    102
    103
    103
    		  
    64.6
    71.0
    67.8
    63
    63
    63
    1990
    63.5
    68.2
    65.8
    104
    104
    105
    		  
    66.5
    73.6
    69.9
    71
    62
    66
    2000
    68.9
    73.9
    71.4
    70
    79
    75
    		  
    61.1
    69.3
    65.4
    122
    115
    117
    2010
    71.2
    76.3
    73.7
    71
    79
    73
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    69.0
    115
    110
    110
    2019
    78.5
    81.3
    79.9
    31
    39
    32
    		  
    69.3
    75.7
    72.6
    109
    97
    106
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Peru PERU   North Korea NORTH KOREA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.5
    81.3
    31
    39
    69.3
    75.7
    109
    97
    Age 5
    79.5
    82.3
    25
    35
    70.6
    76.8
    116
    98
    Age 10
    79.6
    82.4
    24
    35
    70.7
    77.0
    116
    98
    Age 15
    79.7
    82.5
    24
    35
    70.9
    77.1
    118
    98
    Age 20
    79.9
    82.6
    24
    35
    71.2
    77.2
    117
    98
    Age 25
    80.3
    82.8
    22
    35
    71.6
    77.4
    115
    99
    Age 30
    80.6
    82.9
    20
    35
    72.0
    77.5
    116
    100
    Age 35
    81.0
    83.1
    19
    35
    72.4
    77.8
    116
    99
    Age 40
    81.4
    83.3
    18
    35
    72.8
    78.1
    119
    99
    Age 45
    81.8
    83.6
    13
    35
    73.4
    78.5
    120
    97
    Age 50
    82.3
    84.0
    13
    35
    74.2
    79.0
    121
    97
    Age 55
    82.9
    84.4
    9
    34
    75.3
    79.8
    124
    96
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.1
    8
    33
    76.8
    80.8
    122
    97
    Age 65
    84.6
    85.8
    8
    34
    78.6
    82.0
    119
    94
    Age 70
    85.8
    86.9
    6
    28
    80.8
    83.6
    120
    91
    Age 75
    87.3
    88.2
    3
    23
    83.4
    85.5
    118
    87
    Age 80
    89.3
    89.8
    1
    17
    86.4
    87.8
    113
    85
    Age 85
    91.5
    91.8
    7
    18
    89.7
    90.5
    104
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Peru PERU   North Korea NORTH KOREA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    44.20
    64
    22.75
    104
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    39.96
    173
    105.37
    99
    3. Stroke
    22.60
    162
    162.14
    15
    4. Kidney Disease
    21.30
    102
    12.98
    129
    5. Prostate Cancer
    20.46
    62
    2.38
    178
    6. Liver Disease
    19.25
    91
    14.33
    111
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.23
    123
    16.26
    122
    8. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    10
    11.99
    21
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.36
    110
    22.21
    64
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.28
    133
    11.82
    137
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    146
    7.80
    177
    12. Cervical Cancer
    11.29
    74
    4.11
    136
    13. Lung Cancers
    9.48
    108
    37.70
    4
    14. Violence
    9.14
    57
    3.97
    101
    15. Other Injuries
    8.67
    80
    5.48
    125
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.86
    105
    10.37
    70
    17. Liver Cancer
    7.43
    54
    16.66
    12
    18. Lung Disease
    7.23
    178
    87.71
    5
    19. Tuberculosis
    7.14
    75
    57.14
    16
    20. Lymphomas
    6.79
    23
    1.84
    175
    21. Leukemia
    5.62
    12
    3.44
    99
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    5.17
    109
    3.79
    139
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.82
    69
    4.85
    68
    24. Ovary Cancer
    4.19
    100
    2.96
    147
    25. Falls
    3.81
    132
    6.34
    79
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    3.64
    120
    3.78
    113
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.31
    89
    1.70
    109
    28. Low Birth Weight
    3.18
    120
    4.39
    98
    29. Hypertension
    3.06
    165
    18.24
    92
    30. Malnutrition
    2.94
    70
    1.25
    93
    31. Suicide
    2.73
    166
    8.20
    95
    32. HIV/AIDS
    2.59
    98
    2.53
    100
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.31
    60
    0.55
    160
    34. Drug Use
    1.92
    48
    1.24
    89
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.79
    123
    5.64
    51
    36. Drownings
    1.78
    122
    4.46
    35
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.76
    124
    0.78
    168
    38. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    157
    1.62
    152
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.46
    175
    2.40
    153
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    1.41
    164
    1.60
    160
    41. Bladder Cancer
    1.35
    139
    1.61
    120
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.18
    115
    2.66
    86
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.17
    146
    3.80
    49
    44. Maternal Conditions
    1.04
    82
    1.02
    84
    45. Alcohol
    0.98
    119
    1.00
    116
    46. Encephalitis
    0.85
    34
    0.51
    77
    47. Pertussis
    0.81
    70
    0.17
    96
    48. Epilepsy
    0.79
    157
    0.98
    137
    49. Fires
    0.72
    125
    0.90
    118
    50. Asthma
    0.62
    153
    4.81
    90
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Peru PERU   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15,326
    12.49
    6,231
    2.91
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    13,769
    11.22
    31,342
    14.63
    3. Stroke
    7,722
    6.29
    49,648
    23.17
    4. Kidney Disease
    7,234
    5.90
    3,959
    1.85
    5. Liver Disease
    6,375
    5.20
    4,506
    2.10
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5,811
    4.74
    4,340
    2.03
    7. Stomach Cancer
    5,072
    4.13
    3,771
    1.76
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,437
    3.62
    3,671
    1.71
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,414
    3.60
    6,210
    2.90
    10. Lung Cancers
    3,169
    2.58
    11,893
    5.55
    11. Prostate Cancer
    3,167
    2.58
    219
    0.10
    12. Violence
    3,013
    2.46
    1,082
    0.50
    13. Other Injuries
    2,876
    2.34
    1,531
    0.71
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,642
    2.15
    3,232
    1.51
    15. Lung Disease
    2,519
    2.05
    26,178
    12.22
    16. Liver Cancer
    2,476
    2.02
    5,326
    2.49
    17. Tuberculosis
    2,377
    1.94
    17,417
    8.13
    18. Lymphomas
    2,254
    1.84
    560
    0.26
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    1,997
    1.63
    991
    0.46
    20. Breast Cancer
    1,969
    1.60
    1,366
    0.64
    21. Cervical Cancer
    1,924
    1.57
    704
    0.33
    22. Leukemia
    1,850
    1.51
    965
    0.45
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    1,607
    1.31
    1,525
    0.71
    24. Low Birth Weight
    1,475
    1.20
    1,208
    0.56
    25. Falls
    1,285
    1.05
    1,801
    0.84
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    1,270
    1.04
    1,155
    0.54
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,108
    0.90
    374
    0.17
    28. Hypertension
    1,061
    0.86
    5,368
    2.51
    29. Malnutrition
    1,006
    0.82
    317
    0.15
    30. Suicide
    903
    0.74
    2,407
    1.12
    31. HIV/AIDS
    849
    0.69
    753
    0.35
    32. Skin Cancers
    786
    0.64
    168
    0.08
    33. Ovary Cancer
    713
    0.58
    532
    0.25
    34. Drug Use
    635
    0.52
    356
    0.17
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    609
    0.50
    1,712
    0.80
    36. Drownings
    584
    0.48
    1,126
    0.53
    37. Birth Trauma
    537
    0.44
    736
    0.34
    38. Oral Cancer
    519
    0.42
    513
    0.24
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    494
    0.40
    684
    0.32
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    474
    0.39
    452
    0.21
    41. Bladder Cancer
    463
    0.38
    500
    0.23
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    394
    0.32
    1,222
    0.57
    43. Maternal Conditions
    345
    0.28
    252
    0.12
    44. Alcohol
    321
    0.26
    304
    0.14
    45. Uterin Cancer
    304
    0.25
    138
    0.06
    46. Encephalitis
    281
    0.23
    117
    0.05
    47. Epilepsy
    262
    0.21
    266
    0.12
    48. Pertussis
    260
    0.21
    34
    0.02
    49. Fires
    239
    0.19
    253
    0.12
    50. Asthma
    208
    0.17
    1,439
    0.67
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Peru PERU   North Korea NORTH KOREA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.46
    62
    2.38
    178
    2. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    10
    11.99
    21
    3. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    146
    7.80
    177
    4. Cervical Cancer
    11.29
    74
    4.11
    136
    5. Lung Cancers
    9.48
    108
    37.70
    4
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.86
    105
    10.37
    70
    7. Liver Cancer
    7.43
    54
    16.66
    12
    8. Lymphomas
    6.79
    23
    1.84
    175
    9. Leukemia
    5.62
    12
    3.44
    99
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    4.82
    69
    4.85
    68
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.19
    100
    2.96
    147
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.31
    60
    0.55
    160
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.76
    124
    0.78
    168
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    157
    1.62
    152
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.35
    139
    1.61
    120
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.17
    146
    3.80
    49
    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.