SOUTH AFRICA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	28,416	2	39,341	- 10,925
Coronary Heart Disease	2	25,529	3	32,739	- 7,210
Stroke	3	14,316	4	30,693	- 16,377
Kidney Disease	4	13,412	9	15,302	- 1,889
Liver Disease	5	11,820	14	9,013	+ 2,807
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	10,775	22	4,676	+ 6,099
Stomach Cancer	7	9,403	39	1,535	+ 7,869
Diabetes Mellitus	8	8,226	5	30,188	- 21,962
Road Traffic Accidents	9	8,184	11	13,014	- 4,830
Lung Cancers	10	5,875	15	7,705	- 1,830
Prostate Cancer	11	5,872	24	4,374	+ 1,499
Violence	12	5,586	7	21,000	- 15,414
Other Injuries	13	5,332	17	6,014	- 682
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	4,899	28	3,587	+ 1,312
Lung Disease	15	4,669	13	11,895	- 7,225
Liver Cancer	16	4,591	33	2,383	+ 2,208
Tuberculosis	17	4,407	6	21,965	- 17,558
Lymphomas	18	4,178	31	2,818	+ 1,361
Congenital Anomalies	19	3,702	25	4,351	- 649
Breast Cancer	20	3,652	23	4,533	- 882
Cervical Cancer	21	3,567	20	5,555	- 1,989
Leukemia	22	3,430	40	1,464	+ 1,967
Pancreas Cancer	23	2,979	35	2,007	+ 972
Low Birth Weight	24	2,735	16	6,250	- 3,515
Falls	25	2,382	42	1,399	+ 983
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,354	46	1,077	+ 1,277
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	2,055	8	15,843	- 13,789
Hypertension	28	1,967	12	12,789	- 10,822
Malnutrition	29	1,865	34	2,381	- 516
Suicide	30	1,674	10	13,774	- 12,100
HIV/AIDS	31	1,573	1	71,996	- 70,422
Skin Cancers	32	1,457	48	993	+ 464
Ovary Cancer	33	1,322	51	951	+ 372
Drug Use	34	1,178	53	770	+ 408
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,129	36	1,894	- 766
Drownings	36	1,083	32	2,403	- 1,321
Birth Trauma	37	996	30	3,004	- 2,008
Oral Cancer	38	963	41	1,406	- 443
Inflammatory/Heart	39	915	21	5,408	- 4,493
Endocrine Disorders	40	879	19	5,890	- 5,011
Bladder Cancer	41	858	52	829	+ 29
Oesophagus Cancer	42	730	29	3,486	- 2,755
Maternal Conditions	43	640	38	1,700	- 1,060
Alcohol	44	596	49	987	- 391
Uterin Cancer	45	564	54	512	+ 51
Encephalitis	46	520	59	234	+ 286
Epilepsy	47	486	37	1,870	- 1,384
Pertussis	48	483	43	1,142	- 659
Fires	49	443	27	3,618	- 3,175
Asthma	50	386	18	5,966	- 5,580
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	367	47	1,015	- 647
Syphilis	52	338	44	1,130	- 791
Appendicitis	53	316	56	274	+ 42
Skin Disease	54	290	45	1,101	- 812
Poisonings	55	233	50	975	- 742
Meningitis	56	218	26	3,660	- 3,442
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	199	55	376	- 177
Other Neoplasms	58	101	58	267	- 166
Chagas disease	59	90	78	0	+ 90
Tetanus	60	88	65	38	+ 50
Malaria	61	65	63	83	- 18
Multiple Sclerosis	62	64	62	113	- 49
Upper Respiratory	63	21	60	223	- 202
Hepatitis B	64	18	61	139	- 122
Hepatitis C	65	7	70	8	- 1
Dengue	66	7	73	0	+ 7
War	67	6	64	66	- 59
Chlamydia	68	5	68	18	- 13
Ascariasis	69	3	71	3	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	2	69	16	- 14
Otitis Media	71	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	57	270	- 270
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	66	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Peru

South Africa

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.