PERU VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	37,995	31	849	+ 37,146
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,490	1	15,326	+ 5,164
Coronary Heart Disease	3	16,144	2	13,769	+ 2,375
Road Traffic Accidents	4	11,476	9	4,414	+ 7,062
Stroke	5	9,744	3	7,722	+ 2,022
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	8,734	27	1,108	+ 7,626
Low Birth Weight	7	7,675	24	1,475	+ 6,200
Birth Trauma	8	6,473	37	537	+ 5,936
Diabetes Mellitus	9	6,356	8	4,437	+ 1,919
Malnutrition	10	4,555	29	1,006	+ 3,549
Congenital Anomalies	11	4,215	19	1,997	+ 2,218
Kidney Disease	12	4,208	4	7,234	- 3,026
Suicide	13	3,932	30	903	+ 3,029
Cervical Cancer	14	3,845	21	1,924	+ 1,922
Malaria	15	3,807	61	35	+ 3,772
Tuberculosis	16	3,800	17	2,377	+ 1,423
Liver Disease	17	3,690	5	6,375	- 2,685
Violence	18	3,642	12	3,013	+ 629
Maternal Conditions	19	3,325	43	345	+ 2,980
Other Injuries	20	3,147	13	2,876	+ 271
Asthma	21	2,909	50	208	+ 2,701
Meningitis	22	2,519	56	118	+ 2,401
Lung Disease	23	2,211	15	2,519	- 307
Hypertension	24	2,178	28	1,061	+ 1,117
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,991	39	494	+ 1,497
Lymphomas	26	1,824	18	2,254	- 429
Drownings	27	1,817	36	584	+ 1,233
Breast Cancer	28	1,595	20	1,969	- 374
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,524	42	394	+ 1,130
Fires	30	1,507	49	239	+ 1,268
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,459	6	5,811	- 4,352
Prostate Cancer	32	1,194	11	3,167	- 1,974
Stomach Cancer	33	1,062	7	5,072	- 4,010
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,052	40	474	+ 578
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,042	35	609	+ 433
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	1,030	51	198	+ 832
Poisonings	37	979	55	126	+ 854
Liver Cancer	38	969	16	2,476	- 1,507
Epilepsy	39	965	47	262	+ 703
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	960	14	2,642	- 1,682
Falls	41	884	25	1,285	- 401
Pertussis	42	796	48	260	+ 536
Lung Cancers	43	543	10	3,169	- 2,625
Skin Cancers	44	502	32	786	- 284
Leukemia	45	463	22	1,850	- 1,387
Parkinson's Disease	46	429	26	1,270	- 841
Pancreas Cancer	47	412	23	1,607	- 1,195
Drug Use	48	404	34	635	- 231
Oral Cancer	49	395	38	519	- 124
Uterin Cancer	50	346	45	304	+ 42
Ovary Cancer	51	330	33	713	- 384
Skin Disease	52	329	54	156	+ 173
Schistosomiasis	53	327	77	0	+ 327
Bladder Cancer	54	237	41	463	- 226
Syphilis	55	237	52	182	+ 54
Encephalitis	56	223	46	281	- 57
Tetanus	57	193	60	48	+ 146
Appendicitis	58	126	53	170	- 45
Upper Respiratory	59	124	63	11	+ 113
Hepatitis B	60	108	64	10	+ 98
Alcohol	61	92	44	321	- 230
Other Neoplasms	62	71	58	54	+ 16
Measles	63	58	73	0	+ 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	50	57	107	- 58
War	65	50	67	3	+ 46
Hepatitis C	66	27	65	4	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	67	27	62	35	- 8
Otitis Media	68	6	71	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	69	6	68	3	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	4	69	2	+ 2
Trypanosomiasis	71	4	78	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	72	4	70	1	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	66	4	- 3
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	59	49	- 49
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	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.