PERU VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	27,013	31	849	+ 26,164
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	14,917	1	15,326	- 410
Stroke	3	12,457	3	7,722	+ 4,736
Malaria	4	12,354	61	35	+ 12,319
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,836	27	1,108	+ 8,728
Tuberculosis	6	9,312	17	2,377	+ 6,935
Birth Trauma	7	7,933	37	537	+ 7,396
Low Birth Weight	8	7,613	24	1,475	+ 6,138
Liver Disease	9	7,054	5	6,375	+ 679
Coronary Heart Disease	10	6,946	2	13,769	- 6,823
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,727	9	4,414	+ 1,313
Congenital Anomalies	12	4,931	19	1,997	+ 2,934
Hypertension	13	4,101	28	1,061	+ 3,040
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,754	8	4,437	- 683
Malnutrition	15	3,609	29	1,006	+ 2,603
Meningitis	16	3,097	56	118	+ 2,979
Cervical Cancer	17	2,819	21	1,924	+ 895
Kidney Disease	18	2,759	4	7,234	- 4,475
Other Injuries	19	2,709	13	2,876	- 166
Suicide	20	2,042	30	903	+ 1,139
Lung Disease	21	1,995	15	2,519	- 524
Maternal Conditions	22	1,862	43	345	+ 1,517
Violence	23	1,808	12	3,013	- 1,205
Syphilis	24	1,387	52	182	+ 1,204
Pertussis	25	1,164	48	260	+ 904
Asthma	26	1,161	50	208	+ 953
Drownings	27	1,080	36	584	+ 496
Falls	28	935	25	1,285	- 350
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	924	6	5,811	- 4,887
Prostate Cancer	30	880	11	3,167	- 2,287
Lymphomas	31	859	18	2,254	- 1,395
Fires	32	856	49	239	+ 617
Inflammatory/Heart	33	786	39	494	+ 292
Poisonings	34	715	55	126	+ 589
Breast Cancer	35	573	20	1,969	- 1,396
Oesophagus Cancer	36	562	42	394	+ 168
Endocrine Disorders	37	554	40	474	+ 80
Epilepsy	38	520	47	262	+ 258
Leukemia	39	409	22	1,850	- 1,441
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	385	35	609	- 224
Lung Cancers	41	354	10	3,169	- 2,815
Stomach Cancer	42	324	7	5,072	- 4,748
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	318	14	2,642	- 2,324
Tetanus	44	297	60	48	+ 250
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	297	51	198	+ 99
Liver Cancer	46	277	16	2,476	- 2,199
Parkinson's Disease	47	257	26	1,270	- 1,013
Oral Cancer	48	243	38	519	- 276
Alcohol	49	219	44	321	- 102
Bladder Cancer	50	206	41	463	- 256
Schistosomiasis	51	201	77	0	+ 201
Skin Disease	52	197	54	156	+ 41
Drug Use	53	192	34	635	- 444
Skin Cancers	54	169	32	786	- 616
Hepatitis B	55	163	64	10	+ 154
Appendicitis	56	131	53	170	- 39
Ovary Cancer	57	129	33	713	- 584
Leishmaniasis	58	113	76	0	+ 113
Encephalitis	59	110	46	281	- 171
Upper Respiratory	60	106	63	11	+ 95
Measles	61	76	73	0	+ 76
Pancreas Cancer	62	66	23	1,607	- 1,540
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	47	57	107	- 61
Uterin Cancer	64	47	45	304	- 257
Other Neoplasms	65	31	58	54	- 23
Hepatitis C	66	28	65	4	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	67	21	62	35	- 13
Ascariasis	68	13	69	2	+ 12
War	69	10	67	3	+ 7
Otitis Media	70	8	71	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	71	5	68	3	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	72	5	78	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	73	4	70	1	+ 3
Dengue	74	2	66	4	- 2
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
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.