UGANDA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,170	2	18,865	+ 4,305
Coronary Heart Disease	2	20,815	9	8,784	+ 12,031
Stroke	3	11,673	6	11,181	+ 492
Kidney Disease	4	10,936	19	3,168	+ 7,768
Liver Disease	5	9,638	13	5,122	+ 4,516
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,785	30	1,286	+ 7,499
Stomach Cancer	7	7,667	45	515	+ 7,152
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,707	14	4,794	+ 1,913
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,673	4	13,012	- 6,339
Lung Cancers	10	4,790	46	441	+ 4,350
Prostate Cancer	11	4,788	34	950	+ 3,838
Violence	12	4,555	12	6,175	- 1,620
Other Injuries	13	4,347	20	3,130	+ 1,218
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	3,994	35	919	+ 3,075
Lung Disease	15	3,807	22	3,051	+ 756
Liver Cancer	16	3,743	29	1,522	+ 2,221
Tuberculosis	17	3,594	10	7,255	- 3,661
Lymphomas	18	3,407	26	1,762	+ 1,645
Congenital Anomalies	19	3,018	11	6,641	- 3,622
Breast Cancer	20	2,977	32	1,128	+ 1,849
Cervical Cancer	21	2,908	15	4,378	- 1,470
Leukemia	22	2,797	42	599	+ 2,198
Pancreas Cancer	23	2,429	47	358	+ 2,071
Low Birth Weight	24	2,230	8	9,673	- 7,443
Falls	25	1,942	33	1,127	+ 816
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,919	48	351	+ 1,568
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,675	5	12,103	- 10,428
Hypertension	28	1,604	21	3,120	- 1,516
Malnutrition	29	1,521	18	3,317	- 1,796
Suicide	30	1,365	24	2,033	- 668
HIV/AIDS	31	1,283	1	21,188	- 19,905
Skin Cancers	32	1,188	49	349	+ 839
Ovary Cancer	33	1,078	44	519	+ 559
Drug Use	34	961	57	233	+ 728
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	920	41	687	+ 233
Drownings	36	883	31	1,238	- 355
Birth Trauma	37	812	7	10,405	- 9,593
Oral Cancer	38	785	40	731	+ 54
Inflammatory/Heart	39	746	37	859	- 113
Endocrine Disorders	40	717	38	761	- 44
Bladder Cancer	41	700	59	181	+ 519
Oesophagus Cancer	42	595	28	1,674	- 1,079
Maternal Conditions	43	522	17	3,641	- 3,120
Alcohol	44	486	54	256	+ 230
Uterin Cancer	45	460	56	234	+ 226
Encephalitis	46	424	62	122	+ 302
Epilepsy	47	396	43	599	- 203
Pertussis	48	394	25	1,909	- 1,515
Fires	49	361	36	872	- 511
Asthma	50	315	27	1,745	- 1,431
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	300	50	348	- 48
Syphilis	52	276	23	2,235	- 1,960
Appendicitis	53	258	58	211	+ 47
Skin Disease	54	236	55	242	- 6
Poisonings	55	190	39	745	- 555
Meningitis	56	178	16	3,718	- 3,540
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	162	64	55	+ 107
Other Neoplasms	58	82	66	37	+ 45
Chagas disease	59	73	79	0	+ 73
Tetanus	60	72	53	271	- 199
Malaria	61	53	3	13,576	- 13,523
Multiple Sclerosis	62	52	69	16	+ 36
Upper Respiratory	63	17	60	144	- 127
Hepatitis B	64	15	61	123	- 109
Hepatitis C	65	6	67	30	- 25
Dengue	66	6	74	1	+ 4
War	67	5	63	88	- 83
Chlamydia	68	4	73	6	- 2
Ascariasis	69	3	70	16	- 13
Diphtheria	70	2	72	11	- 9
Otitis Media	71	0	71	11	- 11
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	51	343	- 343
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	68	28	- 28
Schistosomiasis	77	0	52	286	- 286
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	65	50	- 50
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	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 UGANDA

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.