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Peru
COUNTRY #1
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PERU VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Peru and South Africa 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.

South Africa
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   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Peru PERU   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    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
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    52.4
    55.6
    53.9
    103
    102
    103
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    58.3
    62.4
    60.3
    102
    103
    103
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    63.5
    68.2
    65.8
    104
    104
    105
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    68.9
    73.9
    71.4
    70
    79
    75
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    71.2
    76.3
    73.7
    71
    79
    73
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    78.5
    81.3
    79.9
    31
    39
    32
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Peru PERU   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    78.5
    81.3
    31
    39
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    79.5
    82.3
    25
    35
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    79.6
    82.4
    24
    35
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    79.7
    82.5
    24
    35
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    79.9
    82.6
    24
    35
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    80.3
    82.8
    22
    35
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    80.6
    82.9
    20
    35
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    81.0
    83.1
    19
    35
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    81.4
    83.3
    18
    35
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    81.8
    83.6
    13
    35
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    82.3
    84.0
    13
    35
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    82.9
    84.4
    9
    34
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    83.7
    85.1
    8
    33
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    84.6
    85.8
    8
    34
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    85.8
    86.9
    6
    28
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    87.3
    88.2
    3
    23
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    89.3
    89.8
    1
    17
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    91.5
    91.8
    7
    18
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Peru PERU   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    44.20
    64
    83.23
    40
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    39.96
    173
    83.76
    128
    3. Stroke
    22.60
    162
    80.50
    93
    4. Kidney Disease
    21.30
    102
    35.72
    35
    5. Prostate Cancer
    20.46
    62
    35.20
    22
    6. Liver Disease
    19.25
    91
    18.41
    95
    7. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.23
    123
    16.44
    118
    8. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    10
    3.68
    137
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.36
    110
    22.70
    61
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    13.28
    133
    74.67
    16
    11. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    146
    18.21
    76
    12. Cervical Cancer
    11.29
    74
    20.99
    37
    13. Lung Cancers
    9.48
    108
    18.34
    64
    14. Violence
    9.14
    57
    37.54
    8
    15. Other Injuries
    8.67
    80
    10.77
    57
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.86
    105
    8.90
    89
    17. Liver Cancer
    7.43
    54
    5.46
    87
    18. Lung Disease
    7.23
    178
    31.41
    47
    19. Tuberculosis
    7.14
    75
    39.83
    26
    20. Lymphomas
    6.79
    23
    6.08
    39
    21. Leukemia
    5.62
    12
    3.34
    108
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    5.17
    109
    6.23
    83
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.82
    69
    4.98
    65
    24. Ovary Cancer
    4.19
    100
    3.85
    115
    25. Falls
    3.81
    132
    2.99
    150
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    3.64
    120
    3.36
    130
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.31
    89
    33.37
    46
    28. Low Birth Weight
    3.18
    120
    7.16
    63
    29. Hypertension
    3.06
    165
    33.86
    36
    30. Malnutrition
    2.94
    70
    4.41
    56
    31. Suicide
    2.73
    166
    23.49
    8
    32. HIV/AIDS
    2.59
    98
    121.35
    9
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.31
    60
    2.47
    53
    34. Drug Use
    1.92
    48
    1.52
    67
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.79
    123
    4.52
    65
    36. Drownings
    1.78
    122
    4.06
    44
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1.76
    124
    2.15
    99
    38. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    157
    3.18
    80
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.46
    175
    12.75
    17
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    1.41
    164
    11.70
    14
    41. Bladder Cancer
    1.35
    139
    2.19
    83
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.18
    115
    3.36
    78
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.17
    146
    8.50
    16
    44. Maternal Conditions
    1.04
    82
    2.65
    62
    45. Alcohol
    0.98
    119
    1.93
    61
    46. Encephalitis
    0.85
    34
    0.43
    87
    47. Pertussis
    0.81
    70
    1.79
    48
    48. Epilepsy
    0.79
    157
    3.28
    22
    49. Fires
    0.72
    125
    6.64
    4
    50. Asthma
    0.62
    153
    13.63
    45
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Peru PERU   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15,326
    12.49
    39,341
    8.65
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    13,769
    11.22
    32,739
    7.20
    3. Stroke
    7,722
    6.29
    30,693
    6.75
    4. Kidney Disease
    7,234
    5.90
    15,302
    3.37
    5. Liver Disease
    6,375
    5.20
    9,013
    1.98
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5,811
    4.74
    4,676
    1.03
    7. Stomach Cancer
    5,072
    4.13
    1,535
    0.34
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,437
    3.62
    30,188
    6.64
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,414
    3.60
    13,014
    2.86
    10. Lung Cancers
    3,169
    2.58
    7,705
    1.70
    11. Prostate Cancer
    3,167
    2.58
    4,374
    0.96
    12. Violence
    3,013
    2.46
    21,000
    4.62
    13. Other Injuries
    2,876
    2.34
    6,014
    1.32
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,642
    2.15
    3,587
    0.79
    15. Lung Disease
    2,519
    2.05
    11,895
    2.62
    16. Liver Cancer
    2,476
    2.02
    2,383
    0.52
    17. Tuberculosis
    2,377
    1.94
    21,965
    4.83
    18. Lymphomas
    2,254
    1.84
    2,818
    0.62
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    1,997
    1.63
    4,351
    0.96
    20. Breast Cancer
    1,969
    1.60
    4,533
    1.00
    21. Cervical Cancer
    1,924
    1.57
    5,555
    1.22
    22. Leukemia
    1,850
    1.51
    1,464
    0.32
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    1,607
    1.31
    2,007
    0.44
    24. Low Birth Weight
    1,475
    1.20
    6,250
    1.37
    25. Falls
    1,285
    1.05
    1,399
    0.31
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    1,270
    1.04
    1,077
    0.24
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,108
    0.90
    15,843
    3.49
    28. Hypertension
    1,061
    0.86
    12,789
    2.81
    29. Malnutrition
    1,006
    0.82
    2,381
    0.52
    30. Suicide
    903
    0.74
    13,774
    3.03
    31. HIV/AIDS
    849
    0.69
    71,996
    15.84
    32. Skin Cancers
    786
    0.64
    993
    0.22
    33. Ovary Cancer
    713
    0.58
    951
    0.21
    34. Drug Use
    635
    0.52
    770
    0.17
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    609
    0.50
    1,894
    0.42
    36. Drownings
    584
    0.48
    2,403
    0.53
    37. Birth Trauma
    537
    0.44
    3,004
    0.66
    38. Oral Cancer
    519
    0.42
    1,406
    0.31
    39. Inflammatory/Heart
    494
    0.40
    5,408
    1.19
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    474
    0.39
    5,890
    1.30
    41. Bladder Cancer
    463
    0.38
    829
    0.18
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    394
    0.32
    3,486
    0.77
    43. Maternal Conditions
    345
    0.28
    1,700
    0.37
    44. Alcohol
    321
    0.26
    987
    0.22
    45. Uterin Cancer
    304
    0.25
    512
    0.11
    46. Encephalitis
    281
    0.23
    234
    0.05
    47. Epilepsy
    262
    0.21
    1,870
    0.41
    48. Pertussis
    260
    0.21
    1,142
    0.25
    49. Fires
    239
    0.19
    3,618
    0.80
    50. Asthma
    208
    0.17
    5,966
    1.31
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Peru PERU   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    20.46
    62
    35.20
    22
    2. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    10
    3.68
    137
    3. Breast Cancer
    11.56
    146
    18.21
    76
    4. Cervical Cancer
    11.29
    74
    20.99
    37
    5. Lung Cancers
    9.48
    108
    18.34
    64
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.86
    105
    8.90
    89
    7. Liver Cancer
    7.43
    54
    5.46
    87
    8. Lymphomas
    6.79
    23
    6.08
    39
    9. Leukemia
    5.62
    12
    3.34
    108
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    4.82
    69
    4.98
    65
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.19
    100
    3.85
    115
    12. Skin Cancers
    2.31
    60
    2.47
    53
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.76
    124
    2.15
    99
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.55
    157
    3.18
    80
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.35
    139
    2.19
    83
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.17
    146
    8.50
    16
    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.