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Compare Peru and Laos health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Peru PERU   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    46.7
    49.3
    48.0
    102
    101
    101
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    52.4
    55.6
    53.9
    103
    102
    103
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    58.3
    62.4
    60.3
    102
    103
    103
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    63.5
    68.2
    65.8
    104
    104
    105
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    66.9
    71.8
    69.3
    88
    99
    93
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    71.2
    76.3
    73.7
    71
    79
    73
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    73.1
    78.0
    75.5
    60
    66
    62
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Peru PERU   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.1
    78.0
    60
    66
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    74.4
    79.2
    53
    63
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    74.7
    79.4
    52
    62
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    74.8
    79.6
    52
    62
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    75.2
    79.7
    51
    59
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    75.6
    79.9
    50
    58
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    76.1
    80.1
    49
    58
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    76.6
    80.4
    48
    59
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    77.1
    80.7
    48
    57
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    77.6
    81.1
    46
    56
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    78.3
    81.5
    44
    57
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    79.2
    82.1
    44
    57
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    80.2
    82.9
    47
    57
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    81.5
    83.9
    49
    56
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    83.2
    85.2
    48
    55
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    85.2
    86.8
    52
    54
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    87.8
    89.0
    50
    52
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.8
    35
    38
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.6
    95.2
    19
    19
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    98.6
    99.0
    11
    16
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.9
    103.2
    6
    10
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Peru PERU   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    73.15
    52
    		  
    103.64
    39
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    56.73
    144
    		  
    135.32
    41
    3. Stroke
    37.12
    141
    		  
    123.84
    49
    4. Prostate Cancer
    19.89
    61
    		  
    3.52
    157
    5. Liver Disease
    18.89
    71
    		  
    15.22
    90
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.86
    87
    		  
    21.84
    55
    7. Kidney Disease
    16.13
    69
    		  
    17.30
    56
    8. Stomach Cancer
    15.34
    20
    		  
    2.46
    154
    9. Other Injuries
    13.59
    75
    		  
    19.68
    42
    10. Cervical Cancer
    13.06
    54
    		  
    7.81
    85
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    12.54
    134
    		  
    27.80
    84
    12. Lung Disease
    12.10
    136
    		  
    34.40
    23
    13. Lung Cancers
    10.43
    92
    		  
    12.94
    82
    14. Breast Cancer
    9.20
    151
    		  
    9.91
    146
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    8.79
    80
    		  
    9.07
    74
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.59
    82
    		  
    7.39
    85
    17. Hypertension
    7.57
    153
    		  
    20.37
    55
    18. Liver Cancer
    7.12
    60
    		  
    55.58
    2
    19. Low Birth Weight
    6.54
    101
    		  
    17.45
    39
    20. Violence
    6.43
    79
    		  
    6.66
    75
    21. Tuberculosis
    6.18
    81
    		  
    17.90
    52
    22. HIV/AIDS
    5.83
    85
    		  
    6.82
    77
    23. Lymphomas
    5.57
    63
    		  
    4.34
    90
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.34
    115
    		  
    5.53
    112
    25. Malnutrition
    5.19
    66
    		  
    9.20
    49
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    5.14
    61
    		  
    1.05
    145
    27. Leukemia
    3.85
    85
    		  
    3.77
    91
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.66
    89
    		  
    27.96
    49
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.65
    113
    		  
    2.40
    142
    30. Ovary Cancer
    3.50
    119
    		  
    4.34
    82
    31. Suicide
    3.23
    146
    		  
    8.54
    86
    32. Anemia
    3.03
    38
    		  
    1.31
    66
    33. Drownings
    2.81
    99
    		  
    5.69
    55
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.74
    103
    		  
    10.04
    19
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.72
    86
    		  
    9.05
    27
    36. Birth Trauma
    2.68
    101
    		  
    18.95
    24
    37. Falls
    2.26
    142
    		  
    5.76
    80
    38. Meningitis
    2.22
    83
    		  
    6.65
    51
    39. Maternal Conditions
    1.89
    76
    		  
    7.20
    47
    40. Alcohol
    1.85
    55
    		  
    1.69
    60
    41. Fires
    1.81
    97
    		  
    3.64
    69
    42. Bladder Cancer
    1.51
    110
    		  
    1.50
    112
    43. Other Neoplasms
    1.51
    130
    		  
    1.52
    127
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    95
    		  
    0.87
    132
    45. Epilepsy
    1.40
    113
    		  
    1.65
    97
    46. Asthma
    1.37
    127
    		  
    25.90
    5
    47. Drug Use
    1.35
    75
    		  
    3.55
    25
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    1.33
    105
    		  
    0.45
    152
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    134
    		  
    0.68
    157
    50. Oral Cancer
    1.17
    160
    		  
    4.08
    63
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Peru PERU   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    17,805
    16.03
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    13,550
    12.20
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    3. Stroke
    8,882
    8.00
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    4. Liver Disease
    4,684
    4.22
    		  
    594
    1.42
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,669
    4.20
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    6. Kidney Disease
    3,911
    3.52
    		  
    632
    1.51
    7. Other Injuries
    3,680
    3.31
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    8. Stomach Cancer
    3,680
    3.31
    		  
    92
    0.22
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,016
    2.72
    		  
    938
    2.24
    10. Lung Disease
    2,849
    2.56
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    2,814
    2.53
    		  
    817
    1.95
    12. Lung Cancers
    2,500
    2.25
    		  
    470
    1.12
    13. Low Birth Weight
    2,160
    1.94
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    14. Prostate Cancer
    2,080
    1.87
    		  
    46
    0.11
    15. Violence
    1,862
    1.68
    		  
    390
    0.93
    16. Hypertension
    1,803
    1.62
    		  
    673
    1.61
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,802
    1.62
    		  
    267
    0.64
    18. Liver Cancer
    1,730
    1.56
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    19. Cervical Cancer
    1,716
    1.54
    		  
    167
    0.40
    20. HIV/AIDS
    1,668
    1.50
    		  
    425
    1.01
    21. Tuberculosis
    1,538
    1.38
    		  
    707
    1.69
    22. Lymphomas
    1,369
    1.23
    		  
    171
    0.41
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,363
    1.23
    		  
    219
    0.52
    24. Malnutrition
    1,304
    1.17
    		  
    393
    0.94
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    1,227
    1.10
    		  
    41
    0.10
    26. Breast Cancer
    1,209
    1.09
    		  
    219
    0.52
    27. Leukemia
    1,045
    0.94
    		  
    203
    0.49
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,012
    0.91
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    945
    0.85
    		  
    108
    0.26
    30. Suicide
    942
    0.85
    		  
    422
    1.01
    31. Birth Trauma
    886
    0.80
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    32. Drownings
    823
    0.74
    		  
    394
    0.94
    33. Anemia
    758
    0.68
    		  
    50
    0.12
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    674
    0.61
    		  
    390
    0.93
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    655
    0.59
    		  
    313
    0.75
    36. Meningitis
    637
    0.57
    		  
    476
    1.13
    37. Falls
    579
    0.52
    		  
    247
    0.59
    38. Maternal Conditions
    563
    0.51
    		  
    424
    1.01
    39. Alcohol
    479
    0.43
    		  
    74
    0.18
    40. Fires
    478
    0.43
    		  
    196
    0.47
    41. Ovary Cancer
    458
    0.41
    		  
    92
    0.22
    42. Epilepsy
    400
    0.36
    		  
    92
    0.22
    43. Other Neoplasms
    374
    0.34
    		  
    64
    0.15
    44. Drug Use
    364
    0.33
    		  
    177
    0.42
    45. Skin Cancers
    362
    0.33
    		  
    30
    0.07
    46. Bladder Cancer
    354
    0.32
    		  
    50
    0.12
    47. Asthma
    336
    0.30
    		  
    911
    2.17
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    313
    0.28
    		  
    14
    0.03
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    311
    0.28
    		  
    25
    0.06
    50. Skin Disease
    291
    0.26
    		  
    75
    0.18
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Peru PERU   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    19.89
    61
    		  
    3.52
    157
    2. Stomach Cancer
    15.34
    20
    		  
    2.46
    154
    3. Cervical Cancer
    13.06
    54
    		  
    7.81
    85
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.43
    92
    		  
    12.94
    82
    5. Breast Cancer
    9.20
    151
    		  
    9.91
    146
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.59
    82
    		  
    7.39
    85
    7. Liver Cancer
    7.12
    60
    		  
    55.58
    2
    8. Lymphomas
    5.57
    63
    		  
    4.34
    90
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    5.14
    61
    		  
    1.05
    145
    10. Leukemia
    3.85
    85
    		  
    3.77
    91
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.50
    119
    		  
    4.34
    82
    12. Bladder Cancer
    1.51
    110
    		  
    1.50
    112
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    95
    		  
    0.87
    132
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    134
    		  
    0.68
    157
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.17
    160
    		  
    4.08
    63
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    155
    		  
    1.42
    114
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.