PERU VS UGANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UGANDA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	14,016	31	849	+ 13,167
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,479	1	15,326	- 2,848
Malaria	3	8,980	61	35	+ 8,945
Road Traffic Accidents	4	8,608	9	4,414	+ 4,193
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,006	27	1,108	+ 6,898
Stroke	6	7,396	3	7,722	- 325
Birth Trauma	7	6,883	37	537	+ 6,346
Low Birth Weight	8	6,399	24	1,475	+ 4,924
Coronary Heart Disease	9	5,811	2	13,769	- 7,958
Tuberculosis	10	4,799	17	2,377	+ 2,422
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,393	19	1,997	+ 2,396
Violence	12	4,085	12	3,013	+ 1,072
Liver Disease	13	3,388	5	6,375	- 2,987
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,171	8	4,437	- 1,265
Cervical Cancer	15	2,896	21	1,924	+ 972
Meningitis	16	2,459	56	118	+ 2,342
Maternal Conditions	17	2,409	43	345	+ 2,064
Malnutrition	18	2,194	29	1,006	+ 1,188
Kidney Disease	19	2,096	4	7,234	- 5,138
Other Injuries	20	2,070	13	2,876	- 805
Hypertension	21	2,064	28	1,061	+ 1,003
Lung Disease	22	2,018	15	2,519	- 500
Syphilis	23	1,479	52	182	+ 1,296
Suicide	24	1,345	30	903	+ 442
Pertussis	25	1,263	48	260	+ 1,002
Lymphomas	26	1,165	18	2,254	- 1,088
Asthma	27	1,154	50	208	+ 946
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,108	42	394	+ 714
Liver Cancer	29	1,007	16	2,476	- 1,469
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	851	6	5,811	- 4,960
Drownings	31	819	36	584	+ 235
Breast Cancer	32	746	20	1,969	- 1,223
Falls	33	745	25	1,285	- 540
Prostate Cancer	34	628	11	3,167	- 2,539
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	608	14	2,642	- 2,034
Fires	36	577	49	239	+ 338
Inflammatory/Heart	37	568	39	494	+ 75
Endocrine Disorders	38	503	40	474	+ 29
Poisonings	39	493	55	126	+ 367
Oral Cancer	40	484	38	519	- 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	454	35	609	- 154
Leukemia	42	396	22	1,850	- 1,454
Epilepsy	43	396	47	262	+ 134
Ovary Cancer	44	343	33	713	- 370
Stomach Cancer	45	341	7	5,072	- 4,731
Lung Cancers	46	291	10	3,169	- 2,877
Pancreas Cancer	47	237	23	1,607	- 1,370
Parkinson's Disease	48	233	26	1,270	- 1,037
Skin Cancers	49	231	32	786	- 555
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	230	51	198	+ 32
Measles	51	227	73	0	+ 227
Schistosomiasis	52	189	77	0	+ 189
Tetanus	53	179	60	48	+ 131
Alcohol	54	169	44	321	- 152
Skin Disease	55	160	54	156	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	56	155	45	304	- 149
Drug Use	57	154	34	635	- 481
Appendicitis	58	140	53	170	- 31
Bladder Cancer	59	120	41	463	- 343
Upper Respiratory	60	95	63	11	+ 84
Hepatitis B	61	82	64	10	+ 72
Encephalitis	62	81	46	281	- 200
War	63	58	67	3	+ 55
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	36	57	107	- 71
Trypanosomiasis	65	33	78	0	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	66	25	58	54	- 30
Hepatitis C	67	20	65	4	+ 16
Leishmaniasis	68	19	76	0	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	69	11	62	35	- 24
Ascariasis	70	11	69	2	+ 9
Otitis Media	71	8	71	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	72	7	70	1	+ 6
Chlamydia	73	4	68	3	+ 1
Dengue	74	1	66	4	- 3
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	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
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	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.