TOGO VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		TOGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,193	1	5,739	- 1,546
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,767	3	4,142	- 376
Stroke	3	2,112	4	3,574	- 1,462
Kidney Disease	4	1,979	13	1,159	+ 820
Liver Disease	5	1,744	10	1,517	+ 227
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,590	25	328	+ 1,261
Stomach Cancer	7	1,387	30	280	+ 1,108
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,214	11	1,181	+ 32
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,208	7	2,316	- 1,108
Lung Cancers	10	867	51	76	+ 791
Prostate Cancer	11	866	39	186	+ 681
Violence	12	824	18	723	+ 101
Other Injuries	13	787	16	834	- 47
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	723	34	224	+ 499
Lung Disease	15	689	17	823	- 134
Liver Cancer	16	677	26	312	+ 366
Tuberculosis	17	650	35	216	+ 434
Lymphomas	18	617	38	190	+ 426
Congenital Anomalies	19	546	12	1,170	- 624
Breast Cancer	20	539	24	362	+ 176
Cervical Cancer	21	526	23	421	+ 105
Leukemia	22	506	59	39	+ 467
Pancreas Cancer	23	440	58	40	+ 399
Low Birth Weight	24	404	9	2,005	- 1,601
Falls	25	352	27	307	+ 45
Parkinson's Disease	26	347	45	111	+ 236
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	303	5	3,190	- 2,887
Hypertension	28	290	20	672	- 381
Malnutrition	29	275	32	254	+ 21
Suicide	30	247	19	711	- 464
HIV/AIDS	31	232	6	3,007	- 2,775
Skin Cancers	32	215	40	159	+ 55
Ovary Cancer	33	195	49	88	+ 107
Drug Use	34	174	41	158	+ 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	167	28	297	- 130
Drownings	36	160	33	225	- 65
Birth Trauma	37	147	8	2,309	- 2,163
Oral Cancer	38	142	43	131	+ 11
Inflammatory/Heart	39	135	31	276	- 141
Endocrine Disorders	40	130	15	881	- 751
Bladder Cancer	41	127	56	52	+ 74
Oesophagus Cancer	42	108	47	96	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	43	94	21	601	- 507
Alcohol	44	88	54	64	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	45	83	57	52	+ 31
Encephalitis	46	77	55	57	+ 19
Epilepsy	47	72	37	210	- 138
Pertussis	48	71	29	282	- 211
Fires	49	65	36	215	- 150
Asthma	50	57	22	587	- 530
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	54	44	115	- 61
Syphilis	52	50	48	94	- 44
Appendicitis	53	47	60	23	+ 23
Skin Disease	54	43	52	75	- 32
Poisonings	55	34	42	153	- 119
Meningitis	56	32	14	941	- 909
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	29	64	7	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	58	15	62	11	+ 4
Chagas disease	59	13	77	0	+ 13
Tetanus	60	13	50	80	- 67
Malaria	61	10	2	5,075	- 5,065
Multiple Sclerosis	62	9	61	13	- 3
Upper Respiratory	63	3	66	5	- 2
Hepatitis B	64	3	53	65	- 62
Hepatitis C	65	1	63	8	- 7
Dengue	66	1	72	0	+ 1
War	67	1	68	2	- 1
Chlamydia	68	1	70	1	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	65	6	- 6
Diphtheria	70	0	69	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	67	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	46	98	- 98
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	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 TOGO

Peru

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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.