SOMALIA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,120	1	21,712	- 15,592
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,498	7	7,233	- 1,735
Stroke	3	3,083	6	8,595	- 5,512
Kidney Disease	4	2,889	21	2,051	+ 838
Liver Disease	5	2,546	13	3,917	- 1,371
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,320	32	647	+ 1,673
Stomach Cancer	7	2,025	49	310	+ 1,715
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,772	16	2,888	- 1,116
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,763	11	4,231	- 2,469
Lung Cancers	10	1,265	54	233	+ 1,032
Prostate Cancer	11	1,265	52	285	+ 980
Violence	12	1,203	29	828	+ 375
Other Injuries	13	1,148	14	3,602	- 2,453
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	1,055	38	546	+ 509
Lung Disease	15	1,006	19	2,442	- 1,437
Liver Cancer	16	989	53	256	+ 733
Tuberculosis	17	949	4	10,261	- 9,312
Lymphomas	18	900	34	605	+ 295
Congenital Anomalies	19	797	15	3,410	- 2,613
Breast Cancer	20	786	26	1,232	- 445
Cervical Cancer	21	768	28	883	- 115
Leukemia	22	739	35	562	+ 177
Pancreas Cancer	23	642	62	108	+ 534
Low Birth Weight	24	589	8	6,250	- 5,661
Falls	25	513	37	548	- 35
Parkinson's Disease	26	507	56	184	+ 323
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	442	2	15,363	- 14,920
Hypertension	28	424	18	2,643	- 2,220
Malnutrition	29	402	10	4,825	- 4,423
Suicide	30	361	27	1,219	- 859
HIV/AIDS	31	339	33	610	- 271
Skin Cancers	32	314	57	164	+ 150
Ovary Cancer	33	285	50	295	- 10
Drug Use	34	254	65	54	+ 199
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	243	36	559	- 316
Drownings	36	233	25	1,272	- 1,038
Birth Trauma	37	214	5	9,573	- 9,359
Oral Cancer	38	207	46	328	- 121
Inflammatory/Heart	39	197	39	521	- 324
Endocrine Disorders	40	189	44	406	- 217
Bladder Cancer	41	185	61	149	+ 35
Oesophagus Cancer	42	157	40	516	- 359
Maternal Conditions	43	138	12	4,127	- 3,989
Alcohol	44	128	59	151	- 23
Uterin Cancer	45	121	64	78	+ 44
Encephalitis	46	112	63	91	+ 21
Epilepsy	47	105	43	419	- 314
Pertussis	48	104	20	2,054	- 1,950
Fires	49	95	30	810	- 715
Asthma	50	83	23	1,878	- 1,795
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	79	41	446	- 367
Syphilis	52	73	45	378	- 305
Appendicitis	53	68	55	188	- 120
Skin Disease	54	62	58	151	- 89
Poisonings	55	50	31	758	- 708
Meningitis	56	47	9	5,381	- 5,334
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	43	66	35	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	58	22	70	12	+ 9
Chagas disease	59	19	79	0	+ 19
Tetanus	60	19	17	2,648	- 2,629
Malaria	61	14	22	1,942	- 1,928
Multiple Sclerosis	62	14	71	8	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	63	4	47	326	- 321
Hepatitis B	64	4	48	315	- 311
Hepatitis C	65	2	67	34	- 33
Dengue	66	1	73	1	+ 1
War	67	1	24	1,318	- 1,317
Chlamydia	68	1	72	5	- 4
Ascariasis	69	1	69	30	- 29
Diphtheria	70	0	60	150	- 149
Otitis Media	71	0	68	32	- 31
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	51	290	- 290
Schistosomiasis	77	0	42	435	- 435
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	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 SOMALIA

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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.