PERU VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	38,831	31	849	+ 37,983
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	21,219	1	15,326	+ 5,892
Coronary Heart Disease	3	17,658	2	13,769	+ 3,889
Stroke	4	16,555	3	7,722	+ 8,833
Diabetes Mellitus	5	16,282	8	4,437	+ 11,845
Tuberculosis	6	11,847	17	2,377	+ 9,470
Violence	7	11,326	12	3,013	+ 8,313
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	8,545	27	1,108	+ 7,437
Kidney Disease	9	8,253	4	7,234	+ 1,019
Suicide	10	7,429	30	903	+ 6,526
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,019	9	4,414	+ 2,605
Hypertension	12	6,898	28	1,061	+ 5,837
Lung Disease	13	6,416	15	2,519	+ 3,897
Liver Disease	14	4,861	5	6,375	- 1,514
Lung Cancers	15	4,156	10	3,169	+ 987
Low Birth Weight	16	3,371	24	1,475	+ 1,896
Other Injuries	17	3,244	13	2,876	+ 368
Asthma	18	3,218	50	208	+ 3,010
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,177	40	474	+ 2,703
Cervical Cancer	20	2,996	21	1,924	+ 1,073
Inflammatory/Heart	21	2,917	39	494	+ 2,423
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	2,522	6	5,811	- 3,289
Breast Cancer	23	2,445	20	1,969	+ 476
Prostate Cancer	24	2,359	11	3,167	- 808
Congenital Anomalies	25	2,347	19	1,997	+ 350
Meningitis	26	1,974	56	118	+ 1,857
Fires	27	1,951	49	239	+ 1,712
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,935	14	2,642	- 708
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,880	42	394	+ 1,486
Birth Trauma	30	1,620	37	537	+ 1,083
Lymphomas	31	1,520	18	2,254	- 734
Drownings	32	1,296	36	584	+ 712
Liver Cancer	33	1,285	16	2,476	- 1,191
Malnutrition	34	1,284	29	1,006	+ 278
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,083	23	1,607	- 524
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,022	35	609	+ 413
Epilepsy	37	1,008	47	262	+ 747
Maternal Conditions	38	917	43	345	+ 572
Stomach Cancer	39	828	7	5,072	- 4,244
Leukemia	40	789	22	1,850	- 1,061
Oral Cancer	41	758	38	519	+ 239
Falls	42	755	25	1,285	- 530
Pertussis	43	616	48	260	+ 356
Syphilis	44	609	52	182	+ 427
Skin Disease	45	594	54	156	+ 438
Parkinson's Disease	46	581	26	1,270	- 689
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	547	51	198	+ 349
Skin Cancers	48	535	32	786	- 250
Alcohol	49	532	44	321	+ 211
Poisonings	50	526	55	126	+ 400
Ovary Cancer	51	513	33	713	- 200
Bladder Cancer	52	447	41	463	- 16
Drug Use	53	415	34	635	- 220
Uterin Cancer	54	276	45	304	- 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	203	57	107	+ 95
Appendicitis	56	148	53	170	- 23
Measles	57	146	73	0	+ 146
Other Neoplasms	58	144	58	54	+ 90
Encephalitis	59	126	46	281	- 154
Upper Respiratory	60	120	63	11	+ 109
Hepatitis B	61	75	64	10	+ 66
Multiple Sclerosis	62	61	62	35	+ 26
Malaria	63	45	61	35	+ 10
War	64	35	67	3	+ 32
Tetanus	65	20	60	48	- 27
Schistosomiasis	66	19	77	0	+ 19
Otitis Media	67	10	71	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	68	10	68	3	+ 7
Diphtheria	69	9	70	1	+ 8
Hepatitis C	70	4	65	4	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	2	69	2	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	59	49	- 49
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

South Africa

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.