ETHIOPIA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	55,735	1	59,931	- 4,196
Coronary Heart Disease	2	50,071	4	36,530	+ 13,541
Stroke	3	28,080	3	39,362	- 11,282
Kidney Disease	4	26,307	13	12,103	+ 14,204
Liver Disease	5	23,184	8	27,270	- 4,086
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	21,133	21	8,258	+ 12,875
Stomach Cancer	7	18,443	47	1,519	+ 16,925
Diabetes Mellitus	8	16,134	10	16,258	- 124
Road Traffic Accidents	9	16,052	5	31,564	- 15,512
Lung Cancers	10	11,523	38	2,202	+ 9,321
Prostate Cancer	11	11,518	50	1,244	+ 10,274
Violence	12	10,956	22	8,076	+ 2,880
Other Injuries	13	10,457	16	11,735	- 1,277
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	9,608	31	3,755	+ 5,853
Lung Disease	15	9,159	15	11,870	- 2,712
Liver Cancer	16	9,005	42	1,730	+ 7,275
Tuberculosis	17	8,644	9	21,455	- 12,811
Lymphomas	18	8,195	33	3,590	+ 4,606
Congenital Anomalies	19	7,261	11	15,638	- 8,377
Breast Cancer	20	7,162	20	8,485	- 1,323
Cervical Cancer	21	6,996	27	5,019	+ 1,977
Leukemia	22	6,728	30	4,222	+ 2,505
Pancreas Cancer	23	5,843	61	488	+ 5,355
Low Birth Weight	24	5,364	7	28,020	- 22,656
Falls	25	4,673	28	4,510	+ 163
Parkinson's Disease	26	4,617	46	1,578	+ 3,039
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	4,030	2	44,361	- 40,331
Hypertension	28	3,858	12	13,470	- 9,612
Malnutrition	29	3,658	19	8,643	- 4,985
Suicide	30	3,283	25	6,030	- 2,747
HIV/AIDS	31	3,086	17	11,471	- 8,386
Skin Cancers	32	2,857	52	1,006	+ 1,851
Ovary Cancer	33	2,594	36	2,424	+ 170
Drug Use	34	2,311	60	513	+ 1,798
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,213	41	1,758	+ 455
Drownings	36	2,123	35	3,133	- 1,009
Birth Trauma	37	1,953	6	31,107	- 29,154
Oral Cancer	38	1,888	48	1,477	+ 412
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,795	39	2,168	- 374
Endocrine Disorders	40	1,725	45	1,623	+ 102
Bladder Cancer	41	1,683	51	1,080	+ 603
Oesophagus Cancer	42	1,432	40	1,839	- 407
Maternal Conditions	43	1,255	18	8,887	- 7,632
Alcohol	44	1,169	55	750	+ 419
Uterin Cancer	45	1,106	62	421	+ 684
Encephalitis	46	1,020	63	386	+ 634
Epilepsy	47	953	44	1,625	- 672
Pertussis	48	947	23	6,896	- 5,949
Fires	49	869	34	3,255	- 2,386
Asthma	50	757	29	4,484	- 3,727
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	721	49	1,339	- 619
Syphilis	52	663	43	1,699	- 1,036
Appendicitis	53	620	58	677	- 57
Skin Disease	54	568	53	904	- 336
Poisonings	55	457	32	3,668	- 3,211
Meningitis	56	428	14	12,019	- 11,591
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	391	65	221	+ 170
Other Neoplasms	58	197	66	148	+ 49
Chagas disease	59	177	78	0	+ 177
Tetanus	60	173	37	2,203	- 2,029
Malaria	61	127	26	5,626	- 5,499
Multiple Sclerosis	62	126	70	61	+ 64
Upper Respiratory	63	41	57	709	- 668
Hepatitis B	64	35	56	742	- 707
Hepatitis C	65	14	69	115	- 100
Dengue	66	13	73	20	- 7
War	67	12	64	281	- 268
Chlamydia	68	10	72	21	- 11
Ascariasis	69	7	68	130	- 123
Diphtheria	70	4	67	146	- 142
Otitis Media	71	0	71	39	- 38
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	59	579	- 579
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	839	- 839
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	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 ETHIOPIA

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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.