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Peru
COUNTRY #1
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PERU VS MAURITANIA

Compare Peru and Mauritania 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.

Mauritania
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Peru Population Pyramid
40,373,987
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Mauritania Population Pyramid
9,024,891
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Peru PERU   Mauritania MAURITANIA
  Peru PERU   Mauritania MAURITANIA
       
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
  
41.5
45.7
43.5
131
123
129
1970
52.4
55.6
53.9
103
102
103
  
45.5
49.9
47.6
135
129
133
1980
58.3
62.4
60.3
102
103
103
  
50.5
54.7
52.5
135
133
134
1990
63.5
68.2
65.8
104
104
105
  
55.6
59.5
57.5
140
136
137
2000
68.9
73.9
71.4
70
79
75
  
58.4
61.6
60.0
133
132
134
2010
71.2
76.3
73.7
71
79
73
  
60.5
63.5
62.0
142
145
143
2019
78.5
81.3
79.9
31
39
32
  
68.1
68.7
68.4
119
141
131
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Peru PERU   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
78.5
81.3
31
39
68.1
68.7
119
141
Age
78.5
81.3
31
39
68.1
68.7
119
141
Age 5
79.5
82.3
25
35
73.8
73.6
71
129
Age 10
79.6
82.4
24
35
74.2
73.9
68
127
Age 15
79.7
82.5
24
35
74.3
74.1
68
127
Age 20
79.9
82.6
24
35
74.6
74.3
69
127
Age 25
80.3
82.8
22
35
74.9
74.6
69
127
Age 30
80.6
82.9
20
35
75.3
74.9
70
127
Age 35
81.0
83.1
19
35
75.7
75.2
70
127
Age 40
81.4
83.3
18
35
76.1
75.7
67
128
Age 45
81.8
83.6
13
35
76.6
76.2
66
129
Age 50
82.3
84.0
13
35
77.2
76.9
67
131
Age 55
82.9
84.4
9
34
78.1
77.8
66
134
Age 60
83.7
85.1
8
33
79.1
78.9
71
135
Age 65
84.6
85.8
8
34
80.6
80.3
70
131
Age 70
85.8
86.9
6
28
82.3
82.1
68
125
Age 75
87.3
88.2
3
23
84.6
84.4
67
127
Age 80
89.3
89.8
1
17
87.1
87.0
69
123
Age 85
91.5
91.8
7
18
90.1
90.2
71
112
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Peru PERU   Mauritania MAURITANIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
44.20
64
84.48
39
2. Coronary Heart Disease
39.96
173
97.58
114
3. Stroke
22.60
162
74.41
100
4. Kidney Disease
21.30
102
28.66
67
5. Prostate Cancer
20.46
62
18.54
72
6. Liver Disease
19.25
91
25.88
73
7. Alzheimers & Dementia
16.23
123
19.76
53
8. Stomach Cancer
15.13
10
6.03
91
9. Road Traffic Accidents
13.36
110
31.87
44
10. Diabetes Mellitus
13.28
133
33.08
83
11. Breast Cancer
11.56
146
14.72
122
12. Cervical Cancer
11.29
74
27.42
20
13. Lung Cancers
9.48
108
2.77
163
14. Violence
9.14
57
13.71
31
15. Other Injuries
8.67
80
8.96
76
16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.86
105
5.29
146
17. Liver Cancer
7.43
54
12.80
20
18. Lung Disease
7.23
178
16.35
131
19. Tuberculosis
7.14
75
24.14
46
20. Lymphomas
6.79
23
2.74
157
21. Leukemia
5.62
12
0.73
176
22. Congenital Anomalies
5.17
109
7.27
46
23. Pancreas Cancer
4.82
69
1.67
151
24. Ovary Cancer
4.19
100
3.39
128
25. Falls
3.81
132
6.66
73
26. Parkinson's Disease
3.64
120
4.87
54
27. Diarrhoeal diseases
3.31
89
44.13
41
28. Low Birth Weight
3.18
120
15.92
3
29. Hypertension
3.06
165
16.11
102
30. Malnutrition
2.94
70
13.89
20
31. Suicide
2.73
166
5.47
132
32. HIV/AIDS
2.59
98
7.20
66
33. Skin Cancers
2.31
60
2.41
54
34. Drug Use
1.92
48
2.66
30
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.79
123
4.26
67
36. Drownings
1.78
122
2.10
112
37. Uterin Cancer
1.76
124
1.46
141
38. Oral Cancer
1.55
157
2.03
130
39. Inflammatory/Heart
1.46
175
4.86
90
40. Endocrine Disorders
1.41
164
4.39
78
41. Bladder Cancer
1.35
139
2.05
93
42. Birth Trauma
1.18
115
9.85
27
43. Oesophagus Cancer
1.17
146
1.31
140
44. Maternal Conditions
1.04
82
16.08
15
45. Alcohol
0.98
119
0.69
132
46. Encephalitis
0.85
34
0.80
40
47. Pertussis
0.81
70
7.56
2
48. Epilepsy
0.79
157
1.97
72
49. Fires
0.72
125
3.05
47
50. Asthma
0.62
153
8.59
70
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Peru PERU   Mauritania MAURITANIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
15,326
12.49
2,756
11.66
2. Coronary Heart Disease
13,769
11.22
1,636
6.92
3. Stroke
7,722
6.29
1,307
5.53
4. Kidney Disease
7,234
5.90
555
2.35
5. Liver Disease
6,375
5.20
586
2.48
6. Alzheimers & Dementia
5,811
4.74
251
1.06
7. Stomach Cancer
5,072
4.13
132
0.56
8. Diabetes Mellitus
4,437
3.62
594
2.51
9. Road Traffic Accidents
4,414
3.60
1,158
4.90
10. Lung Cancers
3,169
2.58
60
0.25
11. Prostate Cancer
3,167
2.58
118
0.50
12. Violence
3,013
2.46
491
2.08
13. Other Injuries
2,876
2.34
343
1.45
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
2,642
2.15
110
0.47
15. Lung Disease
2,519
2.05
275
1.16
16. Liver Cancer
2,476
2.02
312
1.32
17. Tuberculosis
2,377
1.94
717
3.03
18. Lymphomas
2,254
1.84
65
0.28
19. Congenital Anomalies
1,997
1.63
665
2.81
20. Breast Cancer
1,969
1.60
189
0.80
21. Cervical Cancer
1,924
1.57
333
1.41
22. Leukemia
1,850
1.51
22
0.09
23. Pancreas Cancer
1,607
1.31
39
0.17
24. Low Birth Weight
1,475
1.20
2,014
8.52
25. Falls
1,285
1.05
140
0.59
26. Parkinson's Disease
1,270
1.04
69
0.29
27. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,108
0.90
1,656
7.01
28. Hypertension
1,061
0.86
286
1.21
29. Malnutrition
1,006
0.82
462
1.96
30. Suicide
903
0.74
141
0.60
31. HIV/AIDS
849
0.69
231
0.98
32. Skin Cancers
786
0.64
50
0.21
33. Ovary Cancer
713
0.58
43
0.18
34. Drug Use
635
0.52
71
0.30
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
609
0.50
83
0.35
36. Drownings
584
0.48
116
0.49
37. Birth Trauma
537
0.44
1,204
5.10
38. Oral Cancer
519
0.42
45
0.19
39. Inflammatory/Heart
494
0.40
110
0.47
40. Endocrine Disorders
474
0.39
197
0.83
41. Bladder Cancer
463
0.38
42
0.18
42. Oesophagus Cancer
394
0.32
30
0.13
43. Maternal Conditions
345
0.28
639
2.70
44. Alcohol
321
0.26
16
0.07
45. Uterin Cancer
304
0.25
17
0.07
46. Encephalitis
281
0.23
33
0.14
47. Epilepsy
262
0.21
75
0.32
48. Pertussis
260
0.21
574
2.43
49. Fires
239
0.19
123
0.52
50. Asthma
208
0.17
170
0.72
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Peru PERU   Mauritania MAURITANIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
20.46
62
18.54
72
2. Stomach Cancer
15.13
10
6.03
91
3. Breast Cancer
11.56
146
14.72
122
4. Cervical Cancer
11.29
74
27.42
20
5. Lung Cancers
9.48
108
2.77
163
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
7.86
105
5.29
146
7. Liver Cancer
7.43
54
12.80
20
8. Lymphomas
6.79
23
2.74
157
9. Leukemia
5.62
12
0.73
176
10. Pancreas Cancer
4.82
69
1.67
151
11. Ovary Cancer
4.19
100
3.39
128
12. Skin Cancers
2.31
60
2.41
54
13. Uterin Cancer
1.76
124
1.46
141
14. Oral Cancer
1.55
157
2.03
130
15. Bladder Cancer
1.35
139
2.05
93
16. Oesophagus Cancer
1.17
146
1.31
140
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.