PERU VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,590	2	13,769	+ 27,821
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	25,628	6	5,811	+ 19,817
Stroke	3	20,162	3	7,722	+ 12,440
Lung Cancers	4	18,445	10	3,169	+ 15,276
Lung Disease	5	17,523	15	2,519	+ 15,004
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	15,452	1	15,326	+ 126
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	9,060	14	2,642	+ 6,418
Kidney Disease	8	8,034	4	7,234	+ 800
Breast Cancer	9	7,041	20	1,969	+ 5,071
Suicide	10	5,746	30	903	+ 4,843
Other Injuries	11	5,461	13	2,876	+ 2,585
Other Neoplasms	12	4,974	58	54	+ 4,920
Prostate Cancer	13	4,966	11	3,167	+ 1,798
Pancreas Cancer	14	4,925	23	1,607	+ 3,318
Falls	15	4,778	25	1,285	+ 3,493
Lymphomas	16	4,225	18	2,254	+ 1,971
Liver Disease	17	3,900	5	6,375	- 2,476
Endocrine Disorders	18	3,897	40	474	+ 3,422
Parkinson's Disease	19	3,749	26	1,270	+ 2,480
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,455	8	4,437	- 982
Leukemia	21	3,264	22	1,850	+ 1,414
Bladder Cancer	22	2,935	41	463	+ 2,473
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,886	39	494	+ 2,393
Liver Cancer	24	2,656	16	2,476	+ 179
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,445	42	394	+ 2,051
Stomach Cancer	26	2,349	7	5,072	- 2,723
Hypertension	27	2,013	28	1,061	+ 952
Oral Cancer	28	1,836	38	519	+ 1,317
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,813	9	4,414	- 2,601
Ovary Cancer	30	1,776	33	713	+ 1,063
Skin Cancers	31	1,421	32	786	+ 636
Alcohol	32	1,360	44	321	+ 1,038
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,137	27	1,108	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	34	1,045	45	304	+ 741
Skin Disease	35	1,033	54	156	+ 877
Epilepsy	36	947	47	262	+ 685
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	797	51	198	+ 599
Malnutrition	38	791	29	1,006	- 215
Drug Use	39	782	34	635	+ 147
Congenital Anomalies	40	767	19	1,997	- 1,229
Cervical Cancer	41	661	21	1,924	- 1,263
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	579	35	609	- 30
Anemia	43	541	82	0	+ 541
Violence	44	407	12	3,013	- 2,606
Multiple Sclerosis	45	400	62	35	+ 365
Asthma	46	347	50	208	+ 139
Drownings	47	214	36	584	- 370
Fires	48	204	49	239	- 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	197	57	107	+ 90
Low Birth Weight	50	190	24	1,475	- 1,285
Osteoarthritis	51	159	85	0	+ 159
Hepatitis C	52	144	65	4	+ 140
Birth Trauma	53	128	37	537	- 409
Tuberculosis	54	124	17	2,377	- 2,253
Poisonings	55	112	55	126	- 14
Schizophrenia	56	108	83	0	+ 108
HIV/AIDS	57	98	31	849	- 750
Meningitis	58	78	56	118	- 40
Upper Respiratory	59	60	63	11	+ 49
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	54	84	0	+ 54
Oral conditions	61	52	86	0	+ 52
Appendicitis	62	45	53	170	- 125
Hepatitis B	63	45	64	10	+ 35
Maternal Conditions	64	16	43	345	- 329
Otitis Media	65	5	71	0	+ 5
Encephalitis	66	3	46	281	- 277
War	67	3	67	3	- 0
Pertussis	68	2	48	260	- 258
Diphtheria	69	0	70	1	- 1
Syphilis	70	0	52	182	- 182
Chlamydia	71	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	61	35	- 35
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	49	- 49
Tetanus	78	0	60	48	- 48
Measles	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	83	0	66	4	- 4
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

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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.