PERU VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	30,179	1	15,326	+ 14,853
Tuberculosis	2	27,136	17	2,377	+ 24,759
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	27,021	27	1,108	+ 25,913
HIV/AIDS	4	21,649	31	849	+ 20,800
Stroke	5	18,944	3	7,722	+ 11,222
Malaria	6	18,919	61	35	+ 18,884
Coronary Heart Disease	7	16,730	2	13,769	+ 2,961
Low Birth Weight	8	12,852	24	1,475	+ 11,377
Birth Trauma	9	12,643	37	537	+ 12,106
Road Traffic Accidents	10	10,326	9	4,414	+ 5,911
Measles	11	9,375	73	0	+ 9,375
Hypertension	12	7,224	28	1,061	+ 6,163
Maternal Conditions	13	6,775	43	345	+ 6,430
Liver Disease	14	6,653	5	6,375	+ 278
Diabetes Mellitus	15	6,584	8	4,437	+ 2,147
Meningitis	16	5,854	56	118	+ 5,736
Violence	17	5,818	12	3,013	+ 2,805
Lung Disease	18	5,516	15	2,519	+ 2,997
Congenital Anomalies	19	4,474	19	1,997	+ 2,477
Asthma	20	4,389	50	208	+ 4,181
Kidney Disease	21	4,097	4	7,234	- 3,137
Malnutrition	22	3,985	29	1,006	+ 2,979
Other Injuries	23	3,580	13	2,876	+ 704
Suicide	24	3,375	30	903	+ 2,472
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,440	40	474	+ 1,966
Breast Cancer	26	1,986	20	1,969	+ 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,830	35	609	+ 1,221
War	28	1,809	67	3	+ 1,805
Tetanus	29	1,617	60	48	+ 1,570
Inflammatory/Heart	30	1,557	39	494	+ 1,063
Pertussis	31	1,530	48	260	+ 1,269
Cervical Cancer	32	1,327	21	1,924	- 596
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,176	6	5,811	- 4,635
Drownings	34	1,167	36	584	+ 583
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,119	51	198	+ 920
Falls	36	1,046	25	1,285	- 239
Schistosomiasis	37	976	77	0	+ 976
Prostate Cancer	38	902	11	3,167	- 2,265
Fires	39	818	49	239	+ 579
Poisonings	40	773	55	126	+ 647
Syphilis	41	693	52	182	+ 510
Lymphomas	42	687	18	2,254	- 1,567
Epilepsy	43	685	47	262	+ 423
Liver Cancer	44	673	16	2,476	- 1,803
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	672	14	2,642	- 1,970
Oral Cancer	46	525	38	519	+ 6
Leukemia	47	508	22	1,850	- 1,342
Parkinson's Disease	48	388	26	1,270	- 882
Stomach Cancer	49	378	7	5,072	- 4,694
Ovary Cancer	50	369	33	713	- 344
Appendicitis	51	357	53	170	+ 186
Alcohol	52	356	44	321	+ 35
Oesophagus Cancer	53	278	42	394	- 116
Skin Disease	54	278	54	156	+ 122
Lung Cancers	55	270	10	3,169	- 2,899
Leishmaniasis	56	263	76	0	+ 263
Drug Use	57	253	34	635	- 383
Skin Cancers	58	247	32	786	- 539
Trypanosomiasis	59	229	78	0	+ 229
Pancreas Cancer	60	211	23	1,607	- 1,396
Hepatitis B	61	190	64	10	+ 181
Encephalitis	62	162	46	281	- 119
Upper Respiratory	63	141	63	11	+ 130
Bladder Cancer	64	134	41	463	- 328
Uterin Cancer	65	113	45	304	- 191
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	87	57	107	- 21
Diphtheria	67	61	70	1	+ 60
Otitis Media	68	36	71	0	+ 36
Hepatitis C	69	32	65	4	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	70	28	58	54	- 27
Ascariasis	71	28	69	2	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	72	22	62	35	- 13
Chlamydia	73	11	68	3	+ 8
Dengue	74	0	66	4	- 3
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	59	49	- 49
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Central Africa

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.