PERU VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	13,242	31	849	+ 12,393
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,578	1	15,326	- 2,749
Malaria	3	10,514	61	35	+ 10,479
Tuberculosis	4	9,795	17	2,377	+ 7,418
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,724	9	4,414	+ 4,310
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	8,499	27	1,108	+ 7,390
Stroke	7	8,164	3	7,722	+ 442
Birth Trauma	8	7,290	37	537	+ 6,753
Coronary Heart Disease	9	6,386	2	13,769	- 7,383
Low Birth Weight	10	5,882	24	1,475	+ 4,407
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,731	19	1,997	+ 2,735
Maternal Conditions	12	3,303	43	345	+ 2,958
Liver Disease	13	3,182	5	6,375	- 3,193
Cervical Cancer	14	3,104	21	1,924	+ 1,180
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,019	8	4,437	- 1,418
Malnutrition	16	2,694	29	1,006	+ 1,688
Hypertension	17	2,517	28	1,061	+ 1,456
Violence	18	2,277	12	3,013	- 735
Kidney Disease	19	2,197	4	7,234	- 5,037
Other Injuries	20	2,063	13	2,876	- 812
Meningitis	21	1,541	56	118	+ 1,423
Lung Disease	22	1,475	15	2,519	- 1,044
Pertussis	23	1,340	48	260	+ 1,080
Suicide	24	1,196	30	903	+ 293
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,086	42	394	+ 692
Syphilis	26	1,022	52	182	+ 840
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	990	6	5,811	- 4,822
Prostate Cancer	28	879	11	3,167	- 2,288
Endocrine Disorders	29	859	40	474	+ 385
Asthma	30	822	50	208	+ 613
Oral Cancer	31	795	38	519	+ 276
Drownings	32	793	36	584	+ 209
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	757	14	2,642	- 1,885
Falls	34	741	25	1,285	- 544
Fires	35	688	49	239	+ 449
Liver Cancer	36	683	16	2,476	- 1,793
Breast Cancer	37	621	20	1,969	- 1,349
Inflammatory/Heart	38	593	39	494	+ 100
Stomach Cancer	39	575	7	5,072	- 4,497
Poisonings	40	565	55	126	+ 439
Lymphomas	41	389	18	2,254	- 1,865
Skin Cancers	42	360	32	786	- 426
Epilepsy	43	342	47	262	+ 80
Bladder Cancer	44	322	41	463	- 141
Parkinson's Disease	45	248	26	1,270	- 1,022
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	223	35	609	- 385
Leukemia	47	201	22	1,850	- 1,649
Drug Use	48	195	34	635	- 440
Tetanus	49	194	60	48	+ 147
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	194	51	198	- 5
Schistosomiasis	51	179	77	0	+ 179
Skin Disease	52	174	54	156	+ 18
Ovary Cancer	53	163	33	713	- 550
Upper Respiratory	54	144	63	11	+ 133
Measles	55	142	73	0	+ 142
Alcohol	56	131	44	321	- 191
Uterin Cancer	57	105	45	304	- 199
Appendicitis	58	105	53	170	- 65
Encephalitis	59	96	46	281	- 185
Hepatitis B	60	81	64	10	+ 72
Lung Cancers	61	77	10	3,169	- 3,092
Pancreas Cancer	62	76	23	1,607	- 1,530
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	39	57	107	- 68
Other Neoplasms	64	28	58	54	- 26
Ascariasis	65	27	69	2	+ 25
Hepatitis C	66	19	65	4	+ 15
War	67	14	67	3	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	68	13	62	35	- 22
Otitis Media	69	8	71	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	70	5	70	1	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	4	68	3	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	78	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	1	66	4	- 3
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	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
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	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

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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.