PERU VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,480	1	15,326	+ 1,154
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	12,199	27	1,108	+ 11,091
Stroke	3	10,824	3	7,722	+ 3,102
Coronary Heart Disease	4	10,045	2	13,769	- 3,724
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,680	9	4,414	+ 4,266
Birth Trauma	6	8,554	37	537	+ 8,017
Low Birth Weight	7	7,705	24	1,475	+ 6,230
Liver Disease	8	7,499	5	6,375	+ 1,124
Tuberculosis	9	5,900	17	2,377	+ 3,523
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,471	8	4,437	+ 34
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,300	19	1,997	+ 2,304
Hypertension	12	3,704	28	1,061	+ 2,643
Kidney Disease	13	3,328	4	7,234	- 3,906
Meningitis	14	3,305	56	118	+ 3,187
Lung Disease	15	3,264	15	2,519	+ 746
Other Injuries	16	3,227	13	2,876	+ 351
HIV/AIDS	17	3,155	31	849	+ 2,306
Maternal Conditions	18	2,444	43	345	+ 2,099
Malnutrition	19	2,377	29	1,006	+ 1,371
Breast Cancer	20	2,333	20	1,969	+ 364
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,271	6	5,811	- 3,541
Violence	22	2,221	12	3,013	- 792
Pertussis	23	1,896	48	260	+ 1,636
Measles	24	1,739	73	0	+ 1,739
Suicide	25	1,658	30	903	+ 755
Malaria	26	1,547	61	35	+ 1,512
Cervical Cancer	27	1,380	21	1,924	- 544
Falls	28	1,240	25	1,285	- 45
Asthma	29	1,233	50	208	+ 1,025
Leukemia	30	1,161	22	1,850	- 689
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,032	14	2,642	- 1,610
Poisonings	32	1,009	55	126	+ 883
Lymphomas	33	987	18	2,254	- 1,267
Fires	34	895	49	239	+ 656
Drownings	35	862	36	584	+ 278
Ovary Cancer	36	667	33	713	- 47
Tetanus	37	606	60	48	+ 558
Lung Cancers	38	606	10	3,169	- 2,563
Inflammatory/Heart	39	596	39	494	+ 103
Oesophagus Cancer	40	506	42	394	+ 112
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	483	35	609	- 125
Liver Cancer	42	476	16	2,476	- 2,000
Syphilis	43	467	52	182	+ 285
Epilepsy	44	447	47	262	+ 185
Endocrine Disorders	45	446	40	474	- 28
Parkinson's Disease	46	434	26	1,270	- 836
Stomach Cancer	47	418	7	5,072	- 4,654
Oral Cancer	48	406	38	519	- 113
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	368	51	198	+ 170
Prostate Cancer	50	342	11	3,167	- 2,825
Bladder Cancer	51	297	41	463	- 166
Skin Cancers	52	277	32	786	- 509
Skin Disease	53	249	54	156	+ 92
Schistosomiasis	54	231	77	0	+ 231
Alcohol	55	206	44	321	- 115
Hepatitis B	56	204	64	10	+ 194
Upper Respiratory	57	195	63	11	+ 184
Appendicitis	58	186	53	170	+ 16
Leishmaniasis	59	159	76	0	+ 159
Drug Use	60	141	34	635	- 494
Pancreas Cancer	61	134	23	1,607	- 1,473
Uterin Cancer	62	116	45	304	- 188
Encephalitis	63	106	46	281	- 174
War	64	77	67	3	+ 74
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	61	57	107	- 47
Other Neoplasms	66	41	58	54	- 14
Diphtheria	67	40	70	1	+ 39
Ascariasis	68	36	69	2	+ 34
Hepatitis C	69	31	65	4	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	70	17	62	35	- 18
Otitis Media	71	11	71	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	72	6	68	3	+ 3
Dengue	73	6	66	4	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	59	49	- 49
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Ethiopia

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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.