PERU VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	69,772	31	849	+ 68,923
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	47,040	1	15,326	+ 31,714
Stroke	3	41,224	3	7,722	+ 33,503
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	34,453	27	1,108	+ 33,345
Coronary Heart Disease	5	30,747	2	13,769	+ 16,978
Diabetes Mellitus	6	29,264	8	4,437	+ 24,827
Suicide	7	22,530	30	903	+ 21,627
Tuberculosis	8	17,684	17	2,377	+ 15,307
Lung Disease	9	16,126	15	2,519	+ 13,607
Kidney Disease	10	14,847	4	7,234	+ 7,613
Hypertension	11	14,488	28	1,061	+ 13,427
Low Birth Weight	12	14,003	24	1,475	+ 12,528
Violence	13	13,521	12	3,013	+ 10,509
Liver Disease	14	11,592	5	6,375	+ 5,216
Birth Trauma	15	10,497	37	537	+ 9,960
Road Traffic Accidents	16	9,930	9	4,414	+ 5,516
Asthma	17	9,920	50	208	+ 9,712
Other Injuries	18	7,798	13	2,876	+ 4,922
Congenital Anomalies	19	5,698	19	1,997	+ 3,701
Cervical Cancer	20	5,450	21	1,924	+ 3,526
Malnutrition	21	5,227	29	1,006	+ 4,221
Meningitis	22	4,651	56	118	+ 4,533
Inflammatory/Heart	23	4,465	39	494	+ 3,971
Maternal Conditions	24	4,277	43	345	+ 3,932
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	4,079	35	609	+ 3,470
Fires	26	3,933	49	239	+ 3,694
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,438	40	474	+ 2,964
Drownings	28	2,925	36	584	+ 2,341
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,842	6	5,811	- 2,969
Epilepsy	30	2,099	47	262	+ 1,837
Falls	31	1,870	25	1,285	+ 585
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,837	51	198	+ 1,639
Poisonings	33	1,626	55	126	+ 1,500
Breast Cancer	34	1,421	20	1,969	- 548
Prostate Cancer	35	1,180	11	3,167	- 1,987
Lymphomas	36	1,139	18	2,254	- 1,115
Oesophagus Cancer	37	1,074	42	394	+ 681
Alcohol	38	1,036	44	321	+ 715
Liver Cancer	39	1,034	16	2,476	- 1,442
Skin Disease	40	1,022	54	156	+ 866
Parkinson's Disease	41	802	26	1,270	- 468
Oral Cancer	42	756	38	519	+ 237
Lung Cancers	43	747	10	3,169	- 2,422
Pertussis	44	747	48	260	+ 486
Syphilis	45	739	52	182	+ 557
Skin Cancers	46	678	32	786	- 108
Tetanus	47	661	60	48	+ 613
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	580	14	2,642	- 2,062
Leukemia	49	569	22	1,850	- 1,281
Drug Use	50	462	34	635	- 173
Hepatitis B	51	391	64	10	+ 381
Appendicitis	52	364	53	170	+ 193
Ovary Cancer	53	358	33	713	- 355
Uterin Cancer	54	343	45	304	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	55	265	63	11	+ 254
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	264	57	107	+ 157
Encephalitis	57	198	46	281	- 82
Pancreas Cancer	58	178	23	1,607	- 1,428
Measles	59	171	73	0	+ 171
Stomach Cancer	60	157	7	5,072	- 4,915
Bladder Cancer	61	140	41	463	- 322
Other Neoplasms	62	135	58	54	+ 81
Multiple Sclerosis	63	87	62	35	+ 52
Hepatitis C	64	36	65	4	+ 32
Chlamydia	65	23	68	3	+ 20
Otitis Media	66	18	71	0	+ 18
Ascariasis	67	11	69	2	+ 9
War	68	4	67	3	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	4	70	1	+ 3
Dengue	70	1	66	4	- 2
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	59	49	- 49
Malaria	79	0	61	35	- 35
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.