PERU VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	65,845	31	849	+ 64,996
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	22,263	1	15,326	+ 6,936
Coronary Heart Disease	3	21,710	2	13,769	+ 7,941
Stroke	4	21,127	3	7,722	+ 13,405
Diabetes Mellitus	5	16,929	8	4,437	+ 12,493
Tuberculosis	6	8,630	17	2,377	+ 6,253
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,094	9	4,414	+ 3,680
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,012	27	1,108	+ 5,904
Kidney Disease	9	6,736	4	7,234	- 498
Lung Disease	10	6,407	15	2,519	+ 3,889
Hypertension	11	6,263	28	1,061	+ 5,202
Liver Disease	12	6,102	5	6,375	- 273
Low Birth Weight	13	5,947	24	1,475	+ 4,471
Violence	14	5,177	12	3,013	+ 2,165
Suicide	15	4,920	30	903	+ 4,017
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,821	19	1,997	+ 1,825
Birth Trauma	17	3,478	37	537	+ 2,941
Asthma	18	3,088	50	208	+ 2,880
Other Injuries	19	2,878	13	2,876	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	20	2,354	39	494	+ 1,861
Malnutrition	21	2,275	29	1,006	+ 1,269
Cervical Cancer	22	2,181	21	1,924	+ 258
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,177	6	5,811	- 3,634
Maternal Conditions	24	1,567	43	345	+ 1,222
Meningitis	25	1,442	56	118	+ 1,324
Fires	26	1,441	49	239	+ 1,202
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,366	40	474	+ 892
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,366	42	394	+ 972
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,198	35	609	+ 590
Drownings	30	1,098	36	584	+ 514
Lymphomas	31	1,022	18	2,254	- 1,232
Oral Cancer	32	932	38	519	+ 412
Breast Cancer	33	909	20	1,969	- 1,060
Falls	34	819	25	1,285	- 466
Liver Cancer	35	762	16	2,476	- 1,715
Epilepsy	36	747	47	262	+ 485
Skin Cancers	37	691	32	786	- 95
Parkinson's Disease	38	629	26	1,270	- 641
Lung Cancers	39	604	10	3,169	- 2,565
Pertussis	40	593	48	260	+ 333
Prostate Cancer	41	592	11	3,167	- 2,575
Poisonings	42	562	55	126	+ 437
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	493	51	198	+ 295
Syphilis	44	485	52	182	+ 302
Alcohol	45	408	44	321	+ 87
Skin Disease	46	398	54	156	+ 242
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	367	14	2,642	- 2,275
Drug Use	48	342	34	635	- 294
Ovary Cancer	49	257	33	713	- 456
Pancreas Cancer	50	215	23	1,607	- 1,392
Leukemia	51	174	22	1,850	- 1,676
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	141	57	107	+ 33
Stomach Cancer	53	136	7	5,072	- 4,935
Schistosomiasis	54	133	77	0	+ 133
Other Neoplasms	55	125	58	54	+ 71
Uterin Cancer	56	125	45	304	- 179
Appendicitis	57	101	53	170	- 70
Upper Respiratory	58	99	63	11	+ 88
Encephalitis	59	93	46	281	- 188
Bladder Cancer	60	85	41	463	- 378
Tetanus	61	83	60	48	+ 36
Hepatitis B	62	77	64	10	+ 67
Multiple Sclerosis	63	41	62	35	+ 6
Malaria	64	9	61	35	- 26
Chlamydia	65	7	68	3	+ 4
Hepatitis C	66	7	65	4	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	6	69	2	+ 4
Measles	68	5	73	0	+ 5
War	69	5	67	3	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	4	70	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	3	71	0	+ 3
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	66	4	- 4
Chagas disease	77	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	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.