ZAMBIA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,778	2	9,517	+ 261
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,785	10	4,432	+ 4,353
Stroke	3	4,926	3	7,948	- 3,022
Kidney Disease	4	4,615	18	1,760	+ 2,855
Liver Disease	5	4,068	9	4,501	- 433
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,708	29	590	+ 3,118
Stomach Cancer	7	3,236	42	206	+ 3,029
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,831	14	2,395	+ 436
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,816	11	3,654	- 838
Lung Cancers	10	2,022	41	226	+ 1,796
Prostate Cancer	11	2,021	30	561	+ 1,459
Violence	12	1,922	23	1,153	+ 769
Other Injuries	13	1,835	19	1,729	+ 106
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	1,686	43	203	+ 1,483
Lung Disease	15	1,607	21	1,273	+ 334
Liver Cancer	16	1,580	46	177	+ 1,403
Tuberculosis	17	1,517	6	5,941	- 4,425
Lymphomas	18	1,438	31	548	+ 890
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,274	12	3,146	- 1,872
Breast Cancer	20	1,257	35	366	+ 891
Cervical Cancer	21	1,227	17	1,799	- 571
Leukemia	22	1,180	39	261	+ 919
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,025	62	42	+ 983
Low Birth Weight	24	941	8	4,857	- 3,916
Falls	25	820	28	596	+ 223
Parkinson's Disease	26	810	47	164	+ 646
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	707	5	6,275	- 5,568
Hypertension	28	677	13	2,616	- 1,939
Malnutrition	29	642	15	2,303	- 1,661
Suicide	30	576	20	1,303	- 726
HIV/AIDS	31	541	1	17,234	- 16,693
Skin Cancers	32	501	54	108	+ 393
Ovary Cancer	33	455	57	82	+ 373
Drug Use	34	405	53	122	+ 283
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	388	40	246	+ 143
Drownings	36	373	27	689	- 316
Birth Trauma	37	343	7	5,062	- 4,719
Oral Cancer	38	331	48	155	+ 176
Inflammatory/Heart	39	315	33	501	- 186
Endocrine Disorders	40	303	37	354	- 51
Bladder Cancer	41	295	50	132	+ 164
Oesophagus Cancer	42	251	36	359	- 107
Maternal Conditions	43	220	22	1,188	- 968
Alcohol	44	205	49	140	+ 65
Uterin Cancer	45	194	64	30	+ 164
Encephalitis	46	179	59	70	+ 109
Epilepsy	47	167	38	332	- 165
Pertussis	48	166	25	743	- 577
Fires	49	152	32	546	- 394
Asthma	50	133	26	741	- 608
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	126	45	190	- 63
Syphilis	52	116	24	885	- 768
Appendicitis	53	109	56	84	+ 25
Skin Disease	54	100	52	126	- 26
Poisonings	55	80	34	456	- 376
Meningitis	56	75	16	1,976	- 1,901
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	69	63	30	+ 39
Other Neoplasms	58	35	65	20	+ 15
Chagas disease	59	31	79	0	+ 31
Tetanus	60	30	44	190	- 159
Malaria	61	22	4	7,882	- 7,860
Multiple Sclerosis	62	22	67	13	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	63	7	60	68	- 61
Hepatitis B	64	6	55	104	- 98
Hepatitis C	65	3	66	18	- 15
Dengue	66	2	74	1	+ 1
War	67	2	69	6	- 4
Chlamydia	68	2	71	3	- 2
Ascariasis	69	1	68	9	- 7
Diphtheria	70	1	73	3	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	61	48	- 48
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	58	72	- 72
Schistosomiasis	77	0	51	128	- 128
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Peru

Zambia

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.