AFGHANISTAN VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,863	4	14,649	+ 4,213
Coronary Heart Disease	2	16,946	1	40,195	- 23,249
Stroke	3	9,503	3	19,060	- 9,557
Kidney Disease	4	8,903	10	6,590	+ 2,313
Liver Disease	5	7,846	16	4,600	+ 3,247
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,152	23	1,765	+ 5,387
Stomach Cancer	7	6,242	26	1,501	+ 4,741
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,460	12	5,750	- 289
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,433	11	6,033	- 601
Lung Cancers	10	3,900	32	1,076	+ 2,824
Prostate Cancer	11	3,898	55	258	+ 3,640
Violence	12	3,708	19	3,217	+ 491
Other Injuries	13	3,539	18	3,241	+ 298
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	3,252	39	741	+ 2,510
Lung Disease	15	3,100	15	4,650	- 1,550
Liver Cancer	16	3,047	40	657	+ 2,390
Tuberculosis	17	2,926	7	9,839	- 6,914
Lymphomas	18	2,774	36	946	+ 1,828
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,457	14	5,001	- 2,543
Breast Cancer	20	2,424	22	1,822	+ 602
Cervical Cancer	21	2,368	44	541	+ 1,827
Leukemia	22	2,277	42	610	+ 1,667
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,977	56	229	+ 1,748
Low Birth Weight	24	1,815	5	12,631	- 10,815
Falls	25	1,581	37	905	+ 676
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,563	41	628	+ 935
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,364	13	5,555	- 4,192
Hypertension	28	1,306	8	7,995	- 6,689
Malnutrition	29	1,238	43	589	+ 649
Suicide	30	1,111	24	1,573	- 461
HIV/AIDS	31	1,044	46	464	+ 580
Skin Cancers	32	967	59	145	+ 822
Ovary Cancer	33	878	48	369	+ 509
Drug Use	34	782	51	328	+ 454
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	749	25	1,505	- 756
Drownings	36	719	34	996	- 277
Birth Trauma	37	661	6	10,723	- 10,062
Oral Cancer	38	639	27	1,467	- 828
Inflammatory/Heart	39	607	45	527	+ 81
Endocrine Disorders	40	584	28	1,364	- 780
Bladder Cancer	41	570	54	272	+ 298
Oesophagus Cancer	42	485	29	1,314	- 830
Maternal Conditions	43	425	9	7,807	- 7,382
Alcohol	44	395	58	150	+ 246
Uterin Cancer	45	374	53	289	+ 86
Encephalitis	46	345	31	1,190	- 845
Epilepsy	47	322	35	993	- 670
Pertussis	48	321	21	2,107	- 1,787
Fires	49	294	50	348	- 54
Asthma	50	256	17	3,403	- 3,147
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	244	33	1,041	- 797
Syphilis	52	224	60	94	+ 130
Appendicitis	53	210	52	298	- 89
Skin Disease	54	192	61	94	+ 98
Poisonings	55	155	47	384	- 229
Meningitis	56	145	20	2,626	- 2,481
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	132	65	25	+ 107
Other Neoplasms	58	67	63	29	+ 38
Chagas disease	59	60	77	0	+ 60
Tetanus	60	59	30	1,254	- 1,196
Malaria	61	43	57	185	- 142
Multiple Sclerosis	62	42	62	84	- 41
Upper Respiratory	63	14	68	9	+ 4
Hepatitis B	64	12	38	863	- 852
Hepatitis C	65	5	64	28	- 23
Dengue	66	4	72	0	+ 4
War	67	4	2	25,620	- 25,615
Chlamydia	68	3	69	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	2	66	17	- 15
Diphtheria	70	1	67	16	- 15
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	49	350	- 350
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Peru

Afghanistan

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.