PERU VS BENIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BENIN		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,635	1	15,326	+ 7,309
Malaria	2	15,609	61	35	+ 15,574
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	15,151	27	1,108	+ 14,043
Stroke	4	12,986	3	7,722	+ 5,265
Coronary Heart Disease	5	11,972	2	13,769	- 1,797
Low Birth Weight	6	10,886	24	1,475	+ 9,411
Birth Trauma	7	8,761	37	537	+ 8,224
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,014	9	4,414	+ 2,600
Liver Disease	9	5,427	5	6,375	- 948
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,023	19	1,997	+ 3,027
HIV/AIDS	11	5,019	31	849	+ 4,170
Meningitis	12	4,362	56	118	+ 4,245
Kidney Disease	13	4,278	4	7,234	- 2,956
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,241	8	4,437	- 196
Other Injuries	15	3,398	13	2,876	+ 523
Endocrine Disorders	16	3,225	40	474	+ 2,751
Lung Disease	17	2,705	15	2,519	+ 187
Pertussis	18	2,590	48	260	+ 2,330
Hypertension	19	2,414	28	1,061	+ 1,353
Maternal Conditions	20	2,305	43	345	+ 1,960
Malnutrition	21	2,058	29	1,006	+ 1,052
Suicide	22	2,045	30	903	+ 1,142
Tuberculosis	23	2,038	17	2,377	- 339
Asthma	24	1,975	50	208	+ 1,767
Prostate Cancer	25	1,923	11	3,167	- 1,244
Measles	26	1,748	73	0	+ 1,748
Breast Cancer	27	1,740	20	1,969	- 230
Violence	28	1,611	12	3,013	- 1,402
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,586	6	5,811	- 4,225
Cervical Cancer	30	1,483	21	1,924	- 441
Drownings	31	1,265	36	584	+ 681
Falls	32	1,204	25	1,285	- 81
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,014	39	494	+ 520
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	981	35	609	+ 373
Fires	35	956	49	239	+ 717
Lymphomas	36	858	18	2,254	- 1,396
Epilepsy	37	819	47	262	+ 557
Stomach Cancer	38	800	7	5,072	- 4,271
Oesophagus Cancer	39	723	42	394	+ 329
Liver Cancer	40	714	16	2,476	- 1,762
Colon-Rectum Cancers	41	690	14	2,642	- 1,952
Poisonings	42	682	55	126	+ 556
Parkinson's Disease	43	469	26	1,270	- 800
Drug Use	44	437	34	635	- 198
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	437	51	198	+ 239
Leukemia	46	434	22	1,850	- 1,416
Schistosomiasis	47	406	77	0	+ 406
Pancreas Cancer	48	393	23	1,607	- 1,214
Oral Cancer	49	347	38	519	- 172
Tetanus	50	346	60	48	+ 299
Syphilis	51	333	52	182	+ 151
Skin Disease	52	319	54	156	+ 163
Hepatitis B	53	317	64	10	+ 307
Skin Cancers	54	225	32	786	- 560
Uterin Cancer	55	220	45	304	- 84
Ovary Cancer	56	190	33	713	- 523
Encephalitis	57	189	46	281	- 91
Alcohol	58	188	44	321	- 133
Lung Cancers	59	147	10	3,169	- 3,021
Appendicitis	60	100	53	170	- 70
Bladder Cancer	61	96	41	463	- 367
Ascariasis	62	89	69	2	+ 87
Other Neoplasms	63	44	58	54	- 11
Upper Respiratory	64	38	63	11	+ 27
Hepatitis C	65	38	65	4	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	66	34	62	35	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	25	57	107	- 82
Diphtheria	68	23	70	1	+ 22
War	69	5	67	3	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	4	68	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	66	4	- 3
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	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
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	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

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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.