SENEGAL VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,861	1	7,184	+ 1,677
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,960	2	6,224	+ 1,736
Stroke	3	4,464	4	5,342	- 878
Kidney Disease	4	4,182	12	2,210	+ 1,972
Liver Disease	5	3,686	13	2,147	+ 1,539
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,360	26	879	+ 2,481
Stomach Cancer	7	2,932	31	557	+ 2,375
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,565	10	2,395	+ 170
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,552	6	3,832	- 1,280
Lung Cancers	10	1,832	44	180	+ 1,652
Prostate Cancer	11	1,831	29	642	+ 1,189
Violence	12	1,742	19	1,247	+ 495
Other Injuries	13	1,663	16	1,512	+ 151
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	1,528	37	384	+ 1,143
Lung Disease	15	1,456	18	1,351	+ 105
Liver Cancer	16	1,432	22	1,087	+ 344
Tuberculosis	17	1,374	9	2,678	- 1,304
Lymphomas	18	1,303	39	315	+ 988
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,154	11	2,364	- 1,210
Breast Cancer	20	1,139	27	861	+ 278
Cervical Cancer	21	1,112	17	1,405	- 293
Leukemia	22	1,070	54	113	+ 957
Pancreas Cancer	23	929	48	159	+ 770
Low Birth Weight	24	853	7	3,636	- 2,784
Falls	25	743	30	622	+ 121
Parkinson's Disease	26	734	41	273	+ 461
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	641	3	5,343	- 4,702
Hypertension	28	613	21	1,095	- 482
Malnutrition	29	582	32	494	+ 87
Suicide	30	522	24	978	- 456
HIV/AIDS	31	491	20	1,186	- 696
Skin Cancers	32	454	51	147	+ 307
Ovary Cancer	33	412	42	220	+ 192
Drug Use	34	367	52	138	+ 229
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	352	35	433	- 81
Drownings	36	338	33	494	- 156
Birth Trauma	37	310	8	3,448	- 3,137
Oral Cancer	38	300	43	208	+ 93
Inflammatory/Heart	39	285	36	426	- 140
Endocrine Disorders	40	274	23	1,041	- 767
Bladder Cancer	41	268	50	155	+ 113
Oesophagus Cancer	42	228	55	99	+ 129
Maternal Conditions	43	199	14	1,669	- 1,469
Alcohol	44	186	59	74	+ 112
Uterin Cancer	45	176	56	94	+ 82
Encephalitis	46	162	57	85	+ 77
Epilepsy	47	151	38	330	- 179
Pertussis	48	151	28	771	- 621
Fires	49	138	34	448	- 310
Asthma	50	120	25	936	- 816
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	115	46	166	- 51
Syphilis	52	105	53	122	- 17
Appendicitis	53	99	61	38	+ 60
Skin Disease	54	90	47	159	- 69
Poisonings	55	73	40	315	- 242
Meningitis	56	68	15	1,628	- 1,560
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	62	67	15	+ 47
Other Neoplasms	58	31	62	24	+ 7
Chagas disease	59	28	79	0	+ 28
Tetanus	60	28	58	85	- 57
Malaria	61	20	5	4,595	- 4,575
Multiple Sclerosis	62	20	64	20	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	6	66	15	- 9
Hepatitis B	64	6	60	70	- 65
Hepatitis C	65	2	68	11	- 9
Dengue	66	2	73	0	+ 2
War	67	2	69	4	- 2
Chlamydia	68	2	71	2	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	1	65	18	- 17
Diphtheria	70	1	70	3	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	49	158	- 158
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	63	21	- 21
Schistosomiasis	77	0	45	176	- 176
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	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

Peru

Senegal

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.