PERU VS AUSTRALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AUSTRALIA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,243	2	13,769	+ 12,474
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,985	6	5,811	+ 13,173
Stroke	3	12,582	3	7,722	+ 4,860
Lung Cancers	4	10,679	10	3,169	+ 7,510
Lung Disease	5	10,336	15	2,519	+ 7,818
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,561	14	2,642	+ 4,919
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,445	8	4,437	+ 1,009
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,415	1	15,326	- 9,912
Prostate Cancer	9	4,587	11	3,167	+ 1,419
Breast Cancer	10	4,147	20	1,969	+ 2,178
Suicide	11	3,836	30	903	+ 2,933
Kidney Disease	12	3,823	4	7,234	- 3,411
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,797	23	1,607	+ 2,190
Falls	14	3,795	25	1,285	+ 2,510
Lymphomas	15	3,701	18	2,254	+ 1,447
Endocrine Disorders	16	2,836	40	474	+ 2,361
Skin Cancers	17	2,824	32	786	+ 2,038
Leukemia	18	2,589	22	1,850	+ 739
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,480	26	1,270	+ 1,210
Liver Cancer	20	2,480	16	2,476	+ 4
Drug Use	21	2,171	34	635	+ 1,536
Other Injuries	22	2,000	13	2,876	- 875
Hypertension	23	1,987	28	1,061	+ 926
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,913	39	494	+ 1,420
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,819	42	394	+ 1,425
Liver Disease	26	1,731	5	6,375	- 4,644
Stomach Cancer	27	1,568	7	5,072	- 3,503
Other Neoplasms	28	1,525	58	54	+ 1,471
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,516	9	4,414	- 2,898
Bladder Cancer	30	1,446	41	463	+ 983
Ovary Cancer	31	1,221	33	713	+ 508
Oral Cancer	32	1,184	38	519	+ 665
Congenital Anomalies	33	865	19	1,997	- 1,131
Skin Disease	34	724	54	156	+ 568
Uterin Cancer	35	638	45	304	+ 334
Asthma	36	555	50	208	+ 346
Alcohol	37	463	44	321	+ 141
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	461	51	198	+ 263
Cervical Cancer	39	416	21	1,924	- 1,508
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	360	27	1,108	- 748
Epilepsy	41	347	47	262	+ 85
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	336	35	609	- 273
Low Birth Weight	43	302	24	1,475	- 1,173
Violence	44	296	12	3,013	- 2,716
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	279	57	107	+ 171
Multiple Sclerosis	46	229	62	35	+ 194
Drownings	47	216	36	584	- 368
Hepatitis C	48	211	65	4	+ 207
Anemia	49	192	82	0	+ 192
Birth Trauma	50	171	37	537	- 366
Malnutrition	51	142	29	1,006	- 864
Osteoarthritis	52	139	85	0	+ 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	87	84	0	+ 87
Schizophrenia	54	78	83	0	+ 78
Fires	55	67	49	239	- 172
Tuberculosis	56	64	17	2,377	- 2,313
HIV/AIDS	57	61	31	849	- 788
Hepatitis B	58	50	64	10	+ 40
Oral conditions	59	49	86	0	+ 49
Meningitis	60	45	56	118	- 72
Poisonings	61	42	55	126	- 84
Appendicitis	62	32	53	170	- 138
Maternal Conditions	63	25	43	345	- 320
Upper Respiratory	64	21	63	11	+ 10
War	65	10	67	3	+ 6
Otitis Media	66	7	71	0	+ 7
Syphilis	67	3	52	182	- 179
Encephalitis	68	3	46	281	- 277
Pertussis	69	2	48	260	- 259
Tetanus	70	2	60	48	- 46
Diphtheria	71	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	72	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	75	0	69	2	- 2
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	68	3	- 3
Measles	78	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	59	49	- 49
Leishmaniasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	61	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Australia

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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.