GHANA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,262	1	16,262	- 1
Coronary Heart Disease	2	14,609	3	14,103	+ 507
Stroke	3	8,193	2	15,163	- 6,970
Kidney Disease	4	7,675	13	4,161	+ 3,514
Liver Disease	5	6,764	11	6,053	+ 711
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,166	29	1,294	+ 4,872
Stomach Cancer	7	5,381	33	870	+ 4,511
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,707	12	5,929	- 1,222
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,683	7	7,808	- 3,124
Lung Cancers	10	3,362	55	237	+ 3,125
Prostate Cancer	11	3,361	31	1,031	+ 2,330
Violence	12	3,197	27	1,857	+ 1,340
Other Injuries	13	3,051	18	2,433	+ 618
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	2,803	34	803	+ 2,001
Lung Disease	15	2,672	15	3,120	- 448
Liver Cancer	16	2,627	17	2,851	- 224
Tuberculosis	17	2,522	6	10,214	- 7,692
Lymphomas	18	2,391	32	875	+ 1,516
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,118	14	3,935	- 1,817
Breast Cancer	20	2,090	25	1,937	+ 152
Cervical Cancer	21	2,041	20	2,161	- 120
Leukemia	22	1,963	45	340	+ 1,623
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,705	46	334	+ 1,371
Low Birth Weight	24	1,565	8	6,662	- 5,097
Falls	25	1,363	30	1,168	+ 196
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,347	43	387	+ 960
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,176	9	6,538	- 5,362
Hypertension	28	1,126	19	2,231	- 1,105
Malnutrition	29	1,067	26	1,868	- 801
Suicide	30	958	21	1,993	- 1,035
HIV/AIDS	31	900	4	13,565	- 12,665
Skin Cancers	32	834	58	214	+ 619
Ovary Cancer	33	757	38	698	+ 58
Drug Use	34	674	39	630	+ 44
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	646	48	321	+ 325
Drownings	36	620	36	740	- 121
Birth Trauma	37	570	10	6,194	- 5,624
Oral Cancer	38	551	42	483	+ 68
Inflammatory/Heart	39	524	28	1,615	- 1,091
Endocrine Disorders	40	503	24	1,965	- 1,462
Bladder Cancer	41	491	53	245	+ 246
Oesophagus Cancer	42	418	49	285	+ 132
Maternal Conditions	43	366	22	1,991	- 1,625
Alcohol	44	341	54	244	+ 97
Uterin Cancer	45	323	57	219	+ 104
Encephalitis	46	298	44	357	- 60
Epilepsy	47	278	47	329	- 51
Pertussis	48	276	35	744	- 468
Fires	49	253	37	729	- 476
Asthma	50	221	23	1,979	- 1,758
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	210	52	256	- 45
Syphilis	52	194	41	483	- 289
Appendicitis	53	181	59	146	+ 35
Skin Disease	54	166	50	264	- 98
Poisonings	55	133	40	522	- 388
Meningitis	56	125	16	2,983	- 2,858
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	114	67	16	+ 98
Other Neoplasms	58	58	63	48	+ 10
Chagas disease	59	52	76	0	+ 52
Tetanus	60	50	56	220	- 170
Malaria	61	37	5	11,162	- 11,125
Multiple Sclerosis	62	37	61	113	- 76
Upper Respiratory	63	12	66	16	- 4
Hepatitis B	64	10	62	101	- 91
Hepatitis C	65	4	65	28	- 24
Dengue	66	4	71	0	+ 4
War	67	4	64	29	- 26
Chlamydia	68	3	70	3	- 0
Ascariasis	69	2	68	12	- 10
Diphtheria	70	1	69	4	- 3
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	60	135	- 135
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	257	- 257
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	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 GHANA

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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.