PERU VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	29,813	1	15,326	+ 14,486
Malaria	2	19,067	61	35	+ 19,032
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	15,822	27	1,108	+ 14,714
Measles	4	14,043	73	0	+ 14,043
Stroke	5	13,466	3	7,722	+ 5,744
Coronary Heart Disease	6	13,205	2	13,769	- 564
Birth Trauma	7	11,180	37	537	+ 10,643
Low Birth Weight	8	10,066	24	1,475	+ 8,591
Road Traffic Accidents	9	8,830	9	4,414	+ 4,416
HIV/AIDS	10	7,039	31	849	+ 6,190
Meningitis	11	6,137	56	118	+ 6,019
Liver Disease	12	5,944	5	6,375	- 431
Tuberculosis	13	5,521	17	2,377	+ 3,144
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,083	19	1,997	+ 3,087
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,983	8	4,437	+ 546
Kidney Disease	16	4,520	4	7,234	- 2,714
Maternal Conditions	17	4,180	43	345	+ 3,835
Other Injuries	18	3,506	13	2,876	+ 630
Cervical Cancer	19	3,476	21	1,924	+ 1,552
Lung Disease	20	3,200	15	2,519	+ 681
Hypertension	21	3,143	28	1,061	+ 2,082
Asthma	22	2,748	50	208	+ 2,540
Liver Cancer	23	2,721	16	2,476	+ 245
Pertussis	24	2,716	48	260	+ 2,456
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,656	40	474	+ 2,182
Violence	26	2,629	12	3,013	- 383
Trypanosomiasis	27	2,499	78	0	+ 2,499
Malnutrition	28	2,406	29	1,006	+ 1,400
Suicide	29	2,079	30	903	+ 1,176
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	1,349	6	5,811	- 4,462
Drownings	31	1,232	36	584	+ 648
Prostate Cancer	32	1,224	11	3,167	- 1,943
Falls	33	1,118	25	1,285	- 167
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	1,044	35	609	+ 436
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,024	39	494	+ 531
Fires	36	956	49	239	+ 717
Epilepsy	37	815	47	262	+ 553
Breast Cancer	38	804	20	1,969	- 1,166
Syphilis	39	765	52	182	+ 582
Poisonings	40	687	55	126	+ 562
Stomach Cancer	41	571	7	5,072	- 4,500
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	554	51	198	+ 356
Schistosomiasis	43	540	77	0	+ 540
Parkinson's Disease	44	494	26	1,270	- 776
Tetanus	45	395	60	48	+ 348
Drug Use	46	393	34	635	- 242
Hepatitis B	47	378	64	10	+ 368
Lymphomas	48	368	18	2,254	- 1,886
Skin Cancers	49	355	32	786	- 431
Lung Cancers	50	299	10	3,169	- 2,870
Skin Disease	51	296	54	156	+ 140
Oral Cancer	52	284	38	519	- 236
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	233	14	2,642	- 2,409
Ovary Cancer	54	216	33	713	- 497
Alcohol	55	194	44	321	- 127
Encephalitis	56	188	46	281	- 92
Appendicitis	57	96	53	170	- 74
Diphtheria	58	92	70	1	+ 91
Uterin Cancer	59	88	45	304	- 216
Bladder Cancer	60	74	41	463	- 389
Hepatitis C	61	52	65	4	+ 48
Ascariasis	62	52	69	2	+ 50
Oesophagus Cancer	63	46	42	394	- 348
War	64	46	67	3	+ 42
Pancreas Cancer	65	44	23	1,607	- 1,562
Multiple Sclerosis	66	41	62	35	+ 7
Leukemia	67	40	22	1,850	- 1,810
Other Neoplasms	68	37	58	54	- 17
Upper Respiratory	69	35	63	11	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	30	57	107	- 78
Chlamydia	71	6	68	3	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	1	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	66	4	- 3
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	49	- 49
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	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
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

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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.