PERU VS ALGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ALGERIA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,817	2	13,769	+ 24,048
Stroke	2	16,218	3	7,722	+ 8,496
Road Traffic Accidents	3	6,237	9	4,414	+ 1,823
Hypertension	4	5,802	28	1,061	+ 4,742
Kidney Disease	5	5,219	4	7,234	- 2,015
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,053	1	15,326	- 10,273
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	3,907	6	5,811	- 1,905
Low Birth Weight	8	3,772	24	1,475	+ 2,297
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,243	8	4,437	- 1,193
Lung Disease	10	3,236	15	2,519	+ 718
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,021	19	1,997	+ 1,024
Lung Cancers	12	2,725	10	3,169	- 443
Birth Trauma	13	2,635	37	537	+ 2,098
Breast Cancer	14	2,402	20	1,969	+ 433
Liver Disease	15	2,402	5	6,375	- 3,974
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,177	14	2,642	- 466
Tuberculosis	17	1,969	17	2,377	- 408
Asthma	18	1,414	50	208	+ 1,206
Stomach Cancer	19	1,409	7	5,072	- 3,663
Lymphomas	20	1,270	18	2,254	- 983
Bladder Cancer	21	986	41	463	+ 524
Other Injuries	22	971	13	2,876	- 1,904
Falls	23	912	25	1,285	- 373
Parkinson's Disease	24	866	26	1,270	- 404
Leukemia	25	802	22	1,850	- 1,048
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	770	27	1,108	- 338
Cervical Cancer	27	754	21	1,924	- 1,169
Suicide	28	743	30	903	- 160
Prostate Cancer	29	741	11	3,167	- 2,426
Drug Use	30	682	34	635	+ 46
Pancreas Cancer	31	674	23	1,607	- 932
Endocrine Disorders	32	642	40	474	+ 167
Maternal Conditions	33	636	43	345	+ 291
Inflammatory/Heart	34	572	39	494	+ 78
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	500	35	609	- 109
Violence	36	494	12	3,013	- 2,518
Skin Cancers	37	493	32	786	- 292
Oral Cancer	38	482	38	519	- 37
Fires	39	441	49	239	+ 202
Ovary Cancer	40	424	33	713	- 289
Liver Cancer	41	382	16	2,476	- 2,094
Drownings	42	312	36	584	- 271
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	251	51	198	+ 52
Epilepsy	44	246	47	262	- 16
Meningitis	45	222	56	118	+ 104
Oesophagus Cancer	46	217	42	394	- 177
Poisonings	47	199	55	126	+ 73
HIV/AIDS	48	134	31	849	- 715
Pertussis	49	117	48	260	- 143
Hepatitis B	50	114	64	10	+ 105
Encephalitis	51	101	46	281	- 180
Skin Disease	52	77	54	156	- 79
Malnutrition	53	57	29	1,006	- 949
Alcohol	54	56	44	321	- 265
Appendicitis	55	56	53	170	- 115
Uterin Cancer	56	52	45	304	- 252
Multiple Sclerosis	57	51	62	35	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	58	40	58	54	- 14
Measles	59	38	73	0	+ 38
Tetanus	60	36	60	48	- 12
Syphilis	61	28	52	182	- 154
War	62	28	67	3	+ 25
Schistosomiasis	63	15	77	0	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	15	57	107	- 92
Hepatitis C	65	3	65	4	- 1
Leishmaniasis	66	2	76	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	1	69	2	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	1	63	11	- 10
Chlamydia	69	1	68	3	- 2
Diphtheria	70	1	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	61	35	- 35
Chagas disease	73	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Algeria

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.