PERU VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	33,373	31	849	+ 32,524
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,568	1	15,326	+ 1,241
Malaria	3	12,118	61	35	+ 12,083
Low Birth Weight	4	8,294	24	1,475	+ 6,819
Birth Trauma	5	8,003	37	537	+ 7,466
Stroke	6	7,935	3	7,722	+ 213
Coronary Heart Disease	7	7,604	2	13,769	- 6,165
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,689	9	4,414	+ 2,275
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	6,333	27	1,108	+ 5,224
Tuberculosis	10	5,825	17	2,377	+ 3,448
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,431	8	4,437	+ 994
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,525	19	1,997	+ 2,529
Liver Disease	13	3,617	5	6,375	- 2,758
Kidney Disease	14	3,602	4	7,234	- 3,633
Measles	15	3,286	73	0	+ 3,286
Hypertension	16	2,997	28	1,061	+ 1,936
Maternal Conditions	17	2,518	43	345	+ 2,173
Syphilis	18	2,430	52	182	+ 2,248
Meningitis	19	2,306	56	118	+ 2,188
Lung Disease	20	2,187	15	2,519	- 332
Pertussis	21	1,979	48	260	+ 1,719
Suicide	22	1,945	30	903	+ 1,042
Other Injuries	23	1,908	13	2,876	- 968
Breast Cancer	24	1,530	20	1,969	- 439
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,327	40	474	+ 853
Asthma	26	1,184	50	208	+ 975
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,145	39	494	+ 652
Cervical Cancer	28	1,018	21	1,924	- 906
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,007	6	5,811	- 4,804
Drug Use	30	913	34	635	+ 278
Malnutrition	31	873	29	1,006	- 133
Falls	32	829	25	1,285	- 456
Violence	33	812	12	3,013	- 2,201
Liver Cancer	34	781	16	2,476	- 1,695
Prostate Cancer	35	777	11	3,167	- 2,390
Drownings	36	717	36	584	+ 133
Oral Cancer	37	626	38	519	+ 107
Epilepsy	38	586	47	262	+ 324
Fires	39	547	49	239	+ 309
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	519	14	2,642	- 2,123
Lung Cancers	41	485	10	3,169	- 2,683
Tetanus	42	423	60	48	+ 375
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	397	35	609	- 212
Poisonings	44	382	55	126	+ 256
Lymphomas	45	351	18	2,254	- 1,902
Parkinson's Disease	46	320	26	1,270	- 950
Trypanosomiasis	47	299	78	0	+ 299
Skin Cancers	48	294	32	786	- 492
Stomach Cancer	49	283	7	5,072	- 4,789
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	258	51	198	+ 60
Skin Disease	51	236	54	156	+ 80
Ovary Cancer	52	233	33	713	- 481
Alcohol	53	216	44	321	- 105
Oesophagus Cancer	54	215	42	394	- 179
Pancreas Cancer	55	207	23	1,607	- 1,400
Bladder Cancer	56	154	41	463	- 308
Encephalitis	57	141	46	281	- 140
Uterin Cancer	58	140	45	304	- 164
Appendicitis	59	101	53	170	- 70
Schistosomiasis	60	78	77	0	+ 78
Leukemia	61	68	22	1,850	- 1,782
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	67	57	107	- 41
Other Neoplasms	63	57	58	54	+ 3
Diphtheria	64	56	70	1	+ 55
Hepatitis B	65	55	64	10	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	66	30	63	11	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	67	26	62	35	- 9
Chlamydia	68	8	68	3	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	5	65	4	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	5	69	2	+ 3
War	71	3	67	3	- 0
Otitis Media	72	3	71	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	66	4	- 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	49	- 49
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Equ. Guinea

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.