PERU VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,633	1	15,326	- 2,693
HIV/AIDS	2	11,689	31	849	+ 10,841
Tuberculosis	3	11,001	17	2,377	+ 8,624
Stroke	4	8,897	3	7,722	+ 1,175
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,630	27	1,108	+ 7,522
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,330	9	4,414	+ 3,916
Liver Disease	7	7,502	5	6,375	+ 1,127
Malaria	8	7,081	61	35	+ 7,046
Coronary Heart Disease	9	6,701	2	13,769	- 7,068
Birth Trauma	10	5,573	37	537	+ 5,036
Low Birth Weight	11	5,352	24	1,475	+ 3,877
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,423	19	1,997	+ 1,426
Maternal Conditions	13	3,163	43	345	+ 2,818
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,163	8	4,437	- 1,274
Meningitis	15	3,002	56	118	+ 2,884
Kidney Disease	16	2,498	4	7,234	- 4,736
Hypertension	17	2,473	28	1,061	+ 1,412
Oesophagus Cancer	18	2,447	42	394	+ 2,053
Other Injuries	19	2,427	13	2,876	- 449
Lung Disease	20	2,396	15	2,519	- 123
Malnutrition	21	2,358	29	1,006	+ 1,352
Cervical Cancer	22	1,897	21	1,924	- 27
Suicide	23	1,799	30	903	+ 896
Violence	24	1,647	12	3,013	- 1,366
Breast Cancer	25	1,488	20	1,969	- 482
Asthma	26	1,287	50	208	+ 1,079
Tetanus	27	1,192	60	48	+ 1,144
Stomach Cancer	28	1,125	7	5,072	- 3,947
Lymphomas	29	1,081	18	2,254	- 1,173
Oral Cancer	30	1,031	38	519	+ 512
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,023	6	5,811	- 4,789
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	827	14	2,642	- 1,815
Falls	33	820	25	1,285	- 465
Liver Cancer	34	756	16	2,476	- 1,720
Leukemia	35	743	22	1,850	- 1,107
Fires	36	737	49	239	+ 498
Prostate Cancer	37	723	11	3,167	- 2,444
Poisonings	38	710	55	126	+ 584
Drownings	39	672	36	584	+ 88
Inflammatory/Heart	40	628	39	494	+ 134
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	609	35	609	+ 1
Pertussis	42	567	48	260	+ 307
Epilepsy	43	466	47	262	+ 204
Endocrine Disorders	44	465	40	474	- 9
Ovary Cancer	45	445	33	713	- 268
Pancreas Cancer	46	401	23	1,607	- 1,206
Lung Cancers	47	374	10	3,169	- 2,794
Skin Cancers	48	357	32	786	- 429
Hepatitis B	49	292	64	10	+ 283
Parkinson's Disease	50	263	26	1,270	- 1,007
Skin Disease	51	255	54	156	+ 99
Syphilis	52	251	52	182	+ 69
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	228	51	198	+ 30
Schistosomiasis	54	207	77	0	+ 207
Alcohol	55	199	44	321	- 122
Uterin Cancer	56	181	45	304	- 124
Bladder Cancer	57	178	41	463	- 285
Appendicitis	58	135	53	170	- 36
Leishmaniasis	59	109	76	0	+ 109
Encephalitis	60	106	46	281	- 175
Hepatitis C	61	85	65	4	+ 81
Drug Use	62	63	34	635	- 572
Measles	63	58	73	0	+ 58
Upper Respiratory	64	53	63	11	+ 42
War	65	50	67	3	+ 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	47	57	107	- 60
Other Neoplasms	67	34	58	54	- 21
Multiple Sclerosis	68	22	62	35	- 13
Diphtheria	69	7	70	1	+ 6
Chlamydia	70	6	68	3	+ 3
Ascariasis	71	5	69	2	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	4	71	0	+ 4
Dengue	73	0	66	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	59	49	- 49
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	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.