PERU VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,221	2	13,769	+ 13,452
Stroke	2	23,163	3	7,722	+ 15,441
Diabetes Mellitus	3	17,522	8	4,437	+ 13,085
Hypertension	4	8,309	28	1,061	+ 7,248
Prostate Cancer	5	8,215	11	3,167	+ 5,048
Breast Cancer	6	8,198	20	1,969	+ 6,229
Kidney Disease	7	7,985	4	7,234	+ 751
Endocrine Disorders	8	7,632	40	474	+ 7,158
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	7,427	1	15,326	- 7,899
Other Injuries	10	6,404	13	2,876	+ 3,528
Lung Disease	11	5,375	15	2,519	+ 2,857
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	4,934	14	2,642	+ 2,292
Skin Disease	13	2,823	54	156	+ 2,667
Cervical Cancer	14	2,793	21	1,924	+ 869
Stomach Cancer	15	2,263	7	5,072	- 2,809
Lung Cancers	16	2,112	10	3,169	- 1,057
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	2,104	6	5,811	- 3,708
HIV/AIDS	18	1,937	31	849	+ 1,088
Lymphomas	19	1,917	18	2,254	- 337
Uterin Cancer	20	1,830	45	304	+ 1,526
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,787	39	494	+ 1,293
Anemia	22	1,642	82	0	+ 1,642
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,610	23	1,607	+ 4
Leukemia	24	1,530	22	1,850	- 320
Liver Cancer	25	1,438	16	2,476	- 1,038
Congenital Anomalies	26	1,352	19	1,997	- 644
Epilepsy	27	1,121	47	262	+ 859
Liver Disease	28	1,113	5	6,375	- 5,263
Alcohol	29	1,093	44	321	+ 771
Ovary Cancer	30	1,057	33	713	+ 344
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	1,026	84	0	+ 1,026
Other Neoplasms	32	948	58	54	+ 894
Oral Cancer	33	809	38	519	+ 290
Violence	34	746	12	3,013	- 2,267
Drownings	35	744	36	584	+ 160
Asthma	36	610	50	208	+ 402
Low Birth Weight	37	535	24	1,475	- 940
Malnutrition	38	422	29	1,006	- 584
Appendicitis	39	408	53	170	+ 238
Drug Use	40	394	34	635	- 241
Bladder Cancer	41	353	41	463	- 110
Parkinson's Disease	42	321	26	1,270	- 949
Skin Cancers	43	320	32	786	- 465
Birth Trauma	44	306	37	537	- 231
Schizophrenia	45	293	83	0	+ 293
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	264	27	1,108	- 845
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	260	35	609	- 349
Poisonings	48	227	55	126	+ 102
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	189	51	198	- 9
Tuberculosis	50	172	17	2,377	- 2,205
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	141	57	107	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	52	138	43	345	- 207
Meningitis	53	130	56	118	+ 13
Suicide	54	121	30	903	- 782
Otitis Media	55	93	71	0	+ 93
Multiple Sclerosis	56	85	62	35	+ 51
Fires	57	55	49	239	- 184
Oesophagus Cancer	58	36	42	394	- 358
War	59	6	67	3	+ 3
Syphilis	60	1	52	182	- 182
Chlamydia	61	0	68	3	- 3
Diphtheria	62	0	70	1	- 1
Tetanus	63	0	60	48	- 48
Pertussis	64	0	48	260	- 260
Measles	65	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	67	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	68	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	63	11	- 11
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	46	281	- 281
Hepatitis B	74	0	64	10	- 10
Hepatitis C	75	0	65	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	49	- 49
Malaria	78	0	61	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	9	4,414	- 4,414
Falls	82	0	25	1,285	- 1,285
Oral conditions	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Antigua/Bar.

Peru

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.