PERU VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	34,051	31	849	+ 33,203
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,028	1	15,326	+ 1,702
Tuberculosis	3	16,468	17	2,377	+ 14,091
Stroke	4	15,499	3	7,722	+ 7,777
Coronary Heart Disease	5	14,193	2	13,769	+ 424
Road Traffic Accidents	6	10,096	9	4,414	+ 5,682
Diabetes Mellitus	7	8,423	8	4,437	+ 3,986
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,498	27	1,108	+ 6,390
Low Birth Weight	9	5,999	24	1,475	+ 4,524
Lung Disease	10	5,363	15	2,519	+ 2,844
Violence	11	5,229	12	3,013	+ 2,216
Hypertension	12	4,976	28	1,061	+ 3,915
Birth Trauma	13	4,006	37	537	+ 3,469
Liver Disease	14	3,902	5	6,375	- 2,473
Kidney Disease	15	3,740	4	7,234	- 3,495
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,292	19	1,997	+ 1,296
Suicide	17	2,822	30	903	+ 1,920
Malnutrition	18	2,599	29	1,006	+ 1,594
Other Injuries	19	2,403	13	2,876	- 472
Asthma	20	2,331	50	208	+ 2,123
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,042	6	5,811	- 3,769
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,881	39	494	+ 1,388
Cervical Cancer	23	1,544	21	1,924	- 380
Breast Cancer	24	1,408	20	1,969	- 561
Maternal Conditions	25	1,280	43	345	+ 935
Drownings	26	1,274	36	584	+ 691
Meningitis	27	1,264	56	118	+ 1,147
Fires	28	1,264	49	239	+ 1,026
Skin Cancers	29	1,253	32	786	+ 467
Oral Cancer	30	1,160	38	519	+ 640
Prostate Cancer	31	1,096	11	3,167	- 2,071
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	881	35	609	+ 272
Endocrine Disorders	33	847	40	474	+ 373
Falls	34	722	25	1,285	- 563
Lung Cancers	35	684	10	3,169	- 2,485
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	633	14	2,642	- 2,009
Pertussis	37	630	48	260	+ 369
Epilepsy	38	572	47	262	+ 310
Poisonings	39	539	55	126	+ 413
Lymphomas	40	533	18	2,254	- 1,721
Liver Cancer	41	523	16	2,476	- 1,954
Parkinson's Disease	42	505	26	1,270	- 765
Syphilis	43	404	52	182	+ 222
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	385	51	198	+ 186
Stomach Cancer	45	378	7	5,072	- 4,693
Drug Use	46	369	34	635	- 267
Skin Disease	47	359	54	156	+ 203
Alcohol	48	327	44	321	+ 5
Leukemia	49	275	22	1,850	- 1,575
Ovary Cancer	50	270	33	713	- 443
Malaria	51	250	61	35	+ 215
Oesophagus Cancer	52	244	42	394	- 150
Pancreas Cancer	53	204	23	1,607	- 1,403
Bladder Cancer	54	182	41	463	- 281
Schistosomiasis	55	159	77	0	+ 159
Uterin Cancer	56	132	45	304	- 172
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	110	57	107	+ 3
Appendicitis	58	102	53	170	- 68
Encephalitis	59	94	46	281	- 187
Other Neoplasms	60	90	58	54	+ 35
Upper Respiratory	61	74	63	11	+ 63
Tetanus	62	70	60	48	+ 22
Hepatitis B	63	52	64	10	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	64	26	62	35	- 8
Measles	65	24	73	0	+ 24
Hepatitis C	66	6	65	4	+ 3
War	67	6	67	3	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	4	68	3	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	3	69	2	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	3	71	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	2	70	1	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	59	49	- 49
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Namibia

Peru

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.