PERU VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,666	2	13,769	+ 19,897
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	26,025	6	5,811	+ 20,213
Lung Cancers	3	17,594	10	3,169	+ 14,425
Lung Disease	4	11,943	15	2,519	+ 9,424
Stroke	5	11,898	3	7,722	+ 4,176
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,110	14	2,642	+ 5,468
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	6,245	1	15,326	- 9,082
Breast Cancer	8	4,966	20	1,969	+ 2,997
Diabetes Mellitus	9	4,805	8	4,437	+ 368
Lymphomas	10	4,325	18	2,254	+ 2,071
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,250	23	1,607	+ 2,643
Falls	12	4,058	25	1,285	+ 2,773
Prostate Cancer	13	3,959	11	3,167	+ 791
Kidney Disease	14	3,847	4	7,234	- 3,387
Suicide	15	3,711	30	903	+ 2,809
Drug Use	16	3,098	34	635	+ 2,462
Liver Disease	17	3,045	5	6,375	- 3,330
Parkinson's Disease	18	2,823	26	1,270	+ 1,553
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,716	40	474	+ 2,242
Liver Cancer	20	2,616	16	2,476	+ 140
Leukemia	21	2,603	22	1,850	+ 753
Hypertension	22	2,153	28	1,061	+ 1,093
Bladder Cancer	23	2,118	41	463	+ 1,655
Other Injuries	24	2,010	13	2,876	- 865
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,874	42	394	+ 1,480
Stomach Cancer	26	1,830	7	5,072	- 3,242
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,731	39	494	+ 1,237
Road Traffic Accidents	28	1,679	9	4,414	- 2,735
Ovary Cancer	29	1,598	33	713	+ 885
Skin Cancers	30	1,476	32	786	+ 690
Other Neoplasms	31	1,411	58	54	+ 1,356
Oral Cancer	32	1,338	38	519	+ 819
Alcohol	33	1,253	44	321	+ 931
Uterin Cancer	34	994	45	304	+ 690
Congenital Anomalies	35	908	19	1,997	- 1,088
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	706	27	1,108	- 402
Multiple Sclerosis	37	582	62	35	+ 547
Skin Disease	38	571	54	156	+ 414
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	534	51	198	+ 336
Violence	40	508	12	3,013	- 2,504
Cervical Cancer	41	486	21	1,924	- 1,438
Low Birth Weight	42	465	24	1,475	- 1,010
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	372	35	609	- 237
Epilepsy	44	323	47	262	+ 61
Hepatitis C	45	305	65	4	+ 301
Anemia	46	288	82	0	+ 288
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	271	57	107	+ 164
Drownings	48	238	36	584	- 346
Asthma	49	220	50	208	+ 12
Birth Trauma	50	162	37	537	- 375
Malnutrition	51	162	29	1,006	- 844
Fires	52	162	49	239	- 77
HIV/AIDS	53	137	31	849	- 712
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	120	84	0	+ 120
Osteoarthritis	55	117	85	0	+ 117
Poisonings	56	102	55	126	- 24
Schizophrenia	57	100	83	0	+ 100
Tuberculosis	58	82	17	2,377	- 2,295
Meningitis	59	58	56	118	- 60
Hepatitis B	60	55	64	10	+ 46
Oral conditions	61	43	86	0	+ 43
Appendicitis	62	41	53	170	- 129
Upper Respiratory	63	39	63	11	+ 28
Maternal Conditions	64	38	43	345	- 307
War	65	18	67	3	+ 14
Otitis Media	66	6	71	0	+ 6
Syphilis	67	4	52	182	- 178
Encephalitis	68	3	46	281	- 278
Pertussis	69	1	48	260	- 260
Chagas disease	70	1	59	49	- 48
Tetanus	71	0	60	48	- 47
Dengue	72	0	66	4	- 3
Diphtheria	73	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	61	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	2	- 2
Chlamydia	83	0	68	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	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.