BENIN VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,910	1	10,205	- 3,295
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,207	5	5,397	+ 810
Stroke	3	3,481	4	5,855	- 2,374
Kidney Disease	4	3,261	13	1,929	+ 1,333
Liver Disease	5	2,874	9	2,447	+ 428
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,620	29	715	+ 1,905
Stomach Cancer	7	2,286	38	361	+ 1,926
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,000	14	1,912	+ 88
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,990	8	3,162	- 1,172
Lung Cancers	10	1,429	59	66	+ 1,362
Prostate Cancer	11	1,428	25	867	+ 561
Violence	12	1,358	28	726	+ 632
Other Injuries	13	1,296	15	1,532	- 236
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	1,191	41	311	+ 880
Lung Disease	15	1,135	17	1,220	- 84
Liver Cancer	16	1,116	40	322	+ 794
Tuberculosis	17	1,072	23	919	+ 153
Lymphomas	18	1,016	36	387	+ 629
Congenital Anomalies	19	900	10	2,265	- 1,365
Breast Cancer	20	888	27	784	+ 104
Cervical Cancer	21	867	30	669	+ 199
Leukemia	22	834	46	196	+ 639
Pancreas Cancer	23	724	48	177	+ 547
Low Birth Weight	24	665	6	4,908	- 4,243
Falls	25	579	32	543	+ 36
Parkinson's Disease	26	572	43	212	+ 361
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	500	3	6,830	- 6,331
Hypertension	28	478	19	1,088	- 610
Malnutrition	29	453	21	928	- 474
Suicide	30	407	22	922	- 515
HIV/AIDS	31	383	11	2,263	- 1,880
Skin Cancers	32	354	54	102	+ 253
Ovary Cancer	33	322	56	86	+ 236
Drug Use	34	286	44	197	+ 89
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	274	34	442	- 168
Drownings	36	263	31	570	- 307
Birth Trauma	37	242	7	3,950	- 3,708
Oral Cancer	38	234	49	156	+ 78
Inflammatory/Heart	39	223	33	457	- 235
Endocrine Disorders	40	214	16	1,454	- 1,240
Bladder Cancer	41	209	61	43	+ 165
Oesophagus Cancer	42	178	39	326	- 148
Maternal Conditions	43	156	20	1,039	- 883
Alcohol	44	145	58	85	+ 60
Uterin Cancer	45	137	55	99	+ 38
Encephalitis	46	126	57	85	+ 41
Epilepsy	47	118	37	369	- 251
Pertussis	48	117	18	1,168	- 1,050
Fires	49	108	35	431	- 323
Asthma	50	94	24	891	- 797
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	89	45	197	- 108
Syphilis	52	82	51	150	- 68
Appendicitis	53	77	60	45	+ 32
Skin Disease	54	70	52	144	- 73
Poisonings	55	57	42	307	- 251
Meningitis	56	53	12	1,967	- 1,914
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	48	67	11	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	58	24	63	20	+ 5
Chagas disease	59	22	77	0	+ 22
Tetanus	60	21	50	156	- 135
Malaria	61	16	2	7,037	- 7,021
Multiple Sclerosis	62	16	66	16	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	5	64	17	- 12
Hepatitis B	64	4	53	143	- 138
Hepatitis C	65	2	65	17	- 15
Dengue	66	2	72	0	+ 2
War	67	2	69	2	- 1
Chlamydia	68	1	70	2	- 0
Ascariasis	69	1	62	40	- 39
Diphtheria	70	1	68	10	- 10
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	26	788	- 788
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	47	183	- 183
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	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 BENIN

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.