TANZANIA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	31,716	2	26,028	+ 5,688
Coronary Heart Disease	2	28,493	9	13,215	+ 15,279
Stroke	3	15,979	7	16,894	- 915
Kidney Disease	4	14,970	19	4,547	+ 10,423
Liver Disease	5	13,193	13	6,586	+ 6,607
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	12,026	27	2,048	+ 9,978
Stomach Cancer	7	10,495	39	1,190	+ 9,305
Diabetes Mellitus	8	9,181	15	6,247	+ 2,934
Road Traffic Accidents	9	9,135	5	18,054	- 8,919
Lung Cancers	10	6,557	61	159	+ 6,399
Prostate Cancer	11	6,554	28	1,819	+ 4,735
Violence	12	6,235	18	4,713	+ 1,522
Other Injuries	13	5,951	20	4,270	+ 1,681
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	5,467	33	1,567	+ 3,900
Lung Disease	15	5,212	22	3,051	+ 2,160
Liver Cancer	16	5,124	36	1,413	+ 3,711
Tuberculosis	17	4,919	4	20,269	- 15,350
Lymphomas	18	4,664	41	805	+ 3,858
Congenital Anomalies	19	4,132	11	9,791	- 5,659
Breast Cancer	20	4,076	37	1,285	+ 2,791
Cervical Cancer	21	3,981	14	6,424	- 2,443
Leukemia	22	3,828	47	416	+ 3,412
Pancreas Cancer	23	3,325	62	158	+ 3,167
Low Birth Weight	24	3,053	10	12,173	- 9,120
Falls	25	2,659	34	1,533	+ 1,126
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,627	45	513	+ 2,114
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	2,293	6	17,587	- 15,294
Hypertension	28	2,196	17	5,209	- 3,013
Malnutrition	29	2,081	16	5,574	- 3,493
Suicide	30	1,868	24	2,474	- 606
HIV/AIDS	31	1,756	1	27,402	- 25,646
Skin Cancers	32	1,626	42	744	+ 882
Ovary Cancer	33	1,476	53	337	+ 1,139
Drug Use	34	1,315	48	404	+ 911
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,260	46	462	+ 798
Drownings	36	1,208	32	1,642	- 433
Birth Trauma	37	1,111	8	15,086	- 13,975
Oral Cancer	38	1,074	31	1,646	- 571
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,021	38	1,227	- 206
Endocrine Disorders	40	981	29	1,778	- 796
Bladder Cancer	41	958	44	667	+ 291
Oesophagus Cancer	42	815	25	2,247	- 1,432
Maternal Conditions	43	714	12	6,835	- 6,121
Alcohol	44	665	56	270	+ 395
Uterin Cancer	45	629	57	218	+ 411
Encephalitis	46	581	59	199	+ 382
Epilepsy	47	542	43	707	- 165
Pertussis	48	539	23	2,774	- 2,235
Fires	49	494	35	1,424	- 930
Asthma	50	431	30	1,700	- 1,270
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	410	50	401	+ 9
Syphilis	52	377	26	2,115	- 1,737
Appendicitis	53	353	58	218	+ 135
Skin Disease	54	323	52	359	- 36
Poisonings	55	260	40	1,170	- 909
Meningitis	56	244	21	3,188	- 2,945
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	222	63	81	+ 141
Other Neoplasms	58	112	64	58	+ 55
Chagas disease	59	101	78	0	+ 101
Tetanus	60	98	49	402	- 303
Malaria	61	72	3	21,758	- 21,686
Multiple Sclerosis	62	71	68	27	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	63	23	54	299	- 276
Hepatitis B	64	20	60	168	- 148
Hepatitis C	65	8	66	40	- 32
Dengue	66	8	73	2	+ 6
War	67	7	67	30	- 23
Chlamydia	68	6	71	9	- 3
Ascariasis	69	4	65	56	- 52
Diphtheria	70	2	70	11	- 8
Otitis Media	71	0	69	17	- 17
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	55	295	- 295
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	371	- 371
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
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	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

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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.