PERU VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,838	1	15,326	+ 1,512
Stroke	2	13,176	3	7,722	+ 5,454
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	11,779	27	1,108	+ 10,670
Coronary Heart Disease	4	11,068	2	13,769	- 2,702
Road Traffic Accidents	5	6,815	9	4,414	+ 2,401
Liver Disease	6	6,242	5	6,375	- 133
Diabetes Mellitus	7	4,853	8	4,437	+ 417
Hypertension	8	4,757	28	1,061	+ 3,696
Lung Disease	9	3,401	15	2,519	+ 882
Malnutrition	10	3,390	29	1,006	+ 2,384
Birth Trauma	11	3,167	37	537	+ 2,630
Kidney Disease	12	2,969	4	7,234	- 4,265
Maternal Conditions	13	2,793	43	345	+ 2,448
Tuberculosis	14	2,793	17	2,377	+ 416
Other Injuries	15	2,775	13	2,876	- 101
Low Birth Weight	16	2,729	24	1,475	+ 1,254
Malaria	17	2,246	61	35	+ 2,211
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,220	19	1,997	+ 224
Meningitis	19	2,078	56	118	+ 1,961
Violence	20	1,975	12	3,013	- 1,038
Suicide	21	1,961	30	903	+ 1,059
Asthma	22	1,676	50	208	+ 1,468
Breast Cancer	23	1,600	20	1,969	- 369
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,592	6	5,811	- 4,220
HIV/AIDS	25	1,580	31	849	+ 732
Falls	26	864	25	1,285	- 421
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	756	35	609	+ 147
Lymphomas	28	754	18	2,254	- 1,499
Leukemia	29	740	22	1,850	- 1,110
Cervical Cancer	30	681	21	1,924	- 1,243
Fires	31	678	49	239	+ 439
Inflammatory/Heart	32	631	39	494	+ 138
Drownings	33	605	36	584	+ 21
Poisonings	34	587	55	126	+ 461
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	581	14	2,642	- 2,061
Pertussis	36	460	48	260	+ 200
Parkinson's Disease	37	436	26	1,270	- 834
Epilepsy	38	419	47	262	+ 157
Oesophagus Cancer	39	416	42	394	+ 23
Ovary Cancer	40	408	33	713	- 305
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	394	51	198	+ 196
Schistosomiasis	42	374	77	0	+ 374
Endocrine Disorders	43	366	40	474	- 108
Oral Cancer	44	365	38	519	- 154
Liver Cancer	45	356	16	2,476	- 2,120
Lung Cancers	46	317	10	3,169	- 2,852
Prostate Cancer	47	278	11	3,167	- 2,889
Stomach Cancer	48	248	7	5,072	- 4,824
Alcohol	49	234	44	321	- 88
Skin Disease	50	229	54	156	+ 73
Bladder Cancer	51	216	41	463	- 247
Tetanus	52	193	60	48	+ 145
Drug Use	53	186	34	635	- 449
Syphilis	54	179	52	182	- 4
Appendicitis	55	161	53	170	- 9
Skin Cancers	56	153	32	786	- 633
Hepatitis B	57	142	64	10	+ 132
Pancreas Cancer	58	100	23	1,607	- 1,506
Leishmaniasis	59	98	76	0	+ 98
Upper Respiratory	60	92	63	11	+ 81
Uterin Cancer	61	90	45	304	- 214
Encephalitis	62	80	46	281	- 201
Measles	63	65	73	0	+ 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	61	57	107	- 46
Hepatitis C	65	33	65	4	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	66	31	58	54	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	67	19	62	35	- 15
Ascariasis	68	9	69	2	+ 8
Otitis Media	69	9	71	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	70	5	68	3	+ 3
War	71	2	67	3	- 1
Diphtheria	72	2	70	1	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	66	4	- 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	49	- 49
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	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

Eritrea

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.