NIGERIA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	111,303	1	207,281	- 95,978
Coronary Heart Disease	2	99,993	7	61,374	+ 38,619
Stroke	3	56,075	8	57,744	- 1,668
Kidney Disease	4	52,535	20	18,189	+ 34,346
Liver Disease	5	46,299	13	38,326	+ 7,973
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	42,203	31	6,786	+ 35,417
Stomach Cancer	7	36,832	50	2,129	+ 34,703
Diabetes Mellitus	8	32,220	18	22,497	+ 9,723
Road Traffic Accidents	9	32,056	12	41,693	- 9,637
Lung Cancers	10	23,011	57	1,295	+ 21,716
Prostate Cancer	11	23,002	35	5,914	+ 17,087
Violence	12	21,880	19	18,407	+ 3,472
Other Injuries	13	20,884	17	22,696	- 1,812
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	19,187	43	4,152	+ 15,035
Lung Disease	15	18,290	22	12,569	+ 5,721
Liver Cancer	16	17,982	39	5,289	+ 12,693
Tuberculosis	17	17,263	3	127,335	- 110,072
Lymphomas	18	16,367	40	5,202	+ 11,165
Congenital Anomalies	19	14,500	9	49,696	- 35,197
Breast Cancer	20	14,303	23	11,884	+ 2,418
Cervical Cancer	21	13,970	25	10,574	+ 3,397
Leukemia	22	13,435	47	2,257	+ 11,178
Pancreas Cancer	23	11,668	51	1,975	+ 9,694
Low Birth Weight	24	10,713	6	95,959	- 85,246
Falls	25	9,331	28	7,528	+ 1,803
Parkinson's Disease	26	9,221	46	2,473	+ 6,748
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	8,048	2	144,724	- 136,677
Hypertension	28	7,705	24	10,692	- 2,987
Malnutrition	29	7,304	36	5,896	+ 1,408
Suicide	30	6,557	30	7,019	- 462
HIV/AIDS	31	6,163	10	44,124	- 37,961
Skin Cancers	32	5,706	53	1,933	+ 3,773
Ovary Cancer	33	5,180	49	2,133	+ 3,047
Drug Use	34	4,615	34	6,273	- 1,658
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	4,420	37	5,846	- 1,426
Drownings	36	4,241	32	6,584	- 2,344
Birth Trauma	37	3,900	5	100,186	- 96,286
Oral Cancer	38	3,771	48	2,238	+ 1,532
Inflammatory/Heart	39	3,584	42	4,826	- 1,242
Endocrine Disorders	40	3,444	21	15,799	- 12,355
Bladder Cancer	41	3,361	63	670	+ 2,691
Oesophagus Cancer	42	2,860	64	560	+ 2,300
Maternal Conditions	43	2,505	15	23,540	- 21,035
Alcohol	44	2,334	58	1,031	+ 1,302
Uterin Cancer	45	2,208	62	679	+ 1,529
Encephalitis	46	2,037	59	937	+ 1,101
Epilepsy	47	1,902	41	5,001	- 3,099
Pertussis	48	1,891	16	23,282	- 21,391
Fires	49	1,735	29	7,132	- 5,397
Asthma	50	1,511	27	8,192	- 6,681
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	1,439	52	1,946	- 507
Syphilis	52	1,325	38	5,449	- 4,125
Appendicitis	53	1,238	60	760	+ 478
Skin Disease	54	1,134	56	1,468	- 334
Poisonings	55	913	33	6,570	- 5,657
Meningitis	56	855	11	43,651	- 42,796
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	780	69	165	+ 615
Other Neoplasms	58	394	66	290	+ 104
Chagas disease	59	353	78	0	+ 353
Tetanus	60	346	26	8,355	- 8,009
Malaria	61	254	4	100,963	- 100,709
Multiple Sclerosis	62	251	68	179	+ 72
Upper Respiratory	63	81	67	259	- 178
Hepatitis B	64	70	55	1,488	- 1,418
Hepatitis C	65	29	65	304	- 275
Dengue	66	26	73	2	+ 25
War	67	25	45	3,245	- 3,220
Chlamydia	68	20	71	14	+ 7
Ascariasis	69	13	61	685	- 672
Diphtheria	70	8	44	3,800	- 3,791
Otitis Media	71	1	72	3	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	23	- 23
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	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 NIGERIA

Peru

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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.