RWANDA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		RWANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,405	1	5,280	+ 1,125
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,754	4	3,605	+ 2,148
Stroke	3	3,227	2	5,060	- 1,833
Kidney Disease	4	3,023	15	1,206	+ 1,817
Liver Disease	5	2,664	8	2,548	+ 116
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,429	25	657	+ 1,771
Stomach Cancer	7	2,119	20	780	+ 1,339
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,854	11	1,858	- 4
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,845	3	3,718	- 1,874
Lung Cancers	10	1,324	39	234	+ 1,090
Prostate Cancer	11	1,324	32	396	+ 928
Violence	12	1,259	29	548	+ 711
Other Injuries	13	1,202	17	944	+ 258
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	1,104	28	591	+ 513
Lung Disease	15	1,052	13	1,555	- 502
Liver Cancer	16	1,035	23	706	+ 328
Tuberculosis	17	993	26	625	+ 369
Lymphomas	18	942	30	450	+ 492
Congenital Anomalies	19	834	12	1,777	- 943
Breast Cancer	20	823	27	600	+ 223
Cervical Cancer	21	804	18	941	- 137
Leukemia	22	773	35	317	+ 456
Pancreas Cancer	23	671	43	214	+ 458
Low Birth Weight	24	616	9	2,193	- 1,576
Falls	25	537	31	412	+ 125
Parkinson's Disease	26	531	47	146	+ 385
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	463	6	3,121	- 2,658
Hypertension	28	443	14	1,357	- 914
Malnutrition	29	420	16	1,168	- 748
Suicide	30	377	24	704	- 326
HIV/AIDS	31	355	7	2,826	- 2,471
Skin Cancers	32	328	50	113	+ 216
Ovary Cancer	33	298	53	92	+ 206
Drug Use	34	266	60	45	+ 221
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	254	33	362	- 108
Drownings	36	244	36	285	- 41
Birth Trauma	37	224	10	1,888	- 1,664
Oral Cancer	38	217	37	272	- 55
Inflammatory/Heart	39	206	34	347	- 141
Endocrine Disorders	40	198	41	219	- 21
Bladder Cancer	41	193	62	35	+ 158
Oesophagus Cancer	42	165	44	213	- 49
Maternal Conditions	43	144	21	722	- 578
Alcohol	44	134	49	125	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	45	127	56	58	+ 69
Encephalitis	46	117	61	39	+ 78
Epilepsy	47	109	45	191	- 82
Pertussis	48	109	42	218	- 109
Fires	49	100	38	270	- 170
Asthma	50	87	22	717	- 630
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	83	48	136	- 53
Syphilis	52	76	46	173	- 96
Appendicitis	53	71	54	70	+ 1
Skin Disease	54	65	52	103	- 38
Poisonings	55	53	40	220	- 167
Meningitis	56	49	19	847	- 798
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	45	63	23	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	58	23	64	16	+ 6
Chagas disease	59	20	79	0	+ 20
Tetanus	60	20	58	53	- 33
Malaria	61	15	5	3,298	- 3,283
Multiple Sclerosis	62	14	66	7	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	63	5	57	58	- 54
Hepatitis B	64	4	55	68	- 64
Hepatitis C	65	2	65	12	- 11
Dengue	66	2	72	0	+ 1
War	67	1	69	3	- 1
Chlamydia	68	1	70	2	- 1
Ascariasis	69	1	67	5	- 4
Diphtheria	70	0	71	1	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	4	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	59	51	- 51
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	111	- 111
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	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 RWANDA

Peru

Rwanda

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.