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Peru
COUNTRY #1
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PERU VS UNITED STATES

Compare Peru and United States 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.

United States
COUNTRY #2
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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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United States Population Pyramid
379,419,097
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LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Peru PERU   United States UNITED STATES
  Peru PERU   United States UNITED STATES
       
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
  
66.6
73.1
69.8
23
15
16
1970
52.4
55.6
53.9
103
102
103
  
67.1
74.7
70.8
24
12
21
1980
58.3
62.4
60.3
102
103
103
  
70.0
77.5
73.7
22
11
18
1990
63.5
68.2
65.8
104
104
105
  
71.8
78.8
75.2
29
17
21
2000
68.9
73.9
71.4
70
79
75
  
74.0
79.5
76.8
28
29
28
2010
71.2
76.3
73.7
71
79
73
  
76.2
81.1
78.7
30
30
30
2019
78.5
81.3
79.9
31
39
32
  
76.3
80.7
78.5
41
42
40
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Peru PERU   United States UNITED STATES
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
78.5
81.3
31
39
76.3
80.7
41
42
Age
78.5
81.3
31
39
76.3
80.7
41
42
Age 5
79.5
82.3
25
35
76.8
81.2
42
45
Age 10
79.6
82.4
24
35
76.9
81.2
43
45
Age 15
79.7
82.5
24
35
76.9
81.3
43
45
Age 20
79.9
82.6
24
35
77.1
81.4
43
45
Age 25
80.3
82.8
22
35
77.5
81.5
43
45
Age 30
80.6
82.9
20
35
77.9
81.7
41
45
Age 35
81.0
83.1
19
35
78.3
81.9
41
43
Age 40
81.4
83.3
18
35
78.8
82.2
40
43
Age 45
81.8
83.6
13
35
79.3
82.5
40
42
Age 50
82.3
84.0
13
35
79.9
83.0
41
41
Age 55
82.9
84.4
9
34
80.7
83.6
40
40
Age 60
83.7
85.1
8
33
81.8
84.4
37
38
Age 65
84.6
85.8
8
34
83.1
85.3
34
38
Age 70
85.8
86.9
6
28
84.6
86.4
32
38
Age 75
87.3
88.2
3
23
86.5
87.7
23
35
Age 80
89.3
89.8
1
17
88.6
89.4
18
27
Age 85
91.5
91.8
7
18
91.1
91.5
22
30
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Peru PERU   United States UNITED STATES
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
44.20
64
8.86
163
2. Coronary Heart Disease
39.96
173
73.49
142
3. Stroke
22.60
162
22.27
164
4. Kidney Disease
21.30
102
13.08
127
5. Prostate Cancer
20.46
62
11.64
126
6. Liver Disease
19.25
91
8.98
134
7. Alzheimers & Dementia
16.23
123
33.26
8
8. Stomach Cancer
15.13
10
2.24
173
9. Road Traffic Accidents
13.36
110
11.10
120
10. Diabetes Mellitus
13.28
133
10.58
144
11. Breast Cancer
11.56
146
15.93
105
12. Cervical Cancer
11.29
74
2.77
151
13. Lung Cancers
9.48
108
25.54
24
14. Violence
9.14
57
6.00
81
15. Other Injuries
8.67
80
5.11
130
16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.86
105
10.28
71
17. Liver Cancer
7.43
54
4.69
110
18. Lung Disease
7.23
178
28.49
60
19. Tuberculosis
7.14
75
0.09
178
20. Lymphomas
6.79
23
6.36
31
21. Leukemia
5.62
12
4.43
49
22. Congenital Anomalies
5.17
109
3.78
140
23. Pancreas Cancer
4.82
69
7.26
36
24. Ovary Cancer
4.19
100
4.70
79
25. Falls
3.81
132
5.68
90
26. Parkinson's Disease
3.64
120
4.55
68
27. Diarrhoeal diseases
3.31
89
1.55
114
28. Low Birth Weight
3.18
120
2.37
138
29. Hypertension
3.06
165
10.26
133
30. Malnutrition
2.94
70
0.90
104
31. Suicide
2.73
166
14.51
31
32. HIV/AIDS
2.59
98
1.37
113
33. Skin Cancers
2.31
60
2.36
57
34. Drug Use
1.92
48
21.28
1
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.79
123
0.55
170
36. Drownings
1.78
122
1.19
140
37. Uterin Cancer
1.76
124
3.11
50
38. Oral Cancer
1.55
157
2.01
132
39. Inflammatory/Heart
1.46
175
5.64
73
40. Endocrine Disorders
1.41
164
8.22
28
41. Bladder Cancer
1.35
139
2.84
61
42. Birth Trauma
1.18
115
0.42
157
43. Oesophagus Cancer
1.17
146
3.04
71
44. Maternal Conditions
1.04
82
0.26
129
45. Alcohol
0.98
119
3.50
28
46. Encephalitis
0.85
34
0.01
168
47. Pertussis
0.81
70
0.01
135
48. Epilepsy
0.79
157
0.78
159
49. Fires
0.72
125
0.73
124
50. Asthma
0.62
153
0.84
141
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Peru PERU   United States UNITED STATES
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
15,326
12.49
60,317
2.41
2. Coronary Heart Disease
13,769
11.22
504,904
20.15
3. Stroke
7,722
6.29
158,520
6.33
4. Kidney Disease
7,234
5.90
85,861
3.43
5. Liver Disease
6,375
5.20
43,402
1.73
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
5,811
4.74
287,198
11.46
7. Stomach Cancer
5,072
4.13
13,077
0.52
8. Diabetes Mellitus
4,437
3.62
61,418
2.45
9. Road Traffic Accidents
4,414
3.60
41,694
1.66
10. Lung Cancers
3,169
2.58
155,533
6.21
11. Prostate Cancer
3,167
2.58
35,612
1.42
12. Violence
3,013
2.46
18,976
0.76
13. Other Injuries
2,876
2.34
25,997
1.04
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2,642
2.15
61,827
2.47
15. Lung Disease
2,519
2.05
195,387
7.80
16. Liver Cancer
2,476
2.02
27,064
1.08
17. Tuberculosis
2,377
1.94
546
0.02
18. Lymphomas
2,254
1.84
40,281
1.61
19. Congenital Anomalies
1,997
1.63
11,762
0.47
20. Breast Cancer
1,969
1.60
48,671
1.94
21. Cervical Cancer
1,924
1.57
6,984
0.28
22. Leukemia
1,850
1.51
26,966
1.08
23. Pancreas Cancer
1,607
1.31
44,293
1.77
24. Low Birth Weight
1,475
1.20
6,924
0.28
25. Falls
1,285
1.05
40,418
1.61
26. Parkinson's Disease
1,270
1.04
34,491
1.38
27. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,108
0.90
9,955
0.40
28. Hypertension
1,061
0.86
65,960
2.63
29. Malnutrition
1,006
0.82
6,762
0.27
30. Suicide
903
0.74
53,099
2.12
31. HIV/AIDS
849
0.69
5,660
0.23
32. Skin Cancers
786
0.64
14,311
0.57
33. Ovary Cancer
713
0.58
14,591
0.58
34. Drug Use
635
0.52
74,435
2.97
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
609
0.50
3,461
0.14
36. Drownings
584
0.48
4,070
0.16
37. Birth Trauma
537
0.44
1,233
0.05
38. Oral Cancer
519
0.42
11,555
0.46
39. Inflammatory/Heart
494
0.40
32,529
1.30
40. Endocrine Disorders
474
0.39
46,985
1.87
41. Bladder Cancer
463
0.38
19,622
0.78
42. Oesophagus Cancer
394
0.32
17,829
0.71
43. Maternal Conditions
345
0.28
779
0.03
44. Alcohol
321
0.26
14,659
0.58
45. Uterin Cancer
304
0.25
10,063
0.40
46. Encephalitis
281
0.23
25
0.00
47. Epilepsy
262
0.21
3,162
0.13
48. Pertussis
260
0.21
16
0.00
49. Fires
239
0.19
3,183
0.13
50. Asthma
208
0.17
3,818
0.15
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Peru PERU   United States UNITED STATES
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
20.46
62
11.64
126
2. Stomach Cancer
15.13
10
2.24
173
3. Breast Cancer
11.56
146
15.93
105
4. Cervical Cancer
11.29
74
2.77
151
5. Lung Cancers
9.48
108
25.54
24
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.86
105
10.28
71
7. Liver Cancer
7.43
54
4.69
110
8. Lymphomas
6.79
23
6.36
31
9. Leukemia
5.62
12
4.43
49
10. Pancreas Cancer
4.82
69
7.26
36
11. Ovary Cancer
4.19
100
4.70
79
12. Skin Cancers
2.31
60
2.36
57
13. Uterin Cancer
1.76
124
3.11
50
14. Oral Cancer
1.55
157
2.01
132
15. Bladder Cancer
1.35
139
2.84
61
16. Oesophagus Cancer
1.17
146
3.04
71
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.