PERU VS SENEGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SENEGAL		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,426	1	15,326	- 2,900
Coronary Heart Disease	2	10,766	2	13,769	- 3,003
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	9,242	27	1,108	+ 8,134
Stroke	4	9,241	3	7,722	+ 1,519
Malaria	5	7,948	61	35	+ 7,913
Road Traffic Accidents	6	6,627	9	4,414	+ 2,213
Low Birth Weight	7	6,290	24	1,475	+ 4,815
Birth Trauma	8	5,963	37	537	+ 5,426
Tuberculosis	9	4,633	17	2,377	+ 2,256
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,143	8	4,437	- 293
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,090	19	1,997	+ 2,093
Kidney Disease	12	3,823	4	7,234	- 3,411
Liver Disease	13	3,713	5	6,375	- 2,662
Maternal Conditions	14	2,887	43	345	+ 2,542
Meningitis	15	2,817	56	118	+ 2,699
Other Injuries	16	2,615	13	2,876	- 261
Cervical Cancer	17	2,430	21	1,924	+ 506
Lung Disease	18	2,337	15	2,519	- 181
Violence	19	2,156	12	3,013	- 857
HIV/AIDS	20	2,052	31	849	+ 1,203
Hypertension	21	1,894	28	1,061	+ 833
Liver Cancer	22	1,880	16	2,476	- 596
Endocrine Disorders	23	1,801	40	474	+ 1,327
Suicide	24	1,691	30	903	+ 788
Asthma	25	1,619	50	208	+ 1,411
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,520	6	5,811	- 4,292
Breast Cancer	27	1,489	20	1,969	- 481
Pertussis	28	1,334	48	260	+ 1,074
Prostate Cancer	29	1,111	11	3,167	- 2,057
Falls	30	1,076	25	1,285	- 209
Stomach Cancer	31	963	7	5,072	- 4,108
Malnutrition	32	855	29	1,006	- 151
Drownings	33	854	36	584	+ 270
Fires	34	776	49	239	+ 537
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	749	35	609	+ 140
Inflammatory/Heart	36	736	39	494	+ 243
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	665	14	2,642	- 1,977
Epilepsy	38	572	47	262	+ 310
Lymphomas	39	545	18	2,254	- 1,708
Poisonings	40	544	55	126	+ 418
Parkinson's Disease	41	472	26	1,270	- 798
Ovary Cancer	42	381	33	713	- 333
Oral Cancer	43	359	38	519	- 160
Lung Cancers	44	312	10	3,169	- 2,857
Schistosomiasis	45	304	77	0	+ 304
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	287	51	198	+ 89
Skin Disease	47	276	54	156	+ 119
Pancreas Cancer	48	275	23	1,607	- 1,331
Measles	49	274	73	0	+ 274
Bladder Cancer	50	268	41	463	- 195
Skin Cancers	51	254	32	786	- 532
Drug Use	52	239	34	635	- 396
Syphilis	53	211	52	182	+ 29
Leukemia	54	195	22	1,850	- 1,655
Oesophagus Cancer	55	171	42	394	- 222
Uterin Cancer	56	162	45	304	- 142
Encephalitis	57	148	46	281	- 133
Tetanus	58	147	60	48	+ 99
Alcohol	59	128	44	321	- 193
Hepatitis B	60	121	64	10	+ 112
Appendicitis	61	66	53	170	- 104
Other Neoplasms	62	41	58	54	- 13
Leishmaniasis	63	36	76	0	+ 36
Multiple Sclerosis	64	34	62	35	- 0
Ascariasis	65	31	69	2	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	66	26	63	11	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	25	57	107	- 82
Hepatitis C	68	19	65	4	+ 15
War	69	7	67	3	+ 4
Diphtheria	70	5	70	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	3	68	3	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Senegal

Peru

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.