DR CONGO VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	54,255	1	73,546	- 19,291
Coronary Heart Disease	2	48,742	7	34,713	+ 14,029
Stroke	3	27,334	6	36,596	- 9,262
Kidney Disease	4	25,608	20	9,077	+ 16,532
Liver Disease	5	22,569	13	15,044	+ 7,524
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	20,572	28	4,548	+ 16,024
Stomach Cancer	7	17,954	37	2,579	+ 15,375
Diabetes Mellitus	8	15,706	16	12,902	+ 2,803
Road Traffic Accidents	9	15,626	10	30,256	- 14,631
Lung Cancers	10	11,217	47	1,158	+ 10,059
Prostate Cancer	11	11,212	30	3,948	+ 7,264
Violence	12	10,665	18	11,120	- 455
Other Injuries	13	10,180	22	8,272	+ 1,908
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	9,353	36	2,966	+ 6,386
Lung Disease	15	8,915	14	13,527	- 4,611
Liver Cancer	16	8,765	31	3,840	+ 4,926
Tuberculosis	17	8,415	2	43,759	- 35,345
Lymphomas	18	7,978	38	2,061	+ 5,917
Congenital Anomalies	19	7,068	11	16,256	- 9,188
Breast Cancer	20	6,972	35	3,416	+ 3,556
Cervical Cancer	21	6,810	27	4,823	+ 1,987
Leukemia	22	6,549	41	1,871	+ 4,678
Pancreas Cancer	23	5,688	50	1,017	+ 4,671
Low Birth Weight	24	5,222	8	34,668	- 29,447
Falls	25	4,549	33	3,483	+ 1,066
Parkinson's Disease	26	4,495	49	1,035	+ 3,460
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	3,923	5	41,301	- 37,378
Hypertension	28	3,756	12	15,743	- 11,987
Malnutrition	29	3,561	21	8,910	- 5,350
Suicide	30	3,196	26	5,812	- 2,616
HIV/AIDS	31	3,004	15	13,286	- 10,282
Skin Cancers	32	2,781	55	765	+ 2,016
Ovary Cancer	33	2,525	58	656	+ 1,869
Drug Use	34	2,249	59	638	+ 1,611
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,155	40	1,923	+ 232
Drownings	36	2,067	34	3,454	- 1,387
Birth Trauma	37	1,901	9	33,075	- 31,174
Oral Cancer	38	1,838	51	1,003	+ 835
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,747	29	4,045	- 2,298
Endocrine Disorders	40	1,679	25	7,380	- 5,701
Bladder Cancer	41	1,638	65	270	+ 1,368
Oesophagus Cancer	42	1,394	53	790	+ 604
Maternal Conditions	43	1,221	19	10,513	- 9,292
Alcohol	44	1,138	60	635	+ 503
Uterin Cancer	45	1,076	63	352	+ 724
Encephalitis	46	993	57	680	+ 313
Epilepsy	47	927	44	1,727	- 799
Pertussis	48	922	23	7,921	- 6,999
Fires	49	846	39	2,007	- 1,162
Asthma	50	737	24	7,733	- 6,997
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	701	43	1,728	- 1,026
Syphilis	52	646	32	3,751	- 3,106
Appendicitis	53	604	56	703	- 100
Skin Disease	54	553	54	781	- 228
Poisonings	55	445	42	1,729	- 1,283
Meningitis	56	417	17	11,568	- 11,151
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	380	66	217	+ 163
Other Neoplasms	58	192	67	88	+ 105
Chagas disease	59	172	79	0	+ 172
Tetanus	60	168	46	1,166	- 997
Malaria	61	124	4	41,813	- 41,689
Multiple Sclerosis	62	122	71	44	+ 78
Upper Respiratory	63	39	62	370	- 331
Hepatitis B	64	34	61	456	- 422
Hepatitis C	65	14	69	69	- 55
Dengue	66	13	74	1	+ 12
War	67	12	45	1,658	- 1,646
Chlamydia	68	10	73	15	- 5
Ascariasis	69	6	68	80	- 73
Diphtheria	70	4	70	47	- 43
Otitis Media	71	0	72	38	- 38
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	3	42,254	- 42,254
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	52	869	- 869
Schistosomiasis	77	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	64	347	- 347
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Peru

DR Congo

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.