PERU VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	24,561	2	13,769	+ 10,792
Stroke	2	18,253	3	7,722	+ 10,531
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,030	1	15,326	- 1,296
Violence	4	10,190	12	3,013	+ 7,177
Diabetes Mellitus	5	8,831	8	4,437	+ 4,394
Lung Disease	6	8,796	15	2,519	+ 6,277
Kidney Disease	7	5,584	4	7,234	- 1,650
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,018	9	4,414	+ 604
Lung Cancers	9	4,690	10	3,169	+ 1,522
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	4,551	6	5,811	- 1,261
Hypertension	11	4,270	28	1,061	+ 3,209
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	3,431	14	2,642	+ 789
Liver Disease	13	3,174	5	6,375	- 3,202
Breast Cancer	14	3,075	20	1,969	+ 1,106
Prostate Cancer	15	2,815	11	3,167	- 352
Falls	16	2,792	25	1,285	+ 1,507
Stomach Cancer	17	2,665	7	5,072	- 2,406
Inflammatory/Heart	18	2,594	39	494	+ 2,100
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,508	40	474	+ 2,033
Suicide	20	2,154	30	903	+ 1,251
Other Injuries	21	2,045	13	2,876	- 830
HIV/AIDS	22	1,860	31	849	+ 1,012
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,825	19	1,997	- 172
Pancreas Cancer	24	1,778	23	1,607	+ 171
Liver Cancer	25	1,706	16	2,476	- 770
Oesophagus Cancer	26	1,550	42	394	+ 1,157
Lymphomas	27	1,537	18	2,254	- 717
Oral Cancer	28	1,474	38	519	+ 955
Cervical Cancer	29	1,409	21	1,924	- 515
Leukemia	30	1,264	22	1,850	- 586
Skin Disease	31	1,064	54	156	+ 907
Alcohol	32	1,055	44	321	+ 734
Low Birth Weight	33	1,019	24	1,475	- 456
Malnutrition	34	992	29	1,006	- 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	838	27	1,108	- 270
Bladder Cancer	36	786	41	463	+ 323
Chagas disease	37	747	59	49	+ 699
Skin Cancers	38	745	32	786	- 40
Drownings	39	731	36	584	+ 147
Tuberculosis	40	725	17	2,377	- 1,652
Parkinson's Disease	41	707	26	1,270	- 563
Other Neoplasms	42	691	58	54	+ 637
Ovary Cancer	43	645	33	713	- 68
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	631	35	609	+ 22
Birth Trauma	45	560	37	537	+ 23
Epilepsy	46	483	47	262	+ 221
Uterin Cancer	47	412	45	304	+ 108
Asthma	48	384	50	208	+ 176
Drug Use	49	365	34	635	- 270
Anemia	50	358	82	0	+ 358
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	325	51	198	+ 127
Hepatitis C	52	290	65	4	+ 286
Maternal Conditions	53	223	43	345	- 122
Meningitis	54	201	56	118	+ 84
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	162	84	0	+ 162
War	56	161	67	3	+ 158
Appendicitis	57	158	53	170	- 12
Fires	58	152	49	239	- 87
Hepatitis B	59	115	64	10	+ 105
Schizophrenia	60	98	83	0	+ 98
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	88	57	107	- 19
Schistosomiasis	62	88	77	0	+ 88
Leishmaniasis	63	64	76	0	+ 64
Multiple Sclerosis	64	53	62	35	+ 18
Osteoarthritis	65	49	85	0	+ 49
Poisonings	66	47	55	126	- 79
Upper Respiratory	67	39	63	11	+ 27
Syphilis	68	33	52	182	- 149
Leprosy	69	26	72	0	+ 26
Otitis Media	70	14	71	0	+ 14
Tetanus	71	13	60	48	- 35
Encephalitis	72	10	46	281	- 271
Oral conditions	73	9	86	0	+ 9
Malaria	74	7	61	35	- 28
Pertussis	75	4	48	260	- 256
Dengue	76	2	66	4	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	77	2	79	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	78	1	69	2	- 1
Diphtheria	79	1	70	1	- 0
Chlamydia	80	1	68	3	- 2
Measles	81	1	73	0	+ 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	75	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.