PERU VS SAO TOME: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAO TOME		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,185	1	15,326	+ 859
Coronary Heart Disease	2	15,707	2	13,769	+ 1,938
Stroke	3	13,401	3	7,722	+ 5,679
Road Traffic Accidents	4	8,750	9	4,414	+ 4,336
Kidney Disease	5	6,388	4	7,234	- 846
Tuberculosis	6	6,014	17	2,377	+ 3,637
Lung Disease	7	5,979	15	2,519	+ 3,461
Liver Disease	8	5,901	5	6,375	- 474
Low Birth Weight	9	4,451	24	1,475	+ 2,976
Birth Trauma	10	4,074	37	537	+ 3,537
Congenital Anomalies	11	3,939	19	1,997	+ 1,943
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	3,485	27	1,108	+ 2,377
Asthma	13	3,236	50	208	+ 3,028
Falls	14	2,238	25	1,285	+ 953
Lung Cancers	15	2,129	10	3,169	- 1,040
Stomach Cancer	16	1,982	7	5,072	- 3,089
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,909	8	4,437	- 2,527
Other Injuries	18	1,888	13	2,876	- 988
Violence	19	1,768	12	3,013	- 1,245
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	1,758	6	5,811	- 4,053
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,391	40	474	+ 917
Liver Cancer	22	1,383	16	2,476	- 1,093
Cervical Cancer	23	1,302	21	1,924	- 622
Malnutrition	24	1,301	29	1,006	+ 295
Hypertension	25	1,009	28	1,061	- 52
Breast Cancer	26	873	20	1,969	- 1,097
Pertussis	27	854	48	260	+ 594
Prostate Cancer	28	850	11	3,167	- 2,317
Inflammatory/Heart	29	816	39	494	+ 323
Maternal Conditions	30	772	43	345	+ 427
Meningitis	31	736	56	118	+ 618
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	619	14	2,642	- 2,023
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	616	51	198	+ 417
Parkinson's Disease	34	583	26	1,270	- 686
Drownings	35	583	36	584	- 1
Bladder Cancer	36	565	41	463	+ 102
Syphilis	37	497	52	182	+ 314
Epilepsy	38	484	47	262	+ 222
Suicide	39	464	30	903	- 438
Encephalitis	40	457	46	281	+ 177
Ovary Cancer	41	429	33	713	- 284
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	378	35	609	- 231
Drug Use	43	255	34	635	- 381
Skin Disease	44	238	54	156	+ 81
Tetanus	45	230	60	48	+ 182
Alcohol	46	211	44	321	- 110
Poisonings	47	210	55	126	+ 84
Hepatitis B	48	204	64	10	+ 194
Leukemia	49	199	22	1,850	- 1,651
Measles	50	198	73	0	+ 198
Oesophagus Cancer	51	162	42	394	- 232
Fires	52	101	49	239	- 137
Malaria	53	66	61	35	+ 31
Other Neoplasms	54	54	58	54	- 0
Appendicitis	55	33	53	170	- 137
Multiple Sclerosis	56	27	62	35	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	27	57	107	- 81
Lymphomas	58	21	18	2,254	- 2,233
Schistosomiasis	59	16	77	0	+ 16
Hepatitis C	60	14	65	4	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	61	12	63	11	+ 1
Ascariasis	62	11	69	2	+ 9
War	63	4	67	3	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	64	3	23	1,607	- 1,604
Oral Cancer	65	2	38	519	- 517
Diphtheria	66	2	70	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	2	68	3	- 1
Dengue	68	1	66	4	- 3
Skin Cancers	69	1	32	786	- 785
Uterin Cancer	70	0	45	304	- 304
Anemia	71	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	72	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	74	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	75	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	76	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	77	0	86	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	81	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	82	0	31	849	- 849
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	86	0	76	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.