PERU VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,556	2	13,769	+ 23,787
Stroke	2	23,108	3	7,722	+ 15,387
Diabetes Mellitus	3	16,813	8	4,437	+ 12,377
Lung Disease	4	8,888	15	2,519	+ 6,369
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	8,282	1	15,326	- 7,044
Kidney Disease	6	8,194	4	7,234	+ 960
Hypertension	7	4,656	28	1,061	+ 3,595
Liver Disease	8	4,271	5	6,375	- 2,105
Lung Cancers	9	4,131	10	3,169	+ 962
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,009	9	4,414	- 406
Suicide	11	3,861	30	903	+ 2,959
Asthma	12	3,242	50	208	+ 3,034
Breast Cancer	13	2,993	20	1,969	+ 1,024
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	2,956	6	5,811	- 2,855
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,746	19	1,997	+ 750
Low Birth Weight	16	2,555	24	1,475	+ 1,080
Stomach Cancer	17	2,496	7	5,072	- 2,576
Measles	18	2,424	73	0	+ 2,424
Drownings	19	2,061	36	584	+ 1,477
Other Injuries	20	2,005	13	2,876	- 871
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	1,860	27	1,108	+ 752
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	1,848	14	2,642	- 794
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	1,771	51	198	+ 1,573
Prostate Cancer	24	1,660	11	3,167	- 1,507
Ovary Cancer	25	1,555	33	713	+ 842
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,362	35	609	+ 754
Falls	27	1,231	25	1,285	- 54
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,140	26	1,270	- 129
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,121	39	494	+ 627
Liver Cancer	30	1,053	16	2,476	- 1,423
Endocrine Disorders	31	940	40	474	+ 466
Cervical Cancer	32	912	21	1,924	- 1,011
Lymphomas	33	872	18	2,254	- 1,382
Violence	34	866	12	3,013	- 2,147
Birth Trauma	35	846	37	537	+ 310
Uterin Cancer	36	826	45	304	+ 522
Maternal Conditions	37	820	43	345	+ 475
Bladder Cancer	38	745	41	463	+ 282
Oral Cancer	39	683	38	519	+ 164
Pancreas Cancer	40	578	23	1,607	- 1,029
Skin Disease	41	538	54	156	+ 382
Leukemia	42	493	22	1,850	- 1,357
Malnutrition	43	440	29	1,006	- 566
Meningitis	44	377	56	118	+ 259
Epilepsy	45	364	47	262	+ 102
Alcohol	46	331	44	321	+ 9
Skin Cancers	47	305	32	786	- 480
Fires	48	279	49	239	+ 41
Syphilis	49	275	52	182	+ 93
Tuberculosis	50	271	17	2,377	- 2,106
Oesophagus Cancer	51	148	42	394	- 246
Poisonings	52	130	55	126	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	53	103	58	54	+ 49
Encephalitis	54	90	46	281	- 191
Drug Use	55	85	34	635	- 551
Appendicitis	56	62	53	170	- 108
Hepatitis B	57	51	64	10	+ 42
Pertussis	58	35	48	260	- 226
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	32	57	107	- 76
Multiple Sclerosis	60	27	62	35	- 8
Dengue	61	20	66	4	+ 16
Tetanus	62	8	60	48	- 40
Diphtheria	63	5	70	1	+ 4
Hepatitis C	64	4	65	4	+ 0
War	65	3	67	3	- 0
Ascariasis	66	2	69	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	2	68	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	68	1	63	11	- 10
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	31	849	- 849
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	61	35	- 35
Chagas disease	77	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.