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Iraq
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

Compare Iraq and Peru 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.

Peru
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
Iraq Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iraq IRAQ   Peru PERU
      Iraq IRAQ   Peru PERU
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    49.4
    51.2
    50.3
    90
    95
    94
     
    46.7
    49.3
    48.0
    102
    101
    101
    1970
    55.1
    56.9
    56.0
    91
    96
    93
     
    52.4
    55.6
    53.9
    103
    102
    103
    1980
    60.2
    62.8
    61.5
    92
    100
    93
     
    58.3
    62.4
    60.3
    102
    103
    103
    1990
    60.2
    63.3
    61.8
    119
    125
    121
     
    63.5
    68.2
    65.8
    104
    104
    105
    2000
    67.8
    72.3
    70.0
    82
    97
    94
     
    68.9
    73.9
    71.4
    70
    79
    75
    2010
    68.4
    72.8
    70.6
    96
    109
    101
     
    71.2
    76.3
    73.7
    71
    79
    73
    2019
    69.9
    75.0
    72.4
    98
    106
    108
     
    78.5
    81.3
    79.9
    31
    39
    32
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iraq IRAQ   Peru PERU
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.9
    75.0
    98
    106
    78.5
    81.3
    31
    39
    Age 5
    72.0
    76.8
    93
    99
    79.5
    82.3
    25
    35
    Age 10
    72.2
    76.9
    94
    99
    79.6
    82.4
    24
    35
    Age 15
    72.3
    77.0
    92
    99
    79.7
    82.5
    24
    35
    Age 20
    72.6
    77.2
    92
    99
    79.9
    82.6
    24
    35
    Age 25
    73.0
    77.4
    90
    98
    80.3
    82.8
    22
    35
    Age 30
    73.3
    77.6
    91
    99
    80.6
    82.9
    20
    35
    Age 35
    73.7
    77.8
    92
    98
    81.0
    83.1
    19
    35
    Age 40
    74.1
    78.1
    95
    98
    81.4
    83.3
    18
    35
    Age 45
    74.6
    78.4
    94
    98
    81.8
    83.6
    13
    35
    Age 50
    75.4
    79.0
    93
    98
    82.3
    84.0
    13
    35
    Age 55
    76.3
    79.7
    93
    99
    82.9
    84.4
    9
    34
    Age 60
    77.6
    80.7
    94
    98
    83.7
    85.1
    8
    33
    Age 65
    79.3
    81.9
    95
    97
    84.6
    85.8
    8
    34
    Age 70
    81.4
    83.4
    100
    95
    85.8
    86.9
    6
    28
    Age 75
    83.8
    85.4
    91
    91
    87.3
    88.2
    3
    23
    Age 80
    86.7
    87.7
    87
    88
    89.3
    89.8
    1
    17
    Age 85
    89.9
    90.4
    86
    85
    91.5
    91.8
    7
    18
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iraq IRAQ   Peru PERU
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    227.26
    23
    39.96
    173
    2. Stroke
    128.44
    31
    22.60
    162
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    43.40
    51
    13.28
    133
    4. Kidney Disease
    37.39
    29
    21.30
    102
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    34.41
    37
    13.36
    110
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.16
    66
    16.23
    123
    7. Violence
    17.20
    26
    9.14
    57
    8. Hypertension
    16.27
    101
    3.06
    165
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15.14
    135
    44.20
    64
    10. Breast Cancer
    15.07
    115
    11.56
    146
    11. Lung Cancers
    11.72
    97
    9.48
    108
    12. Liver Disease
    10.94
    118
    19.25
    91
    13. Lung Disease
    8.53
    174
    7.23
    178
    14. War
    8.37
    6
    0.01
    174
    15. Low Birth Weight
    8.00
    54
    3.18
    120
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    6.83
    57
    5.17
    109
    17. Other Injuries
    6.33
    113
    8.67
    80
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.43
    77
    1.46
    175
    19. Asthma
    5.15
    86
    0.62
    153
    20. Birth Trauma
    4.96
    66
    1.18
    115
    21. Leukemia
    4.79
    26
    5.62
    12
    22. Suicide
    4.74
    144
    2.73
    166
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    4.74
    59
    3.64
    120
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    158
    7.86
    105
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    132
    15.13
    10
    26. Lymphomas
    3.82
    128
    6.79
    23
    27. Bladder Cancer
    3.81
    31
    1.35
    139
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.46
    87
    3.31
    89
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.16
    141
    4.19
    100
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    165
    7.43
    54
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    115
    4.82
    69
    32. Prostate Cancer
    2.81
    176
    20.46
    62
    33. Falls
    2.77
    156
    3.81
    132
    34. Fires
    2.35
    66
    0.72
    125
    35. Tuberculosis
    2.26
    106
    7.14
    75
    36. Maternal Conditions
    2.17
    68
    1.04
    82
    37. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    133
    1.55
    157
    38. Skin Cancers
    2.00
    87
    2.31
    60
    39. Drug Use
    1.73
    58
    1.92
    48
    40. Drownings
    1.56
    127
    1.78
    122
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.42
    93
    0.59
    143
    42. Cervical Cancer
    1.39
    180
    11.29
    74
    43. Endocrine Disorders
    1.35
    167
    1.41
    164
    44. Pertussis
    1.08
    63
    0.81
    70
    45. Meningitis
    1.07
    77
    0.36
    131
    46. Encephalitis
    1.07
    17
    0.85
    34
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.95
    158
    1.17
    146
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.92
    151
    1.79
    123
    49. Epilepsy
    0.75
    161
    0.79
    157
    50. Uterin Cancer
    0.59
    173
    1.76
    124
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Iraq IRAQ   Peru PERU
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,594
    24.98
    13,769
    11.22
    2. Stroke
    20,793
    14.19
    7,722
    6.29
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    10,726
    7.32
    4,414
    3.60
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    7,395
    5.05
    4,437
    3.62
    5. Low Birth Weight
    6,573
    4.49
    1,475
    1.20
    6. Kidney Disease
    6,323
    4.32
    7,234
    5.90
    7. Violence
    5,658
    3.86
    3,013
    2.46
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,551
    3.79
    15,326
    12.49
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    4,812
    3.28
    1,997
    1.63
    10. Birth Trauma
    4,223
    2.88
    537
    0.44
    11. War
    2,942
    2.01
    3
    0.00
    12. Hypertension
    2,451
    1.67
    1,061
    0.86
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,429
    1.66
    5,811
    4.74
    14. Other Injuries
    2,212
    1.51
    2,876
    2.34
    15. Lung Cancers
    2,162
    1.48
    3,169
    2.58
    16. Liver Disease
    2,127
    1.45
    6,375
    5.20
    17. Breast Cancer
    1,783
    1.22
    1,969
    1.60
    18. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,578
    1.08
    1,108
    0.90
    19. Suicide
    1,418
    0.97
    903
    0.74
    20. Lung Disease
    1,329
    0.91
    2,519
    2.05
    21. Leukemia
    1,315
    0.90
    1,850
    1.51
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,190
    0.81
    494
    0.40
    23. Asthma
    914
    0.62
    208
    0.17
    24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    852
    0.58
    2,642
    2.15
    25. Tuberculosis
    821
    0.56
    2,377
    1.94
    26. Lymphomas
    811
    0.55
    2,254
    1.84
    27. Maternal Conditions
    780
    0.53
    345
    0.28
    28. Stomach Cancer
    771
    0.53
    5,072
    4.13
    29. Fires
    742
    0.51
    239
    0.19
    30. Falls
    709
    0.48
    1,285
    1.05
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    658
    0.45
    1,270
    1.04
    32. Drownings
    658
    0.45
    584
    0.48
    33. Pertussis
    636
    0.43
    260
    0.21
    34. Bladder Cancer
    628
    0.43
    463
    0.38
    35. Liver Cancer
    555
    0.38
    2,476
    2.02
    36. Pancreas Cancer
    530
    0.36
    1,607
    1.31
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    462
    0.32
    474
    0.39
    38. Drug Use
    441
    0.30
    635
    0.52
    39. Oral Cancer
    410
    0.28
    519
    0.42
    40. Encephalitis
    378
    0.26
    281
    0.23
    41. Ovary Cancer
    376
    0.26
    713
    0.58
    42. Meningitis
    372
    0.25
    118
    0.10
    43. Skin Cancers
    339
    0.23
    786
    0.64
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    283
    0.19
    198
    0.16
    45. Epilepsy
    253
    0.17
    262
    0.21
    46. Oesophagus Cancer
    173
    0.12
    394
    0.32
    47. Prostate Cancer
    171
    0.12
    3,167
    2.58
    48. Cervical Cancer
    162
    0.11
    1,924
    1.57
    49. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    159
    0.11
    609
    0.50
    50. Syphilis
    137
    0.09
    182
    0.15
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Iraq IRAQ   Peru PERU
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    15.07
    115
    11.56
    146
    2. Lung Cancers
    11.72
    97
    9.48
    108
    3. Leukemia
    4.79
    26
    5.62
    12
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.32
    158
    7.86
    105
    5. Stomach Cancer
    3.94
    132
    15.13
    10
    6. Lymphomas
    3.82
    128
    6.79
    23
    7. Bladder Cancer
    3.81
    31
    1.35
    139
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.16
    141
    4.19
    100
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    165
    7.43
    54
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    2.88
    115
    4.82
    69
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2.81
    176
    20.46
    62
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    133
    1.55
    157
    13. Skin Cancers
    2.00
    87
    2.31
    60
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1.39
    180
    11.29
    74
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.95
    158
    1.17
    146
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.59
    173
    1.76
    124
    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.