PERU VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	28,543	1	15,326	+ 13,216
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	19,929	27	1,108	+ 18,820
Tuberculosis	3	17,534	17	2,377	+ 15,157
Malaria	4	13,903	61	35	+ 13,868
Birth Trauma	5	13,796	37	537	+ 13,259
Low Birth Weight	6	13,214	24	1,475	+ 11,738
Coronary Heart Disease	7	8,451	2	13,769	- 5,318
Stroke	8	7,951	3	7,722	+ 230
Congenital Anomalies	9	6,843	19	1,997	+ 4,847
HIV/AIDS	10	6,076	31	849	+ 5,227
Meningitis	11	6,011	56	118	+ 5,893
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,741	9	4,414	+ 1,327
Liver Disease	13	5,277	5	6,375	- 1,098
Measles	14	4,054	73	0	+ 4,054
Maternal Conditions	15	3,241	43	345	+ 2,896
Pertussis	16	3,206	48	260	+ 2,946
Other Injuries	17	3,125	13	2,876	+ 250
Diabetes Mellitus	18	3,098	8	4,437	- 1,339
Violence	19	2,535	12	3,013	- 478
Kidney Disease	20	2,505	4	7,234	- 4,729
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,175	40	474	+ 1,701
Lung Disease	22	1,731	15	2,519	- 788
Breast Cancer	23	1,636	20	1,969	- 333
Hypertension	24	1,472	28	1,061	+ 411
Cervical Cancer	25	1,456	21	1,924	- 468
Tetanus	26	1,150	60	48	+ 1,103
Asthma	27	1,128	50	208	+ 920
Falls	28	1,037	25	1,285	- 248
Fires	29	982	49	239	+ 743
Suicide	30	966	30	903	+ 64
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	934	6	5,811	- 4,877
Drownings	32	907	36	584	+ 323
Poisonings	33	905	55	126	+ 779
Drug Use	34	864	34	635	+ 228
Prostate Cancer	35	814	11	3,167	- 2,353
Malnutrition	36	812	29	1,006	- 194
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	805	35	609	+ 196
Syphilis	38	750	52	182	+ 568
Liver Cancer	39	728	16	2,476	- 1,748
Lymphomas	40	716	18	2,254	- 1,537
Epilepsy	41	689	47	262	+ 427
Inflammatory/Heart	42	665	39	494	+ 171
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	572	14	2,642	- 2,070
Diphtheria	44	523	70	1	+ 522
War	45	447	67	3	+ 443
Parkinson's Disease	46	341	26	1,270	- 929
Leukemia	47	311	22	1,850	- 1,539
Oral Cancer	48	308	38	519	- 211
Ovary Cancer	49	294	33	713	- 420
Stomach Cancer	50	293	7	5,072	- 4,779
Pancreas Cancer	51	272	23	1,607	- 1,335
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	268	51	198	+ 70
Skin Cancers	53	266	32	786	- 520
Schistosomiasis	54	208	77	0	+ 208
Hepatitis B	55	205	64	10	+ 195
Skin Disease	56	202	54	156	+ 46
Lung Cancers	57	178	10	3,169	- 2,990
Alcohol	58	142	44	321	- 179
Encephalitis	59	129	46	281	- 152
Appendicitis	60	105	53	170	- 66
Ascariasis	61	94	69	2	+ 93
Uterin Cancer	62	93	45	304	- 211
Bladder Cancer	63	92	41	463	- 371
Oesophagus Cancer	64	77	42	394	- 317
Hepatitis C	65	42	65	4	+ 38
Other Neoplasms	66	40	58	54	- 14
Upper Respiratory	67	36	63	11	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	68	25	62	35	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	23	57	107	- 85
Leishmaniasis	70	3	76	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	2	68	3	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
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
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	59	49	- 49
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	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

Nigeria

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.