PERU VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	20,776	1	15,326	+ 5,449
Tuberculosis	2	12,362	17	2,377	+ 9,984
Measles	3	11,936	73	0	+ 11,936
Malaria	4	11,812	61	35	+ 11,777
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,667	27	1,108	+ 10,559
Stroke	6	10,338	3	7,722	+ 2,616
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,806	2	13,769	- 3,963
Low Birth Weight	8	9,794	24	1,475	+ 8,318
Birth Trauma	9	9,343	37	537	+ 8,806
Road Traffic Accidents	10	8,547	9	4,414	+ 4,133
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,592	19	1,997	+ 2,596
Hypertension	12	4,447	28	1,061	+ 3,386
Liver Disease	13	4,250	5	6,375	- 2,125
Lung Disease	14	3,821	15	2,519	+ 1,303
HIV/AIDS	15	3,753	31	849	+ 2,905
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,645	8	4,437	- 792
Meningitis	17	3,268	56	118	+ 3,150
Violence	18	3,141	12	3,013	+ 129
Maternal Conditions	19	2,970	43	345	+ 2,625
Kidney Disease	20	2,564	4	7,234	- 4,670
Malnutrition	21	2,517	29	1,006	+ 1,511
Other Injuries	22	2,337	13	2,876	- 539
Pertussis	23	2,238	48	260	+ 1,977
Asthma	24	2,185	50	208	+ 1,977
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,085	40	474	+ 1,610
Suicide	26	1,642	30	903	+ 739
Cervical Cancer	27	1,362	21	1,924	- 561
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	1,285	6	5,811	- 4,527
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,143	39	494	+ 649
Prostate Cancer	30	1,115	11	3,167	- 2,052
Liver Cancer	31	1,085	16	2,476	- 1,391
Syphilis	32	1,060	52	182	+ 877
Falls	33	984	25	1,285	- 301
Drownings	34	976	36	584	+ 392
Breast Cancer	35	965	20	1,969	- 1,005
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	838	14	2,642	- 1,804
Stomach Cancer	37	729	7	5,072	- 4,343
Lymphomas	38	582	18	2,254	- 1,671
Fires	39	567	49	239	+ 328
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	543	35	609	- 65
Leukemia	41	529	22	1,850	- 1,321
Poisonings	42	488	55	126	+ 363
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	488	51	198	+ 290
Epilepsy	44	488	47	262	+ 226
War	45	468	67	3	+ 465
Tetanus	46	329	60	48	+ 282
Lung Cancers	47	327	10	3,169	- 2,842
Schistosomiasis	48	302	77	0	+ 302
Parkinson's Disease	49	292	26	1,270	- 977
Pancreas Cancer	50	287	23	1,607	- 1,320
Oral Cancer	51	283	38	519	- 236
Leishmaniasis	52	245	76	0	+ 245
Oesophagus Cancer	53	223	42	394	- 171
Skin Disease	54	221	54	156	+ 64
Skin Cancers	55	216	32	786	- 570
Appendicitis	56	199	53	170	+ 28
Encephalitis	57	192	46	281	- 88
Ovary Cancer	58	185	33	713	- 528
Drug Use	59	180	34	635	- 455
Alcohol	60	179	44	321	- 142
Hepatitis B	61	129	64	10	+ 119
Upper Respiratory	62	105	63	11	+ 93
Uterin Cancer	63	99	45	304	- 205
Trypanosomiasis	64	98	78	0	+ 98
Bladder Cancer	65	76	41	463	- 387
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	61	57	107	- 46
Other Neoplasms	67	25	58	54	- 30
Ascariasis	68	23	69	2	+ 21
Hepatitis C	69	19	65	4	+ 15
Diphtheria	70	13	70	1	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	71	12	62	35	- 22
Otitis Media	72	11	71	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	73	4	68	3	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	66	4	- 3
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

DR Congo

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.