PERU VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	66,274	31	849	+ 65,425
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	26,371	1	15,326	+ 11,044
Diabetes Mellitus	3	25,550	8	4,437	+ 21,114
Stroke	4	22,929	3	7,722	+ 15,207
Coronary Heart Disease	5	21,625	2	13,769	+ 7,856
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	14,814	27	1,108	+ 13,706
Road Traffic Accidents	7	11,008	9	4,414	+ 6,594
Kidney Disease	8	10,919	4	7,234	+ 3,685
Suicide	9	9,669	30	903	+ 8,766
Hypertension	10	8,367	28	1,061	+ 7,306
Liver Disease	11	7,839	5	6,375	+ 1,463
Lung Disease	12	7,576	15	2,519	+ 5,057
Tuberculosis	13	7,327	17	2,377	+ 4,950
Low Birth Weight	14	6,674	24	1,475	+ 5,199
Cervical Cancer	15	6,156	21	1,924	+ 4,232
Violence	16	6,081	12	3,013	+ 3,068
Other Injuries	17	5,446	13	2,876	+ 2,570
Birth Trauma	18	4,768	37	537	+ 4,232
Congenital Anomalies	19	4,595	19	1,997	+ 2,599
Asthma	20	4,283	50	208	+ 4,075
Maternal Conditions	21	3,317	43	345	+ 2,972
Malnutrition	22	3,031	29	1,006	+ 2,025
Meningitis	23	2,791	56	118	+ 2,673
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,684	39	494	+ 2,191
Drownings	25	2,490	36	584	+ 1,907
Fires	26	2,396	49	239	+ 2,157
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	2,193	6	5,811	- 3,618
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,124	40	474	+ 1,650
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,456	35	609	+ 847
Epilepsy	30	1,309	47	262	+ 1,047
Prostate Cancer	31	1,287	11	3,167	- 1,881
Falls	32	1,181	25	1,285	- 104
Pertussis	33	1,111	48	260	+ 850
Poisonings	34	1,074	55	126	+ 948
Breast Cancer	35	1,056	20	1,969	- 913
Lymphomas	36	890	18	2,254	- 1,364
Liver Cancer	37	840	16	2,476	- 1,636
Drug Use	38	768	34	635	+ 133
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	750	51	198	+ 552
Skin Disease	40	724	54	156	+ 567
Parkinson's Disease	41	683	26	1,270	- 586
Skin Cancers	42	569	32	786	- 216
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	534	14	2,642	- 2,108
Oesophagus Cancer	44	529	42	394	+ 135
Syphilis	45	499	52	182	+ 317
Lung Cancers	46	476	10	3,169	- 2,693
Leukemia	47	467	22	1,850	- 1,383
Alcohol	48	459	44	321	+ 138
Schistosomiasis	49	367	77	0	+ 367
Uterin Cancer	50	328	45	304	+ 24
Oral Cancer	51	293	38	519	- 226
Ovary Cancer	52	284	33	713	- 429
Stomach Cancer	53	196	7	5,072	- 4,876
Appendicitis	54	189	53	170	+ 19
Bladder Cancer	55	173	41	463	- 290
Pancreas Cancer	56	173	23	1,607	- 1,434
Hepatitis B	57	169	64	10	+ 160
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	141	57	107	+ 33
Encephalitis	59	138	46	281	- 142
Upper Respiratory	60	119	63	11	+ 108
Other Neoplasms	61	113	58	54	+ 58
Tetanus	62	105	60	48	+ 58
Multiple Sclerosis	63	43	62	35	+ 8
Measles	64	18	73	0	+ 18
Hepatitis C	65	10	65	4	+ 6
Ascariasis	66	9	69	2	+ 7
Malaria	67	8	61	35	- 27
Otitis Media	68	7	71	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	69	5	68	3	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	5	70	1	+ 4
War	71	5	67	3	+ 1
Dengue	72	1	66	4	- 3
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	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
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	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.