ALGERIA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		ALGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,107	6	7,289	+ 14,818
Coronary Heart Disease	2	19,860	1	54,547	- 34,686
Stroke	3	11,138	2	23,393	- 12,255
Kidney Disease	4	10,434	5	7,528	+ 2,906
Liver Disease	5	9,196	15	3,464	+ 5,731
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,382	7	5,635	+ 2,747
Stomach Cancer	7	7,315	19	2,032	+ 5,283
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,399	9	4,678	+ 1,721
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,367	3	8,996	- 2,630
Lung Cancers	10	4,571	12	3,931	+ 639
Prostate Cancer	11	4,569	29	1,069	+ 3,500
Violence	12	4,346	36	713	+ 3,632
Other Injuries	13	4,148	22	1,401	+ 2,747
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	3,811	16	3,139	+ 672
Lung Disease	15	3,633	10	4,668	- 1,035
Liver Cancer	16	3,572	41	551	+ 3,021
Tuberculosis	17	3,429	17	2,840	+ 588
Lymphomas	18	3,251	20	1,833	+ 1,418
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,880	11	4,357	- 1,478
Breast Cancer	20	2,841	14	3,465	- 624
Cervical Cancer	21	2,775	27	1,088	+ 1,687
Leukemia	22	2,668	25	1,157	+ 1,511
Pancreas Cancer	23	2,318	31	973	+ 1,345
Low Birth Weight	24	2,128	8	5,441	- 3,314
Falls	25	1,853	23	1,315	+ 539
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,831	24	1,249	+ 583
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,598	26	1,111	+ 488
Hypertension	28	1,530	4	8,369	- 6,839
Malnutrition	29	1,451	53	82	+ 1,369
Suicide	30	1,302	28	1,072	+ 230
HIV/AIDS	31	1,224	48	193	+ 1,031
Skin Cancers	32	1,133	37	711	+ 422
Ovary Cancer	33	1,029	40	611	+ 417
Drug Use	34	917	30	983	- 67
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	878	35	721	+ 157
Drownings	36	842	42	451	+ 392
Birth Trauma	37	775	13	3,800	- 3,026
Oral Cancer	38	749	38	695	+ 54
Inflammatory/Heart	39	712	34	825	- 113
Endocrine Disorders	40	684	32	926	- 242
Bladder Cancer	41	668	21	1,423	- 755
Oesophagus Cancer	42	568	46	313	+ 255
Maternal Conditions	43	498	33	917	- 419
Alcohol	44	464	54	81	+ 382
Uterin Cancer	45	439	56	75	+ 363
Encephalitis	46	405	51	145	+ 260
Epilepsy	47	378	44	355	+ 23
Pertussis	48	376	49	169	+ 206
Fires	49	345	39	636	- 292
Asthma	50	300	18	2,040	- 1,740
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	286	43	362	- 76
Syphilis	52	263	61	41	+ 222
Appendicitis	53	246	55	80	+ 166
Skin Disease	54	225	52	111	+ 114
Poisonings	55	181	47	287	- 105
Meningitis	56	170	45	320	- 150
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	155	64	22	+ 133
Other Neoplasms	58	78	58	58	+ 20
Chagas disease	59	70	73	0	+ 70
Tetanus	60	69	60	52	+ 17
Malaria	61	50	72	0	+ 50
Multiple Sclerosis	62	50	57	74	- 24
Upper Respiratory	63	16	68	2	+ 14
Hepatitis B	64	14	50	165	- 151
Hepatitis C	65	6	65	4	+ 1
Dengue	66	5	75	0	+ 5
War	67	5	62	41	- 36
Chlamydia	68	4	69	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	3	67	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	2	70	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	59	55	- 55
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	66	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	77	0	63	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	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 ALGERIA

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.