PERU VS MADAGASCAR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MADAGASCAR		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	19,884	3	7,722	+ 12,162
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,165	1	15,326	+ 839
Coronary Heart Disease	3	13,712	2	13,769	- 57
Tuberculosis	4	12,846	17	2,377	+ 10,469
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	12,270	27	1,108	+ 11,161
Measles	6	10,152	73	0	+ 10,152
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,722	9	4,414	+ 4,308
Hypertension	8	6,871	28	1,061	+ 5,810
Malaria	9	6,095	61	35	+ 6,060
Low Birth Weight	10	5,925	24	1,475	+ 4,449
Birth Trauma	11	5,918	37	537	+ 5,381
Liver Disease	12	5,316	5	6,375	- 1,059
Malnutrition	13	4,689	29	1,006	+ 3,683
Lung Disease	14	4,380	15	2,519	+ 1,862
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,742	19	1,997	+ 1,745
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,628	8	4,437	- 808
Cervical Cancer	17	3,351	21	1,924	+ 1,428
Maternal Conditions	18	3,073	43	345	+ 2,728
Asthma	19	2,775	50	208	+ 2,567
Meningitis	20	2,646	56	118	+ 2,529
Other Injuries	21	2,611	13	2,876	- 264
Kidney Disease	22	2,437	4	7,234	- 4,797
Violence	23	1,936	12	3,013	- 1,077
Suicide	24	1,633	30	903	+ 730
HIV/AIDS	25	1,485	31	849	+ 636
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,240	6	5,811	- 4,571
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,196	42	394	+ 802
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,158	39	494	+ 665
Prostate Cancer	29	1,102	11	3,167	- 2,065
Liver Cancer	30	1,033	16	2,476	- 1,443
Drownings	31	913	36	584	+ 329
Oral Cancer	32	771	38	519	+ 252
Syphilis	33	753	52	182	+ 570
Lymphomas	34	747	18	2,254	- 1,507
Fires	35	732	49	239	+ 493
Falls	36	723	25	1,285	- 562
Breast Cancer	37	696	20	1,969	- 1,273
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	694	51	198	+ 496
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	670	14	2,642	- 1,972
Poisonings	40	632	55	126	+ 506
Pertussis	41	574	48	260	+ 314
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	548	35	609	- 61
Skin Cancers	43	517	32	786	- 269
Endocrine Disorders	44	512	40	474	+ 38
Leukemia	45	444	22	1,850	- 1,406
Epilepsy	46	426	47	262	+ 164
Stomach Cancer	47	407	7	5,072	- 4,665
Bladder Cancer	48	316	41	463	- 146
Parkinson's Disease	49	294	26	1,270	- 975
Schistosomiasis	50	288	77	0	+ 288
Skin Disease	51	207	54	156	+ 51
Tetanus	52	206	60	48	+ 159
Alcohol	53	178	44	321	- 143
War	54	171	67	3	+ 168
Lung Cancers	55	163	10	3,169	- 3,006
Appendicitis	56	162	53	170	- 8
Ovary Cancer	57	149	33	713	- 564
Hepatitis B	58	109	64	10	+ 99
Uterin Cancer	59	105	45	304	- 199
Encephalitis	60	104	46	281	- 177
Pancreas Cancer	61	89	23	1,607	- 1,518
Drug Use	62	64	34	635	- 571
Upper Respiratory	63	54	63	11	+ 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	52	57	107	- 55
Other Neoplasms	65	26	58	54	- 28
Multiple Sclerosis	66	20	62	35	- 15
Hepatitis C	67	18	65	4	+ 14
Otitis Media	68	11	71	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	69	7	68	3	+ 5
Ascariasis	70	6	69	2	+ 4
Diphtheria	71	3	70	1	+ 2
Dengue	72	0	66	4	- 3
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	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
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.