COMOROS VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	423	1	594	- 171
Coronary Heart Disease	2	380	4	349	+ 32
Stroke	3	213	3	356	- 142
Kidney Disease	4	200	14	101	+ 98
Liver Disease	5	176	8	160	+ 16
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	160	23	46	+ 114
Stomach Cancer	7	140	45	11	+ 129
Diabetes Mellitus	8	123	9	136	- 14
Road Traffic Accidents	9	122	6	226	- 104
Lung Cancers	10	87	60	1	+ 86
Prostate Cancer	11	87	27	33	+ 55
Violence	12	83	20	63	+ 20
Other Injuries	13	79	16	90	- 11
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	73	39	19	+ 54
Lung Disease	15	70	17	83	- 14
Liver Cancer	16	68	28	29	+ 39
Tuberculosis	17	66	19	79	- 13
Lymphomas	18	62	37	19	+ 43
Congenital Anomalies	19	55	10	131	- 76
Breast Cancer	20	54	33	23	+ 32
Cervical Cancer	21	53	13	104	- 51
Leukemia	22	51	57	3	+ 48
Pancreas Cancer	23	44	82	0	+ 44
Low Birth Weight	24	41	5	328	- 288
Falls	25	35	32	26	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	26	35	44	11	+ 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	31	2	363	- 333
Hypertension	28	29	12	115	- 86
Malnutrition	29	28	15	96	- 68
Suicide	30	25	24	46	- 21
HIV/AIDS	31	23	76	0	+ 23
Skin Cancers	32	22	42	12	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	33	20	56	3	+ 17
Drug Use	34	18	49	7	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	17	34	21	- 4
Drownings	36	16	25	35	- 19
Birth Trauma	37	15	7	211	- 196
Oral Cancer	38	14	41	15	- 1
Inflammatory/Heart	39	14	31	26	- 13
Endocrine Disorders	40	13	36	19	- 6
Bladder Cancer	41	13	46	10	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	42	11	26	34	- 23
Maternal Conditions	43	10	22	47	- 37
Alcohol	44	9	51	6	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	45	8	55	3	+ 5
Encephalitis	46	8	54	4	+ 4
Epilepsy	47	7	40	17	- 10
Pertussis	48	7	18	80	- 73
Fires	49	7	30	27	- 20
Asthma	50	6	21	49	- 43
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	5	47	10	- 5
Syphilis	52	5	38	19	- 14
Appendicitis	53	5	50	6	- 1
Skin Disease	54	4	48	9	- 5
Poisonings	55	3	35	20	- 17
Meningitis	56	3	11	115	- 112
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	3	58	2	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	58	1	59	1	+ 0
Chagas disease	59	1	74	0	+ 1
Tetanus	60	1	43	12	- 11
Malaria	61	1	29	29	- 28
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	62	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	53	4	- 4
Hepatitis B	64	0	52	5	- 5
Hepatitis C	65	0	61	1	- 1
Dengue	66	0	68	0	+ 0
War	67	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	63	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	65	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	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 COMOROS

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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.