PERU VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,660	2	13,769	+ 18,891
War	2	20,817	67	3	+ 20,813
Stroke	3	15,487	3	7,722	+ 7,766
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,903	1	15,326	- 3,423
Low Birth Weight	5	10,263	24	1,475	+ 8,788
Birth Trauma	6	8,713	37	537	+ 8,176
Tuberculosis	7	7,995	17	2,377	+ 5,618
Hypertension	8	6,496	28	1,061	+ 5,435
Maternal Conditions	9	6,343	43	345	+ 5,998
Kidney Disease	10	5,355	4	7,234	- 1,879
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,902	9	4,414	+ 488
Diabetes Mellitus	12	4,672	8	4,437	+ 235
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	4,514	27	1,108	+ 3,406
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,063	19	1,997	+ 2,067
Lung Disease	15	3,778	15	2,519	+ 1,260
Liver Disease	16	3,737	5	6,375	- 2,638
Asthma	17	2,765	50	208	+ 2,557
Other Injuries	18	2,634	13	2,876	- 242
Violence	19	2,614	12	3,013	- 399
Meningitis	20	2,133	56	118	+ 2,016
Pertussis	21	1,712	48	260	+ 1,452
Breast Cancer	22	1,480	20	1,969	- 489
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,434	6	5,811	- 4,377
Suicide	24	1,278	30	903	+ 375
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,223	35	609	+ 614
Stomach Cancer	26	1,219	7	5,072	- 3,852
Oral Cancer	27	1,192	38	519	+ 673
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,108	40	474	+ 634
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,068	42	394	+ 674
Tetanus	30	1,019	60	48	+ 972
Encephalitis	31	967	46	281	+ 686
Lung Cancers	32	874	10	3,169	- 2,294
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	846	51	198	+ 648
Drownings	34	809	36	584	+ 225
Epilepsy	35	807	47	262	+ 545
Lymphomas	36	769	18	2,254	- 1,485
Falls	37	736	25	1,285	- 549
Hepatitis B	38	702	64	10	+ 692
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	602	14	2,642	- 2,040
Liver Cancer	40	534	16	2,476	- 1,942
Parkinson's Disease	41	510	26	1,270	- 760
Leukemia	42	496	22	1,850	- 1,354
Malnutrition	43	479	29	1,006	- 527
Cervical Cancer	44	439	21	1,924	- 1,484
Inflammatory/Heart	45	428	39	494	- 65
HIV/AIDS	46	377	31	849	- 472
Poisonings	47	312	55	126	+ 186
Ovary Cancer	48	300	33	713	- 413
Measles	49	285	73	0	+ 285
Fires	50	283	49	239	+ 44
Drug Use	51	267	34	635	- 369
Appendicitis	52	242	53	170	+ 72
Uterin Cancer	53	234	45	304	- 70
Bladder Cancer	54	221	41	463	- 242
Prostate Cancer	55	210	11	3,167	- 2,958
Pancreas Cancer	56	186	23	1,607	- 1,420
Malaria	57	151	61	35	+ 116
Alcohol	58	122	44	321	- 200
Skin Cancers	59	118	32	786	- 668
Syphilis	60	77	52	182	- 106
Skin Disease	61	76	54	156	- 80
Multiple Sclerosis	62	68	62	35	+ 34
Other Neoplasms	63	23	58	54	- 31
Hepatitis C	64	23	65	4	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	21	57	107	- 87
Ascariasis	66	14	69	2	+ 12
Diphtheria	67	13	70	1	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	68	7	63	11	- 4
Chlamydia	69	1	68	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	66	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Afghanistan

Peru

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.