PERU VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,801	2	13,769	+ 41,032
Stroke	2	41,972	3	7,722	+ 34,250
Diabetes Mellitus	3	23,756	8	4,437	+ 19,319
Hypertension	4	13,137	28	1,061	+ 12,076
Suicide	5	12,946	30	903	+ 12,043
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,378	1	15,326	- 2,949
HIV/AIDS	7	10,517	31	849	+ 9,669
Kidney Disease	8	9,580	4	7,234	+ 2,346
Liver Disease	9	8,080	5	6,375	+ 1,705
Violence	10	7,946	12	3,013	+ 4,933
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,177	9	4,414	+ 2,763
Endocrine Disorders	12	7,160	40	474	+ 6,686
Lung Disease	13	7,142	15	2,519	+ 4,624
Other Injuries	14	6,864	13	2,876	+ 3,988
Drownings	15	5,945	36	584	+ 5,361
Tuberculosis	16	5,623	17	2,377	+ 3,245
Prostate Cancer	17	5,061	11	3,167	+ 1,893
Anemia	18	4,061	82	0	+ 4,061
Breast Cancer	19	3,935	20	1,969	+ 1,966
Inflammatory/Heart	20	3,767	39	494	+ 3,273
Cervical Cancer	21	3,751	21	1,924	+ 1,828
Low Birth Weight	22	3,664	24	1,475	+ 2,189
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,820	19	1,997	+ 824
Birth Trauma	24	2,644	37	537	+ 2,107
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	2,404	14	2,642	- 238
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,230	35	609	+ 1,621
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,950	27	1,108	+ 842
Other Neoplasms	28	1,649	58	54	+ 1,594
Lung Cancers	29	1,549	10	3,169	- 1,619
Malnutrition	30	1,532	29	1,006	+ 526
Stomach Cancer	31	1,394	7	5,072	- 3,677
Lymphomas	32	1,321	18	2,254	- 932
Malaria	33	1,232	61	35	+ 1,197
Liver Cancer	34	1,186	16	2,476	- 1,290
Maternal Conditions	35	1,156	43	345	+ 811
Asthma	36	1,046	50	208	+ 838
Epilepsy	37	968	47	262	+ 706
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	938	6	5,811	- 4,874
Leukemia	39	871	22	1,850	- 979
Oral Cancer	40	823	38	519	+ 304
Fires	41	798	49	239	+ 559
Pancreas Cancer	42	780	23	1,607	- 827
Ovary Cancer	43	728	33	713	+ 14
Meningitis	44	714	56	118	+ 596
Drug Use	45	642	34	635	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	46	533	45	304	+ 229
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	529	51	198	+ 331
Falls	48	456	25	1,285	- 829
Parkinson's Disease	49	370	26	1,270	- 900
Bladder Cancer	50	325	41	463	- 138
Oesophagus Cancer	51	321	42	394	- 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	318	84	0	+ 318
Encephalitis	53	289	46	281	+ 8
Appendicitis	54	246	53	170	+ 75
Skin Cancers	55	198	32	786	- 588
Skin Disease	56	131	54	156	- 25
Alcohol	57	127	44	321	- 194
Osteoarthritis	58	124	85	0	+ 124
Hepatitis B	59	82	64	10	+ 73
Dengue	60	75	66	4	+ 72
Multiple Sclerosis	61	51	62	35	+ 16
Schizophrenia	62	41	83	0	+ 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	41	57	107	- 66
War	64	25	67	3	+ 22
Poisonings	65	24	55	126	- 102
Upper Respiratory	66	21	63	11	+ 10
Oral conditions	67	17	86	0	+ 17
Leprosy	68	15	72	0	+ 15
Hepatitis C	69	11	65	4	+ 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	10	81	0	+ 10
Syphilis	71	9	52	182	- 173
Tetanus	72	8	60	48	- 39
Pertussis	73	3	48	260	- 258
Ascariasis	74	1	69	2	- 1
Diphtheria	75	0	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	76	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	3	- 3
Chagas disease	81	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Guyana

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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.