KENYA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	27,384	1	22,571	+ 4,812
Coronary Heart Disease	2	24,601	9	11,972	+ 12,629
Stroke	3	13,796	4	15,895	- 2,099
Kidney Disease	4	12,925	16	4,464	+ 8,462
Liver Disease	5	11,391	7	13,405	- 2,014
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	10,383	31	1,827	+ 8,556
Stomach Cancer	7	9,062	28	2,010	+ 7,052
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,927	14	5,651	+ 2,276
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,887	6	14,883	- 6,996
Lung Cancers	10	5,661	47	669	+ 4,993
Prostate Cancer	11	5,659	37	1,292	+ 4,367
Violence	12	5,383	24	2,942	+ 2,441
Other Injuries	13	5,138	19	4,336	+ 802
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	4,721	32	1,477	+ 3,243
Lung Disease	15	4,500	20	4,280	+ 220
Liver Cancer	16	4,424	34	1,351	+ 3,073
Tuberculosis	17	4,247	3	19,655	- 15,408
Lymphomas	18	4,027	29	1,931	+ 2,095
Congenital Anomalies	19	3,567	12	6,115	- 2,548
Breast Cancer	20	3,519	25	2,658	+ 861
Cervical Cancer	21	3,437	22	3,389	+ 48
Leukemia	22	3,305	35	1,327	+ 1,978
Pancreas Cancer	23	2,871	46	716	+ 2,155
Low Birth Weight	24	2,636	11	9,562	- 6,926
Falls	25	2,296	33	1,465	+ 831
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,269	50	470	+ 1,799
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,980	5	15,420	- 13,440
Hypertension	28	1,896	17	4,418	- 2,522
Malnutrition	29	1,797	21	4,212	- 2,415
Suicide	30	1,613	23	3,214	- 1,601
HIV/AIDS	31	1,516	2	20,885	- 19,369
Skin Cancers	32	1,404	48	638	+ 766
Ovary Cancer	33	1,274	45	795	+ 480
Drug Use	34	1,135	62	113	+ 1,022
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,088	41	1,089	- 1
Drownings	36	1,043	39	1,200	- 157
Birth Trauma	37	959	10	9,957	- 8,998
Oral Cancer	38	928	30	1,842	- 914
Inflammatory/Heart	39	882	40	1,121	- 240
Endocrine Disorders	40	847	44	831	+ 16
Bladder Cancer	41	827	57	318	+ 509
Oesophagus Cancer	42	704	18	4,373	- 3,669
Maternal Conditions	43	616	13	5,651	- 5,035
Alcohol	44	574	55	355	+ 219
Uterin Cancer	45	543	56	323	+ 221
Encephalitis	46	501	60	189	+ 312
Epilepsy	47	468	43	832	- 364
Pertussis	48	465	42	1,014	- 548
Fires	49	427	36	1,316	- 890
Asthma	50	372	26	2,300	- 1,928
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	354	53	408	- 53
Syphilis	52	326	52	449	- 123
Appendicitis	53	305	58	240	+ 64
Skin Disease	54	279	51	455	- 176
Poisonings	55	225	38	1,269	- 1,044
Meningitis	56	210	15	5,364	- 5,153
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	192	66	84	+ 108
Other Neoplasms	58	97	67	60	+ 37
Chagas disease	59	87	79	0	+ 87
Tetanus	60	85	27	2,129	- 2,044
Malaria	61	63	8	12,652	- 12,589
Multiple Sclerosis	62	62	68	39	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	63	20	64	95	- 75
Hepatitis B	64	17	49	522	- 505
Hepatitis C	65	7	61	152	- 145
Dengue	66	7	73	0	+ 6
War	67	6	65	89	- 83
Chlamydia	68	5	70	10	- 5
Ascariasis	69	3	71	9	- 6
Diphtheria	70	2	69	13	- 10
Otitis Media	71	0	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	63	103	- 103
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	59	194	- 194
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	370	- 370
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	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 KENYA

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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.