PERU VS YEMEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	YEMEN		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,589	2	13,769	+ 16,820
Stroke	2	13,764	3	7,722	+ 6,042
War	3	13,100	67	3	+ 13,096
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,150	1	15,326	- 3,177
Low Birth Weight	5	8,936	24	1,475	+ 7,461
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,683	9	4,414	+ 4,269
Birth Trauma	7	6,024	37	537	+ 5,487
Hypertension	8	5,369	28	1,061	+ 4,308
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,434	27	1,108	+ 3,326
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,352	19	1,997	+ 2,356
Lung Disease	11	3,242	15	2,519	+ 723
Measles	12	3,063	73	0	+ 3,063
Liver Disease	13	2,933	5	6,375	- 3,443
Violence	14	2,880	12	3,013	- 133
Kidney Disease	15	2,717	4	7,234	- 4,517
Other Injuries	16	2,257	13	2,876	- 619
Asthma	17	2,136	50	208	+ 1,928
Tuberculosis	18	1,927	17	2,377	- 451
Diabetes Mellitus	19	1,820	8	4,437	- 2,617
Malaria	20	1,744	61	35	+ 1,709
Suicide	21	1,723	30	903	+ 820
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,425	6	5,811	- 4,386
Pertussis	23	1,257	48	260	+ 996
Falls	24	1,187	25	1,285	- 98
Drownings	25	1,159	36	584	+ 575
Breast Cancer	26	1,150	20	1,969	- 820
Malnutrition	27	1,073	29	1,006	+ 68
Meningitis	28	1,033	56	118	+ 915
Fires	29	1,005	49	239	+ 766
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	926	14	2,642	- 1,716
Stomach Cancer	31	915	7	5,072	- 4,157
Maternal Conditions	32	903	43	345	+ 558
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	845	35	609	+ 237
Leukemia	34	787	22	1,850	- 1,063
Oesophagus Cancer	35	776	42	394	+ 382
Endocrine Disorders	36	748	40	474	+ 274
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	717	51	198	+ 519
Drug Use	38	621	34	635	- 14
Liver Cancer	39	618	16	2,476	- 1,859
Inflammatory/Heart	40	593	39	494	+ 100
Lung Cancers	41	577	10	3,169	- 2,591
Oral Cancer	42	555	38	519	+ 36
Epilepsy	43	547	47	262	+ 285
Poisonings	44	539	55	126	+ 414
Lymphomas	45	439	18	2,254	- 1,815
HIV/AIDS	46	402	31	849	- 447
Tetanus	47	400	60	48	+ 353
Encephalitis	48	374	46	281	+ 94
Parkinson's Disease	49	367	26	1,270	- 903
Hepatitis B	50	304	64	10	+ 294
Pancreas Cancer	51	287	23	1,607	- 1,320
Ovary Cancer	52	191	33	713	- 522
Syphilis	53	178	52	182	- 5
Appendicitis	54	164	53	170	- 7
Bladder Cancer	55	163	41	463	- 300
Schistosomiasis	56	126	77	0	+ 126
Cervical Cancer	57	121	21	1,924	- 1,803
Skin Cancers	58	101	32	786	- 685
Alcohol	59	79	44	321	- 242
Dengue	60	72	66	4	+ 69
Skin Disease	61	45	54	156	- 112
Multiple Sclerosis	62	42	62	35	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	63	40	11	3,167	- 3,127
Other Neoplasms	64	21	58	54	- 33
Ascariasis	65	17	69	2	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	14	57	107	- 93
Diphtheria	67	14	70	1	+ 13
Hepatitis C	68	8	65	4	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	69	5	45	304	- 299
Upper Respiratory	70	5	63	11	- 6
Leishmaniasis	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	1	68	3	- 2
Otitis Media	73	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	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.