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Compare Peru and Malawi 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   Malawi MALAWI
           
    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
     
    37.4
    38.5
    37.9
    153
    155
    157
    1970
    52.4
    55.6
    53.9
    103
    102
    103
     
    40.1
    41.6
    40.8
    161
    161
    160
    1980
    58.3
    62.4
    60.3
    102
    103
    103
     
    43.9
    45.8
    44.8
    159
    162
    160
    1990
    63.5
    68.2
    65.8
    104
    104
    105
     
    47.3
    50.0
    48.6
    164
    166
    164
    2000
    66.9
    71.8
    69.3
    88
    99
    93
     
    45.0
    47.1
    46.0
    172
    172
    172
    2010
    71.2
    76.3
    73.7
    71
    79
    73
     
    51.7
    54.0
    52.9
    172
    174
    173
    2015
    73.1
    78.0
    75.5
    60
    66
    62
     
    56.7
    59.9
    58.3
    169
    168
    169
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Peru PERU   Malawi MALAWI
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.1
    78.0
    60
    66
     
    56.7
    59.9
    169
    168
    Age 5
    74.4
    79.2
    53
    63
     
    60.8
    63.6
    173
    175
    Age 10
    74.7
    79.4
    52
    62
     
    61.4
    64.2
    178
    176
    Age 15
    74.8
    79.6
    52
    62
     
    61.8
    64.6
    178
    177
    Age 20
    75.2
    79.7
    51
    59
     
    62.4
    65.1
    178
    177
    Age 25
    75.6
    79.9
    50
    58
     
    63.0
    65.7
    180
    179
    Age 30
    76.1
    80.1
    49
    58
     
    63.7
    66.6
    181
    179
    Age 35
    76.6
    80.4
    48
    59
     
    64.6
    67.7
    181
    180
    Age 40
    77.1
    80.7
    48
    57
     
    66.1
    69.3
    181
    180
    Age 45
    77.6
    81.1
    46
    56
     
    68.1
    71.2
    181
    179
    Age 50
    78.3
    81.5
    44
    57
     
    70.3
    73.1
    179
    178
    Age 55
    79.2
    82.1
    44
    57
     
    72.5
    74.7
    176
    178
    Age 60
    80.2
    82.9
    47
    57
     
    74.5
    76.1
    174
    177
    Age 65
    81.5
    83.9
    49
    56
     
    76.5
    77.7
    175
    176
    Age 70
    83.2
    85.2
    48
    55
     
    78.6
    79.5
    177
    177
    Age 75
    85.2
    86.8
    52
    54
     
    81.2
    81.8
    179
    178
    Age 80
    87.8
    89.0
    50
    52
     
    84.4
    84.8
    180
    179
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.8
    35
    38
     
    88.1
    88.3
    180
    179
    Age 90
    94.6
    95.2
    19
    19
     
    92.2
    92.4
    179
    179
    Age 95
    98.6
    99.0
    11
    16
     
    96.7
    96.8
    180
    179
    Age 100
    102.9
    103.2
    6
    10
     
    101.4
    101.5
    178
    178
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Peru PERU   Malawi MALAWI
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    73.15
    52
     
    125.65
    32
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    56.73
    144
     
    77.56
    110
    3. Stroke
    37.12
    141
     
    138.49
    33
    4. Prostate Cancer
    19.89
    61
     
    11.23
    116
    5. Liver Disease
    18.89
    71
     
    27.52
    34
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.86
    87
     
    22.12
    52
    7. Kidney Disease
    16.13
    69
     
    14.19
    87
    8. Stomach Cancer
    15.34
    20
     
    2.41
    155
    9. Other Injuries
    13.59
    75
     
    16.05
    60
    10. Cervical Cancer
    13.06
    54
     
    42.18
    5
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    12.54
    134
     
    26.34
    88
    12. Lung Disease
    12.10
    136
     
    18.89
    86
    13. Lung Cancers
    10.43
    92
     
    0.78
    169
    14. Breast Cancer
    9.20
    151
     
    8.00
    160
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    8.79
    80
     
    9.72
    54
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.59
    82
     
    2.57
    165
    17. Hypertension
    7.57
    153
     
    21.31
    46
    18. Liver Cancer
    7.12
    60
     
    1.65
    168
    19. Low Birth Weight
    6.54
    101
     
    15.79
    47
    20. Violence
    6.43
    79
     
    3.03
    114
    21. Tuberculosis
    6.18
    81
     
    10.64
    69
    22. HIV/AIDS
    5.83
    85
     
    343.93
    8
    23. Lymphomas
    5.57
    63
     
    3.13
    124
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.34
    115
     
    14.91
    20
    25. Malnutrition
    5.19
    66
     
    32.72
    27
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    5.14
    61
     
    0.35
    169
    27. Leukemia
    3.85
    85
     
    0.39
    171
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.66
    89
     
    50.43
    33
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.65
    113
     
    14.69
    25
    30. Ovary Cancer
    3.50
    119
     
    1.49
    166
    31. Suicide
    3.23
    146
     
    14.44
    36
    32. Anemia
    3.03
    38
     
    1.95
    55
    33. Drownings
    2.81
    99
     
    9.23
    22
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.74
    103
     
    11.97
    8
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.72
    86
     
    1.63
    119
    36. Birth Trauma
    2.68
    101
     
    14.48
    46
    37. Falls
    2.26
    142
     
    10.34
    42
    38. Meningitis
    2.22
    83
     
    10.07
    40
    39. Maternal Conditions
    1.89
    76
     
    27.51
    16
    40. Alcohol
    1.85
    55
     
    0.13
    134
    41. Fires
    1.81
    97
     
    10.96
    28
    42. Bladder Cancer
    1.51
    110
     
    5.28
    8
    43. Other Neoplasms
    1.51
    130
     
    4.00
    41
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    95
     
    1.98
    57
    45. Epilepsy
    1.40
    113
     
    6.91
    40
    46. Asthma
    1.37
    127
     
    7.43
    70
    47. Drug Use
    1.35
    75
     
    1.89
    58
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    1.33
    105
     
    1.98
    80
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    134
     
    23.18
    1
    50. Oral Cancer
    1.17
    160
     
    2.04
    119
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Peru PERU   Malawi MALAWI
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    17,805
    16.03
     
    12,958
    9.31
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    13,550
    12.20
     
    4,956
    3.56
    3. Stroke
    8,882
    8.00
     
    8,570
    6.16
    4. Liver Disease
    4,684
    4.22
     
    2,092
    1.50
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,669
    4.20
     
    2,637
    1.89
    6. Kidney Disease
    3,911
    3.52
     
    1,080
    0.78
    7. Other Injuries
    3,680
    3.31
     
    1,960
    1.41
    8. Stomach Cancer
    3,680
    3.31
     
    173
    0.12
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,016
    2.72
     
    1,718
    1.23
    10. Lung Disease
    2,849
    2.56
     
    1,249
    0.90
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    2,814
    2.53
     
    2,569
    1.85
    12. Lung Cancers
    2,500
    2.25
     
    59
    0.04
    13. Low Birth Weight
    2,160
    1.94
     
    5,021
    3.61
    14. Prostate Cancer
    2,080
    1.87
     
    290
    0.21
    15. Violence
    1,862
    1.68
     
    417
    0.30
    16. Hypertension
    1,803
    1.62
     
    1,339
    0.96
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,802
    1.62
     
    192
    0.14
    18. Liver Cancer
    1,730
    1.56
     
    164
    0.12
    19. Cervical Cancer
    1,716
    1.54
     
    1,785
    1.28
    20. HIV/AIDS
    1,668
    1.50
     
    40,819
    29.32
    21. Tuberculosis
    1,538
    1.38
     
    1,335
    0.96
    22. Lymphomas
    1,369
    1.23
     
    296
    0.21
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,363
    1.23
     
    1,043
    0.75
    24. Malnutrition
    1,304
    1.17
     
    3,283
    2.36
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    1,227
    1.10
     
    26
    0.02
    26. Breast Cancer
    1,209
    1.09
     
    320
    0.23
    27. Leukemia
    1,045
    0.94
     
    38
    0.03
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,012
    0.91
     
    6,875
    4.94
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    945
    0.85
     
    1,459
    1.05
    30. Suicide
    942
    0.85
     
    1,376
    0.99
    31. Birth Trauma
    886
    0.80
     
    4,605
    3.31
    32. Drownings
    823
    0.74
     
    1,397
    1.00
    33. Anemia
    758
    0.68
     
    191
    0.14
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    674
    0.61
     
    908
    0.65
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    655
    0.59
     
    115
    0.08
    36. Meningitis
    637
    0.57
     
    1,492
    1.07
    37. Falls
    579
    0.52
     
    888
    0.64
    38. Maternal Conditions
    563
    0.51
     
    3,367
    2.42
    39. Alcohol
    479
    0.43
     
    9
    0.01
    40. Fires
    478
    0.43
     
    1,479
    1.06
    41. Ovary Cancer
    458
    0.41
     
    74
    0.05
    42. Epilepsy
    400
    0.36
     
    854
    0.61
    43. Other Neoplasms
    374
    0.34
     
    358
    0.26
    44. Drug Use
    364
    0.33
     
    216
    0.16
    45. Skin Cancers
    362
    0.33
     
    139
    0.10
    46. Bladder Cancer
    354
    0.32
     
    354
    0.25
    47. Asthma
    336
    0.30
     
    520
    0.37
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    313
    0.28
     
    117
    0.08
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    311
    0.28
     
    1,620
    1.16
    50. Skin Disease
    291
    0.26
     
    639
    0.46
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Peru PERU   Malawi MALAWI
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    19.89
    61
     
    11.23
    116
    2. Stomach Cancer
    15.34
    20
     
    2.41
    155
    3. Cervical Cancer
    13.06
    54
     
    42.18
    5
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.43
    92
     
    0.78
    169
    5. Breast Cancer
    9.20
    151
     
    8.00
    160
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.59
    82
     
    2.57
    165
    7. Liver Cancer
    7.12
    60
     
    1.65
    168
    8. Lymphomas
    5.57
    63
     
    3.13
    124
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    5.14
    61
     
    0.35
    169
    10. Leukemia
    3.85
    85
     
    0.39
    171
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.50
    119
     
    1.49
    166
    12. Bladder Cancer
    1.51
    110
     
    5.28
    8
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    95
     
    1.98
    57
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    134
     
    23.18
    1
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.17
    160
     
    2.04
    119
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    155
     
    0.78
    158
     
     
     
    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.