PERU VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	26,104	1	15,326	+ 10,777
Malaria	2	21,065	61	35	+ 21,030
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	19,838	27	1,108	+ 18,730
Low Birth Weight	4	11,831	24	1,475	+ 10,355
Stroke	5	10,788	3	7,722	+ 3,066
Coronary Heart Disease	6	10,184	2	13,769	- 3,585
Birth Trauma	7	9,938	37	537	+ 9,401
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,358	9	4,414	+ 2,944
Meningitis	9	6,481	56	118	+ 6,364
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,378	19	1,997	+ 3,381
Liver Disease	11	5,094	5	6,375	- 1,281
Other Injuries	12	4,734	13	2,876	+ 1,859
Tuberculosis	13	4,583	17	2,377	+ 2,206
Maternal Conditions	14	4,105	43	345	+ 3,760
Pertussis	15	3,536	48	260	+ 3,276
Kidney Disease	16	3,382	4	7,234	- 3,853
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,255	8	4,437	- 1,182
Measles	18	2,987	73	0	+ 2,987
Violence	19	2,777	12	3,013	- 236
Lung Disease	20	2,688	15	2,519	+ 170
Malnutrition	21	2,685	29	1,006	+ 1,680
Asthma	22	2,354	50	208	+ 2,146
Endocrine Disorders	23	2,235	40	474	+ 1,761
Drownings	24	1,956	36	584	+ 1,372
Hypertension	25	1,678	28	1,061	+ 617
Falls	26	1,606	25	1,285	+ 321
Suicide	27	1,518	30	903	+ 615
Fires	28	1,387	49	239	+ 1,148
Breast Cancer	29	1,331	20	1,969	- 639
HIV/AIDS	30	1,297	31	849	+ 448
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,292	35	609	+ 684
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	1,062	6	5,811	- 4,750
Poisonings	33	955	55	126	+ 829
Inflammatory/Heart	34	951	39	494	+ 458
Liver Cancer	35	922	16	2,476	- 1,554
Epilepsy	36	837	47	262	+ 575
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	646	14	2,642	- 1,996
Cervical Cancer	38	602	21	1,924	- 1,321
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	578	51	198	+ 380
Ovary Cancer	40	526	33	713	- 187
War	41	507	67	3	+ 503
Tetanus	42	461	60	48	+ 413
Lymphomas	43	433	18	2,254	- 1,820
Stomach Cancer	44	372	7	5,072	- 4,700
Skin Cancers	45	355	32	786	- 431
Hepatitis B	46	345	64	10	+ 335
Parkinson's Disease	47	341	26	1,270	- 929
Leukemia	48	319	22	1,850	- 1,531
Oral Cancer	49	299	38	519	- 220
Schistosomiasis	50	294	77	0	+ 294
Leishmaniasis	51	294	76	0	+ 294
Skin Disease	52	263	54	156	+ 107
Bladder Cancer	53	200	41	463	- 263
Pancreas Cancer	54	171	23	1,607	- 1,436
Oesophagus Cancer	55	163	42	394	- 231
Appendicitis	56	158	53	170	- 12
Prostate Cancer	57	158	11	3,167	- 3,009
Drug Use	58	156	34	635	- 479
Ascariasis	59	154	69	2	+ 153
Alcohol	60	149	44	321	- 172
Encephalitis	61	139	46	281	- 142
Syphilis	62	136	52	182	- 47
Upper Respiratory	63	116	63	11	+ 105
Uterin Cancer	64	107	45	304	- 197
Diphtheria	65	75	70	1	+ 74
Hepatitis C	66	56	65	4	+ 52
Lung Cancers	67	52	10	3,169	- 3,117
Other Neoplasms	68	30	58	54	- 25
Multiple Sclerosis	69	28	62	35	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	22	57	107	- 85
Chlamydia	71	3	68	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	66	4	- 3
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
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.