PERU VS BOLIVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOLIVIA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,262	2	13,769	+ 15,493
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	21,365	1	15,326	+ 6,039
Stroke	3	19,081	3	7,722	+ 11,360
Kidney Disease	4	15,566	4	7,234	+ 8,332
Diabetes Mellitus	5	13,045	8	4,437	+ 8,609
Liver Disease	6	10,558	5	6,375	+ 4,182
Lung Disease	7	9,891	15	2,519	+ 7,372
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	6,565	6	5,811	+ 754
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,434	9	4,414	+ 2,020
Hypertension	10	5,101	28	1,061	+ 4,040
Other Injuries	11	3,387	13	2,876	+ 512
Low Birth Weight	12	3,349	24	1,475	+ 1,874
Tuberculosis	13	3,143	17	2,377	+ 765
Violence	14	2,904	12	3,013	- 109
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,861	19	1,997	+ 864
Cervical Cancer	16	2,836	21	1,924	+ 912
Falls	17	2,824	25	1,285	+ 1,539
Malnutrition	18	2,730	29	1,006	+ 1,724
Birth Trauma	19	2,606	37	537	+ 2,069
Lung Cancers	20	2,387	10	3,169	- 782
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	2,338	27	1,108	+ 1,230
Parkinson's Disease	22	2,257	26	1,270	+ 987
Stomach Cancer	23	2,079	7	5,072	- 2,993
Chagas disease	24	1,998	59	49	+ 1,950
Liver Cancer	25	1,907	16	2,476	- 569
Suicide	26	1,894	30	903	+ 991
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,796	35	609	+ 1,187
Prostate Cancer	28	1,456	11	3,167	- 1,712
Breast Cancer	29	1,276	20	1,969	- 693
Colon-Rectum Cancers	30	1,079	14	2,642	- 1,563
Drownings	31	1,075	36	584	+ 491
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,017	40	474	+ 543
Alcohol	33	1,017	44	321	+ 695
Leukemia	34	1,005	22	1,850	- 845
Inflammatory/Heart	35	991	39	494	+ 497
Pancreas Cancer	36	878	23	1,607	- 729
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	773	51	198	+ 575
Asthma	38	684	50	208	+ 476
Maternal Conditions	39	650	43	345	+ 305
Drug Use	40	646	34	635	+ 11
Lymphomas	41	581	18	2,254	- 1,673
Epilepsy	42	528	47	262	+ 266
Skin Cancers	43	504	32	786	- 282
Fires	44	480	49	239	+ 241
HIV/AIDS	45	461	31	849	- 387
Appendicitis	46	413	53	170	+ 242
Uterin Cancer	47	401	45	304	+ 97
Oesophagus Cancer	48	353	42	394	- 41
Meningitis	49	338	56	118	+ 220
Pertussis	50	320	48	260	+ 59
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	294	57	107	+ 186
Encephalitis	52	290	46	281	+ 9
Syphilis	53	278	52	182	+ 96
Ovary Cancer	54	270	33	713	- 443
Skin Disease	55	266	54	156	+ 110
Oral Cancer	56	241	38	519	- 278
Poisonings	57	174	55	126	+ 48
Other Neoplasms	58	114	58	54	+ 60
Bladder Cancer	59	113	41	463	- 349
Tetanus	60	82	60	48	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	61	59	62	35	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	62	41	63	11	+ 30
War	63	24	67	3	+ 20
Hepatitis B	64	15	64	10	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	65	14	76	0	+ 14
Dengue	66	12	66	4	+ 8
Hepatitis C	67	7	65	4	+ 3
Chlamydia	68	5	68	3	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	5	69	2	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	1	70	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	61	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.