YEMEN VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,110	4	11,978	+ 3,132
Coronary Heart Disease	2	13,575	1	30,158	- 16,583
Stroke	3	7,613	2	13,570	- 5,957
Kidney Disease	4	7,132	15	2,679	+ 4,454
Liver Disease	5	6,285	13	2,891	+ 3,394
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	5,729	22	1,405	+ 4,324
Stomach Cancer	7	5,000	31	902	+ 4,098
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,374	19	1,794	+ 2,580
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,352	6	8,561	- 4,209
Lung Cancers	10	3,124	41	569	+ 2,555
Prostate Cancer	11	3,123	63	39	+ 3,083
Violence	12	2,970	14	2,839	+ 131
Other Injuries	13	2,835	16	2,225	+ 610
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	2,605	30	913	+ 1,692
Lung Disease	15	2,483	11	3,196	- 713
Liver Cancer	16	2,441	39	609	+ 1,832
Tuberculosis	17	2,344	18	1,899	+ 444
Lymphomas	18	2,222	45	433	+ 1,789
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,968	10	4,291	- 2,322
Breast Cancer	20	1,942	26	1,134	+ 808
Cervical Cancer	21	1,897	57	119	+ 1,778
Leukemia	22	1,824	34	776	+ 1,048
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,584	51	283	+ 1,301
Low Birth Weight	24	1,454	5	8,810	- 7,355
Falls	25	1,267	24	1,170	+ 97
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,252	49	362	+ 890
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,093	9	4,372	- 3,279
Hypertension	28	1,046	8	5,293	- 4,247
Malnutrition	29	992	27	1,058	- 67
Suicide	30	890	21	1,699	- 808
HIV/AIDS	31	837	46	396	+ 441
Skin Cancers	32	775	58	100	+ 675
Ovary Cancer	33	703	52	188	+ 515
Drug Use	34	626	38	613	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	600	33	833	- 233
Drownings	36	576	25	1,142	- 566
Birth Trauma	37	529	7	5,939	- 5,410
Oral Cancer	38	512	42	547	- 35
Inflammatory/Heart	39	487	40	585	- 98
Endocrine Disorders	40	468	36	738	- 270
Bladder Cancer	41	456	55	160	+ 296
Oesophagus Cancer	42	388	35	765	- 376
Maternal Conditions	43	340	32	890	- 550
Alcohol	44	317	59	78	+ 239
Uterin Cancer	45	300	69	5	+ 295
Encephalitis	46	277	48	369	- 92
Epilepsy	47	258	43	539	- 281
Pertussis	48	257	23	1,239	- 982
Fires	49	236	29	991	- 755
Asthma	50	205	17	2,106	- 1,901
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	195	37	707	- 511
Syphilis	52	180	53	175	+ 4
Appendicitis	53	168	54	162	+ 6
Skin Disease	54	154	61	44	+ 110
Poisonings	55	124	44	532	- 408
Meningitis	56	116	28	1,018	- 902
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	106	66	14	+ 92
Other Neoplasms	58	54	64	21	+ 33
Chagas disease	59	48	75	0	+ 48
Tetanus	60	47	47	395	- 348
Malaria	61	35	20	1,719	- 1,684
Multiple Sclerosis	62	34	62	42	- 7
Upper Respiratory	63	11	70	5	+ 6
Hepatitis B	64	10	50	299	- 290
Hepatitis C	65	4	68	8	- 4
Dengue	66	4	60	71	- 68
War	67	3	3	12,915	- 12,911
Chlamydia	68	3	72	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	2	65	17	- 15
Diphtheria	70	1	67	14	- 13
Otitis Media	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	12	3,019	- 3,019
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	71	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	56	124	- 124
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	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	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

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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.