MALAWI VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,232	2	7,739	+ 2,493
Coronary Heart Disease	2	9,192	7	4,929	+ 4,263
Stroke	3	5,155	5	5,939	- 784
Kidney Disease	4	4,829	19	1,567	+ 3,262
Liver Disease	5	4,256	10	3,259	+ 997
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,880	25	782	+ 3,097
Stomach Cancer	7	3,386	45	206	+ 3,180
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,962	14	2,267	+ 695
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,947	4	6,221	- 3,274
Lung Cancers	10	2,115	51	131	+ 1,985
Prostate Cancer	11	2,114	40	271	+ 1,844
Violence	12	2,011	32	406	+ 1,605
Other Injuries	13	1,920	22	1,266	+ 654
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	1,764	44	234	+ 1,529
Lung Disease	15	1,681	21	1,340	+ 341
Liver Cancer	16	1,653	38	317	+ 1,336
Tuberculosis	17	1,587	11	2,992	- 1,405
Lymphomas	18	1,505	24	839	+ 666
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,333	13	2,509	- 1,176
Breast Cancer	20	1,315	27	600	+ 715
Cervical Cancer	21	1,284	12	2,876	- 1,592
Leukemia	22	1,235	56	82	+ 1,153
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,073	60	38	+ 1,035
Low Birth Weight	24	985	8	4,339	- 3,354
Falls	25	858	28	562	+ 296
Parkinson's Disease	26	848	46	200	+ 648
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	740	6	5,782	- 5,042
Hypertension	28	708	17	1,797	- 1,088
Malnutrition	29	671	20	1,499	- 828
Suicide	30	603	23	1,007	- 404
HIV/AIDS	31	567	1	12,839	- 12,272
Skin Cancers	32	525	36	331	+ 194
Ovary Cancer	33	476	48	158	+ 319
Drug Use	34	424	59	48	+ 377
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	406	39	280	+ 127
Drownings	36	390	30	458	- 68
Birth Trauma	37	358	9	3,563	- 3,204
Oral Cancer	38	347	43	251	+ 96
Inflammatory/Heart	39	329	35	370	- 41
Endocrine Disorders	40	317	42	257	+ 60
Bladder Cancer	41	309	33	388	- 79
Oesophagus Cancer	42	263	16	1,842	- 1,579
Maternal Conditions	43	230	15	1,854	- 1,624
Alcohol	44	215	52	114	+ 101
Uterin Cancer	45	203	62	23	+ 180
Encephalitis	46	187	58	48	+ 139
Epilepsy	47	175	41	260	- 85
Pertussis	48	174	31	436	- 262
Fires	49	159	34	380	- 220
Asthma	50	139	26	705	- 566
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	132	49	154	- 22
Syphilis	52	122	29	480	- 358
Appendicitis	53	114	54	94	+ 20
Skin Disease	54	104	53	101	+ 3
Poisonings	55	84	37	325	- 241
Meningitis	56	79	18	1,792	- 1,714
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	72	61	29	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	58	36	63	17	+ 20
Chagas disease	59	32	75	0	+ 32
Tetanus	60	32	47	178	- 146
Malaria	61	23	3	6,308	- 6,285
Multiple Sclerosis	62	23	66	9	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	63	7	57	60	- 52
Hepatitis B	64	6	55	88	- 81
Hepatitis C	65	3	64	15	- 12
Dengue	66	2	65	9	- 7
War	67	2	71	2	- 0
Chlamydia	68	2	70	3	- 1
Ascariasis	69	1	69	4	- 3
Diphtheria	70	1	72	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	67	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	143	- 143
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	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 MALAWI

Peru

Malawi

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.