GUINEA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,575	1	12,790	- 6,215
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,907	6	5,665	+ 242
Stroke	3	3,313	5	5,777	- 2,464
Kidney Disease	4	3,104	16	1,939	+ 1,164
Liver Disease	5	2,735	12	2,550	+ 185
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,493	30	579	+ 1,914
Stomach Cancer	7	2,176	41	245	+ 1,931
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,903	15	2,138	- 234
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,894	9	3,788	- 1,894
Lung Cancers	10	1,359	50	128	+ 1,231
Prostate Cancer	11	1,359	32	525	+ 834
Violence	12	1,293	26	1,128	+ 165
Other Injuries	13	1,234	18	1,504	- 270
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	1,134	53	100	+ 1,034
Lung Disease	15	1,081	20	1,373	- 292
Liver Cancer	16	1,062	23	1,167	- 105
Tuberculosis	17	1,020	13	2,369	- 1,349
Lymphomas	18	967	48	158	+ 809
Congenital Anomalies	19	857	14	2,181	- 1,324
Breast Cancer	20	845	38	345	+ 500
Cervical Cancer	21	825	19	1,491	- 666
Leukemia	22	794	67	17	+ 777
Pancreas Cancer	23	689	65	19	+ 670
Low Birth Weight	24	633	8	4,319	- 3,686
Falls	25	551	33	480	+ 72
Parkinson's Disease	26	545	44	212	+ 333
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	475	3	6,788	- 6,313
Hypertension	28	455	21	1,348	- 893
Malnutrition	29	432	28	1,032	- 601
Suicide	30	387	29	892	- 505
HIV/AIDS	31	364	10	3,020	- 2,656
Skin Cancers	32	337	49	152	+ 185
Ovary Cancer	33	306	54	93	+ 213
Drug Use	34	273	46	169	+ 104
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	261	34	448	- 187
Drownings	36	251	31	528	- 278
Birth Trauma	37	230	7	4,797	- 4,566
Oral Cancer	38	223	52	122	+ 101
Inflammatory/Heart	39	212	35	439	- 228
Endocrine Disorders	40	203	25	1,140	- 936
Bladder Cancer	41	199	60	32	+ 167
Oesophagus Cancer	42	169	63	20	+ 149
Maternal Conditions	43	148	17	1,793	- 1,645
Alcohol	44	138	55	83	+ 54
Uterin Cancer	45	130	59	38	+ 93
Encephalitis	46	120	56	81	+ 40
Epilepsy	47	112	37	350	- 237
Pertussis	48	112	24	1,165	- 1,054
Fires	49	102	36	410	- 308
Asthma	50	89	22	1,179	- 1,090
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	85	42	238	- 153
Syphilis	52	78	39	328	- 250
Appendicitis	53	73	57	41	+ 32
Skin Disease	54	67	51	127	- 60
Poisonings	55	54	40	295	- 241
Meningitis	56	51	11	2,633	- 2,582
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	46	70	13	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	58	23	68	16	+ 7
Chagas disease	59	21	77	0	+ 21
Tetanus	60	20	45	170	- 149
Malaria	61	15	2	8,180	- 8,165
Multiple Sclerosis	62	15	66	18	- 3
Upper Respiratory	63	5	69	15	- 10
Hepatitis B	64	4	47	162	- 158
Hepatitis C	65	2	61	22	- 21
Dengue	66	2	73	0	+ 1
War	67	1	64	20	- 18
Chlamydia	68	1	71	3	- 1
Ascariasis	69	1	62	22	- 21
Diphtheria	70	0	58	40	- 39
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	43	232	- 232
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Peru

Guinea

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.