ZIMBABWE VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,063	2	10,779	- 2,716
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,244	3	8,493	- 1,249
Stroke	3	4,062	5	5,126	- 1,064
Kidney Disease	4	3,806	12	2,214	+ 1,592
Liver Disease	5	3,354	17	1,941	+ 1,413
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,057	31	768	+ 2,290
Stomach Cancer	7	2,668	33	559	+ 2,109
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,334	9	3,344	- 1,010
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,322	4	6,037	- 3,715
Lung Cancers	10	1,667	43	286	+ 1,381
Prostate Cancer	11	1,666	32	628	+ 1,038
Violence	12	1,585	18	1,916	- 331
Other Injuries	13	1,513	20	1,656	- 143
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	1,390	40	505	+ 885
Lung Disease	15	1,325	23	1,163	+ 162
Liver Cancer	16	1,303	38	510	+ 793
Tuberculosis	17	1,251	16	1,999	- 749
Lymphomas	18	1,186	26	960	+ 226
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,050	11	2,217	- 1,167
Breast Cancer	20	1,036	28	839	+ 197
Cervical Cancer	21	1,012	14	2,023	- 1,011
Leukemia	22	973	45	244	+ 730
Pancreas Cancer	23	845	47	217	+ 629
Low Birth Weight	24	776	7	4,038	- 3,262
Falls	25	676	41	465	+ 211
Parkinson's Disease	26	668	46	226	+ 442
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	583	6	4,595	- 4,012
Hypertension	28	558	24	1,146	- 588
Malnutrition	29	529	10	2,396	- 1,867
Suicide	30	475	13	2,069	- 1,594
HIV/AIDS	31	446	1	19,988	- 19,542
Skin Cancers	32	413	44	264	+ 149
Ovary Cancer	33	375	51	173	+ 202
Drug Use	34	334	48	213	+ 122
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	320	35	548	- 228
Drownings	36	307	27	956	- 649
Birth Trauma	37	282	8	3,405	- 3,123
Oral Cancer	38	273	49	208	+ 65
Inflammatory/Heart	39	260	25	1,047	- 788
Endocrine Disorders	40	249	34	553	- 304
Bladder Cancer	41	243	54	125	+ 119
Oesophagus Cancer	42	207	29	801	- 594
Maternal Conditions	43	181	19	1,749	- 1,568
Alcohol	44	169	61	48	+ 121
Uterin Cancer	45	160	50	182	- 22
Encephalitis	46	148	56	117	+ 30
Epilepsy	47	138	39	508	- 370
Pertussis	48	137	42	419	- 282
Fires	49	126	30	793	- 667
Asthma	50	109	21	1,531	- 1,421
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	104	36	542	- 438
Syphilis	52	96	55	124	- 29
Appendicitis	53	90	58	66	+ 23
Skin Disease	54	82	52	173	- 91
Poisonings	55	66	37	515	- 449
Meningitis	56	62	22	1,325	- 1,263
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	56	64	26	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	58	29	62	37	- 9
Chagas disease	59	26	76	0	+ 26
Tetanus	60	25	57	102	- 77
Malaria	61	18	15	2,003	- 1,985
Multiple Sclerosis	62	18	67	14	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	63	6	59	65	- 59
Hepatitis B	64	5	60	57	- 52
Hepatitis C	65	2	66	14	- 12
Dengue	66	2	73	0	+ 2
War	67	2	65	26	- 24
Chlamydia	68	1	69	3	- 2
Ascariasis	69	1	70	2	- 1
Diphtheria	70	1	72	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	63	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	53	172	- 172
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
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 ZIMBABWE

Peru

Zimbabwe

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.