PERU VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,327	1	15,326	+ 1
Stroke	2	14,291	3	7,722	+ 6,569
Coronary Heart Disease	3	13,292	2	13,769	- 477
HIV/AIDS	4	12,785	31	849	+ 11,937
Malaria	5	10,520	61	35	+ 10,485
Tuberculosis	6	9,627	17	2,377	+ 7,250
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,359	9	4,414	+ 2,945
Low Birth Weight	8	6,279	24	1,475	+ 4,804
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	6,162	27	1,108	+ 5,054
Birth Trauma	10	5,838	37	537	+ 5,301
Liver Disease	11	5,705	5	6,375	- 670
Diabetes Mellitus	12	5,588	8	4,437	+ 1,152
Kidney Disease	13	3,922	4	7,234	- 3,312
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,709	19	1,997	+ 1,713
Lung Disease	15	2,940	15	2,519	+ 422
Meningitis	16	2,812	56	118	+ 2,694
Liver Cancer	17	2,687	16	2,476	+ 211
Other Injuries	18	2,293	13	2,876	- 583
Hypertension	19	2,102	28	1,061	+ 1,041
Cervical Cancer	20	2,037	21	1,924	+ 113
Suicide	21	1,879	30	903	+ 976
Maternal Conditions	22	1,876	43	345	+ 1,531
Asthma	23	1,865	50	208	+ 1,657
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,852	40	474	+ 1,378
Breast Cancer	25	1,826	20	1,969	- 143
Malnutrition	26	1,761	29	1,006	+ 755
Violence	27	1,750	12	3,013	- 1,263
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,522	39	494	+ 1,028
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,219	6	5,811	- 4,592
Falls	30	1,100	25	1,285	- 184
Prostate Cancer	31	971	11	3,167	- 2,196
Lymphomas	32	825	18	2,254	- 1,429
Stomach Cancer	33	820	7	5,072	- 4,252
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	757	14	2,642	- 1,886
Pertussis	35	702	48	260	+ 441
Drownings	36	698	36	584	+ 114
Fires	37	687	49	239	+ 449
Ovary Cancer	38	658	33	713	- 55
Drug Use	39	594	34	635	- 42
Poisonings	40	492	55	126	+ 366
Syphilis	41	455	52	182	+ 273
Oral Cancer	42	455	38	519	- 64
Parkinson's Disease	43	364	26	1,270	- 905
Encephalitis	44	337	46	281	+ 56
Leukemia	45	321	22	1,850	- 1,529
Pancreas Cancer	46	315	23	1,607	- 1,292
Epilepsy	47	310	47	262	+ 48
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	302	35	609	- 307
Oesophagus Cancer	49	269	42	394	- 125
Skin Disease	50	249	54	156	+ 93
Schistosomiasis	51	242	77	0	+ 242
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	241	51	198	+ 43
Bladder Cancer	53	231	41	463	- 232
Alcohol	54	230	44	321	- 91
Lung Cancers	55	224	10	3,169	- 2,945
Tetanus	56	207	60	48	+ 160
Uterin Cancer	57	206	45	304	- 98
Skin Cancers	58	202	32	786	- 584
Appendicitis	59	137	53	170	- 33
Measles	60	128	73	0	+ 128
Multiple Sclerosis	61	106	62	35	+ 72
Hepatitis B	62	95	64	10	+ 86
Other Neoplasms	63	45	58	54	- 9
War	64	27	67	3	+ 24
Hepatitis C	65	26	65	4	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	66	15	63	11	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	15	57	107	- 92
Ascariasis	68	12	69	2	+ 10
Diphtheria	69	4	70	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	3	68	3	+ 0
Dengue	71	0	66	4	- 3
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	59	49	- 49
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.