PERU VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	24,109	31	849	+ 23,260
Tuberculosis	2	14,868	17	2,377	+ 12,491
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	13,773	1	15,326	- 1,554
Coronary Heart Disease	4	13,336	2	13,769	- 434
Stroke	5	12,118	3	7,722	+ 4,396
Malaria	6	10,570	61	35	+ 10,535
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,545	9	4,414	+ 4,131
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	6,973	27	1,108	+ 5,864
Low Birth Weight	9	6,860	24	1,475	+ 5,384
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,611	8	4,437	+ 1,175
Birth Trauma	11	5,332	37	537	+ 4,796
Hypertension	12	4,986	28	1,061	+ 3,925
Liver Disease	13	4,975	5	6,375	- 1,401
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,897	19	1,997	+ 1,901
Kidney Disease	15	3,277	4	7,234	- 3,957
Maternal Conditions	16	3,088	43	345	+ 2,743
Lung Disease	17	2,891	15	2,519	+ 373
Violence	18	2,880	12	3,013	- 132
Suicide	19	1,864	30	903	+ 961
Other Injuries	20	1,781	13	2,876	- 1,095
Pertussis	21	1,760	48	260	+ 1,499
Meningitis	22	1,599	56	118	+ 1,482
Asthma	23	1,555	50	208	+ 1,346
Malnutrition	24	1,453	29	1,006	+ 447
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,231	6	5,811	- 4,580
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,174	39	494	+ 680
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,111	40	474	+ 637
Prostate Cancer	28	1,057	11	3,167	- 2,110
Cervical Cancer	29	1,049	21	1,924	- 875
Liver Cancer	30	906	16	2,476	- 1,570
Measles	31	852	73	0	+ 852
Breast Cancer	32	848	20	1,969	- 1,121
Falls	33	795	25	1,285	- 490
Syphilis	34	570	52	182	+ 387
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	562	35	609	- 47
Drownings	36	555	36	584	- 29
Fires	37	483	49	239	+ 244
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	475	14	2,642	- 2,167
Stomach Cancer	39	470	7	5,072	- 4,601
Epilepsy	40	406	47	262	+ 144
Poisonings	41	377	55	126	+ 251
Parkinson's Disease	42	369	26	1,270	- 901
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	356	51	198	+ 158
Drug Use	44	350	34	635	- 286
Lymphomas	45	326	18	2,254	- 1,927
Leukemia	46	307	22	1,850	- 1,543
Lung Cancers	47	287	10	3,169	- 2,882
Ovary Cancer	48	264	33	713	- 449
Alcohol	49	246	44	321	- 75
Skin Disease	50	244	54	156	+ 88
Schistosomiasis	51	239	77	0	+ 239
Pancreas Cancer	52	224	23	1,607	- 1,383
Skin Cancers	53	192	32	786	- 593
Oral Cancer	54	175	38	519	- 345
Tetanus	55	123	60	48	+ 76
Encephalitis	56	106	46	281	- 175
Oesophagus Cancer	57	104	42	394	- 290
Appendicitis	58	99	53	170	- 72
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	80	57	107	- 28
Uterin Cancer	60	78	45	304	- 226
Bladder Cancer	61	78	41	463	- 385
Hepatitis B	62	78	64	10	+ 68
Other Neoplasms	63	40	58	54	- 14
Upper Respiratory	64	36	63	11	+ 25
Trypanosomiasis	65	36	78	0	+ 36
Multiple Sclerosis	66	20	62	35	- 14
Hepatitis C	67	13	65	4	+ 9
Diphtheria	68	10	70	1	+ 9
Ascariasis	69	6	69	2	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	5	68	3	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	3	71	0	+ 3
War	72	3	67	3	- 1
Dengue	73	0	66	4	- 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	59	49	- 49
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

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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.