PERU VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,634	1	15,326	- 2,693
Stroke	2	12,109	3	7,722	+ 4,387
Road Traffic Accidents	3	8,898	9	4,414	+ 4,484
Coronary Heart Disease	4	8,628	2	13,769	- 5,141
Malaria	5	7,892	61	35	+ 7,857
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	7,469	27	1,108	+ 6,361
HIV/AIDS	7	6,761	31	849	+ 5,913
Liver Disease	8	6,097	5	6,375	- 278
Low Birth Weight	9	5,247	24	1,475	+ 3,772
Birth Trauma	10	4,518	37	537	+ 3,981
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,447	8	4,437	+ 10
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,253	19	1,997	+ 2,256
Lung Disease	13	3,720	15	2,519	+ 1,202
Hypertension	14	3,248	28	1,061	+ 2,187
Kidney Disease	15	2,885	4	7,234	- 4,349
Malnutrition	16	2,795	29	1,006	+ 1,789
Other Injuries	17	2,259	13	2,876	- 616
Cervical Cancer	18	2,251	21	1,924	+ 327
Meningitis	19	2,027	56	118	+ 1,910
Stomach Cancer	20	1,867	7	5,072	- 3,205
Maternal Conditions	21	1,729	43	345	+ 1,384
Asthma	22	1,716	50	208	+ 1,508
Liver Cancer	23	1,690	16	2,476	- 786
Suicide	24	1,684	30	903	+ 781
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	1,573	6	5,811	- 4,238
Tuberculosis	26	1,495	17	2,377	- 882
Breast Cancer	27	1,435	20	1,969	- 534
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,414	14	2,642	- 1,228
Violence	29	1,311	12	3,013	- 1,702
Lymphomas	30	1,076	18	2,254	- 1,178
Falls	31	987	25	1,285	- 298
Prostate Cancer	32	948	11	3,167	- 2,220
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	867	35	609	+ 258
Inflammatory/Heart	34	830	39	494	+ 336
Leukemia	35	758	22	1,850	- 1,092
Drownings	36	681	36	584	+ 97
Oral Cancer	37	651	38	519	+ 132
Fires	38	645	49	239	+ 406
Lung Cancers	39	560	10	3,169	- 2,609
Poisonings	40	527	55	126	+ 401
Endocrine Disorders	41	525	40	474	+ 51
Pertussis	42	521	48	260	+ 261
Pancreas Cancer	43	511	23	1,607	- 1,095
Oesophagus Cancer	44	510	42	394	+ 116
Epilepsy	45	458	47	262	+ 196
Syphilis	46	413	52	182	+ 231
Parkinson's Disease	47	349	26	1,270	- 920
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	325	51	198	+ 127
Alcohol	49	300	44	321	- 21
Skin Cancers	50	270	32	786	- 516
Schistosomiasis	51	266	77	0	+ 266
Skin Disease	52	246	54	156	+ 90
Ovary Cancer	53	220	33	713	- 493
Appendicitis	54	168	53	170	- 3
Hepatitis B	55	163	64	10	+ 154
Uterin Cancer	56	139	45	304	- 165
Upper Respiratory	57	139	63	11	+ 128
Tetanus	58	126	60	48	+ 79
Measles	59	123	73	0	+ 123
Drug Use	60	107	34	635	- 529
Encephalitis	61	93	46	281	- 188
Bladder Cancer	62	84	41	463	- 379
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	55	57	107	- 52
Other Neoplasms	64	39	58	54	- 16
Hepatitis C	65	29	65	4	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	66	17	62	35	- 17
Ascariasis	67	11	69	2	+ 9
Otitis Media	68	9	71	0	+ 9
War	69	6	67	3	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	6	68	3	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	3	70	1	+ 1
Dengue	72	1	66	4	- 3
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	59	49	- 49
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.