PERU VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,888	2	13,769	+ 12,119
Lung Disease	2	19,328	15	2,519	+ 16,810
Stroke	3	13,277	3	7,722	+ 5,556
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,527	1	15,326	- 8,800
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,242	27	1,108	+ 5,134
Liver Disease	6	6,101	5	6,375	- 274
Diabetes Mellitus	7	6,042	8	4,437	+ 1,605
Kidney Disease	8	5,478	4	7,234	- 1,757
Tuberculosis	9	5,077	17	2,377	+ 2,700
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,551	9	4,414	+ 136
Stomach Cancer	11	4,354	7	5,072	- 718
Falls	12	4,088	25	1,285	+ 2,803
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	3,852	6	5,811	- 1,959
Low Birth Weight	14	2,920	24	1,475	+ 1,445
Asthma	15	2,866	50	208	+ 2,657
Hypertension	16	2,820	28	1,061	+ 1,759
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,491	51	198	+ 2,293
HIV/AIDS	18	2,138	31	849	+ 1,289
Birth Trauma	19	1,889	37	537	+ 1,352
Congenital Anomalies	20	1,853	19	1,997	- 144
Lung Cancers	21	1,623	10	3,169	- 1,546
Oesophagus Cancer	22	1,613	42	394	+ 1,219
Oral Cancer	23	1,586	38	519	+ 1,067
Other Injuries	24	1,571	13	2,876	- 1,305
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,423	35	609	+ 815
Suicide	26	1,295	30	903	+ 392
Liver Cancer	27	1,287	16	2,476	- 1,189
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,158	26	1,270	- 112
Cervical Cancer	29	1,123	21	1,924	- 801
Encephalitis	30	1,033	46	281	+ 752
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	891	14	2,642	- 1,751
Drownings	32	748	36	584	+ 164
Pancreas Cancer	33	735	23	1,607	- 871
Leukemia	34	684	22	1,850	- 1,166
Violence	35	675	12	3,013	- 2,338
Meningitis	36	635	56	118	+ 517
Ovary Cancer	37	525	33	713	- 188
Epilepsy	38	509	47	262	+ 247
Endocrine Disorders	39	404	40	474	- 70
Syphilis	40	392	52	182	+ 209
Skin Cancers	41	340	32	786	- 445
Maternal Conditions	42	337	43	345	- 8
Breast Cancer	43	292	20	1,969	- 1,678
Fires	44	290	49	239	+ 51
Inflammatory/Heart	45	282	39	494	- 211
Skin Disease	46	268	54	156	+ 112
Drug Use	47	253	34	635	- 383
Bladder Cancer	48	239	41	463	- 224
Alcohol	49	220	44	321	- 101
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	196	57	107	+ 89
Appendicitis	51	185	53	170	+ 15
Lymphomas	52	178	18	2,254	- 2,075
Hepatitis B	53	149	64	10	+ 140
Malnutrition	54	128	29	1,006	- 878
Prostate Cancer	55	125	11	3,167	- 3,043
Dengue	56	122	66	4	+ 119
Other Neoplasms	57	79	58	54	+ 25
Measles	58	76	73	0	+ 76
Poisonings	59	70	55	126	- 56
Tetanus	60	51	60	48	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	61	38	63	11	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	62	37	62	35	+ 2
Pertussis	63	35	48	260	- 225
Hepatitis C	64	34	65	4	+ 30
Leishmaniasis	65	34	76	0	+ 34
Ascariasis	66	7	69	2	+ 5
Chlamydia	67	4	68	3	+ 1
War	68	3	67	3	- 0
Otitis Media	69	2	71	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	1	70	1	- 0
Uterin Cancer	71	0	45	304	- 304
Anemia	72	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	61	35	- 35
Schistosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	79	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.