PERU VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	24,153	17	2,377	+ 21,776
HIV/AIDS	2	14,978	31	849	+ 14,129
Coronary Heart Disease	3	13,529	2	13,769	- 240
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,825	1	15,326	- 2,502
Stroke	5	11,902	3	7,722	+ 4,180
Diabetes Mellitus	6	8,534	8	4,437	+ 4,097
Malaria	7	7,168	61	35	+ 7,133
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,883	9	4,414	+ 2,469
Low Birth Weight	9	6,565	24	1,475	+ 5,090
Liver Disease	10	5,530	5	6,375	- 845
Hypertension	11	5,474	28	1,061	+ 4,413
Kidney Disease	12	5,094	4	7,234	- 2,140
Birth Trauma	13	4,813	37	537	+ 4,276
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	4,225	27	1,108	+ 3,117
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,789	19	1,997	+ 1,792
Lung Disease	16	2,856	15	2,519	+ 338
Violence	17	2,439	12	3,013	- 574
Suicide	18	2,425	30	903	+ 1,522
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	2,012	6	5,811	- 3,800
Measles	20	1,939	73	0	+ 1,939
Maternal Conditions	21	1,929	43	345	+ 1,584
Other Injuries	22	1,854	13	2,876	- 1,022
Meningitis	23	1,501	56	118	+ 1,383
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,345	39	494	+ 851
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,302	40	474	+ 828
Cervical Cancer	26	1,277	21	1,924	- 646
Breast Cancer	27	1,225	20	1,969	- 744
Asthma	28	1,201	50	208	+ 993
Lung Cancers	29	1,158	10	3,169	- 2,011
Falls	30	1,121	25	1,285	- 164
Pertussis	31	1,078	48	260	+ 818
Prostate Cancer	32	1,057	11	3,167	- 2,110
Malnutrition	33	1,031	29	1,006	+ 26
Oral Cancer	34	919	38	519	+ 400
Liver Cancer	35	699	16	2,476	- 1,777
Parkinson's Disease	36	627	26	1,270	- 643
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	572	14	2,642	- 2,070
Drownings	38	554	36	584	- 30
Fires	39	512	49	239	+ 273
Epilepsy	40	493	47	262	+ 231
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	483	35	609	- 126
Trypanosomiasis	42	469	78	0	+ 469
Bladder Cancer	43	462	41	463	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	44	459	42	394	+ 65
Drug Use	45	449	34	635	- 186
Skin Cancers	46	448	32	786	- 337
Syphilis	47	435	52	182	+ 252
Stomach Cancer	48	430	7	5,072	- 4,641
Lymphomas	49	422	18	2,254	- 1,832
Poisonings	50	371	55	126	+ 245
Ovary Cancer	51	352	33	713	- 361
Skin Disease	52	287	54	156	+ 130
Pancreas Cancer	53	274	23	1,607	- 1,333
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	264	51	198	+ 66
Uterin Cancer	55	257	45	304	- 47
Alcohol	56	257	44	321	- 65
Leukemia	57	224	22	1,850	- 1,626
Schistosomiasis	58	184	77	0	+ 184
Tetanus	59	112	60	48	+ 65
Encephalitis	60	96	46	281	- 185
Appendicitis	61	88	53	170	- 83
Hepatitis B	62	88	64	10	+ 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	83	57	107	- 25
Other Neoplasms	64	71	58	54	+ 16
War	65	37	67	3	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	66	34	63	11	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	67	22	62	35	- 13
Hepatitis C	68	14	65	4	+ 10
Diphtheria	69	5	70	1	+ 4
Ascariasis	70	5	69	2	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	4	68	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	2	71	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	66	4	- 3
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	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
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	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.