NIGER VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,385	1	21,093	- 8,709
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,126	6	8,229	+ 2,897
Stroke	3	6,239	5	8,717	- 2,478
Kidney Disease	4	5,846	16	2,732	+ 3,113
Liver Disease	5	5,152	11	4,116	+ 1,035
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,696	32	858	+ 3,838
Stomach Cancer	7	4,098	44	300	+ 3,798
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,585	17	2,630	+ 955
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,567	8	5,946	- 2,379
Lung Cancers	10	2,560	67	42	+ 2,519
Prostate Cancer	11	2,559	57	128	+ 2,432
Violence	12	2,435	19	2,244	+ 191
Other Injuries	13	2,324	12	3,826	- 1,502
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	2,135	37	522	+ 1,613
Lung Disease	15	2,035	20	2,172	- 137
Liver Cancer	16	2,001	35	745	+ 1,256
Tuberculosis	17	1,921	13	3,703	- 1,782
Lymphomas	18	1,821	43	350	+ 1,471
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,613	10	4,346	- 2,732
Breast Cancer	20	1,591	29	1,075	+ 516
Cervical Cancer	21	1,554	38	487	+ 1,068
Leukemia	22	1,495	48	258	+ 1,237
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,298	54	138	+ 1,160
Low Birth Weight	24	1,192	4	9,560	- 8,368
Falls	25	1,038	26	1,297	- 259
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,026	47	275	+ 751
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	895	3	16,030	- 15,135
Hypertension	28	857	25	1,356	- 498
Malnutrition	29	813	21	2,170	- 1,357
Suicide	30	730	27	1,227	- 497
HIV/AIDS	31	686	30	1,048	- 362
Skin Cancers	32	635	45	287	+ 348
Ovary Cancer	33	576	40	425	+ 151
Drug Use	34	513	58	126	+ 387
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	492	31	1,044	- 553
Drownings	36	472	24	1,581	- 1,109
Birth Trauma	37	434	7	8,030	- 7,596
Oral Cancer	38	420	49	242	+ 178
Inflammatory/Heart	39	399	34	769	- 370
Endocrine Disorders	40	383	23	1,806	- 1,423
Bladder Cancer	41	374	53	161	+ 213
Oesophagus Cancer	42	318	55	132	+ 187
Maternal Conditions	43	279	14	3,317	- 3,039
Alcohol	44	260	60	120	+ 139
Uterin Cancer	45	246	64	86	+ 159
Encephalitis	46	227	61	112	+ 114
Epilepsy	47	212	36	676	- 465
Pertussis	48	210	15	2,858	- 2,647
Fires	49	193	28	1,120	- 927
Asthma	50	168	22	1,902	- 1,734
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	160	39	467	- 307
Syphilis	52	147	62	110	+ 38
Appendicitis	53	138	56	128	+ 10
Skin Disease	54	126	52	213	- 87
Poisonings	55	102	33	771	- 670
Meningitis	56	95	9	5,237	- 5,142
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	87	70	18	+ 69
Other Neoplasms	58	44	68	24	+ 20
Chagas disease	59	39	79	0	+ 39
Tetanus	60	38	42	372	- 334
Malaria	61	28	2	17,022	- 16,994
Multiple Sclerosis	62	28	69	22	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	63	9	63	94	- 85
Hepatitis B	64	8	46	279	- 271
Hepatitis C	65	3	66	46	- 42
Dengue	66	3	73	0	+ 3
War	67	3	41	409	- 407
Chlamydia	68	2	71	3	- 1
Ascariasis	69	1	59	125	- 123
Diphtheria	70	1	65	60	- 59
Otitis Media	71	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	51	237	- 237
Schistosomiasis	77	0	50	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.