PERU VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	47,039	3	7,722	+ 39,317
Coronary Heart Disease	2	40,784	2	13,769	+ 27,015
Lung Disease	3	22,299	15	2,519	+ 19,781
Lung Cancers	4	16,445	10	3,169	+ 13,276
Stomach Cancer	5	9,173	7	5,072	+ 4,101
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,009	6	5,811	+ 1,198
Hypertension	7	6,934	28	1,061	+ 5,873
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,762	9	4,414	+ 1,348
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	5,718	14	2,642	+ 3,076
Oesophagus Cancer	10	5,592	42	394	+ 5,198
Kidney Disease	11	4,427	4	7,234	- 2,807
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	4,221	1	15,326	- 11,106
Liver Cancer	13	4,166	16	2,476	+ 1,690
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,722	8	4,437	- 715
Liver Disease	15	3,352	5	6,375	- 3,023
Falls	16	3,197	25	1,285	+ 1,912
Suicide	17	2,678	30	903	+ 1,775
Pancreas Cancer	18	2,568	23	1,607	+ 961
Breast Cancer	19	2,135	20	1,969	+ 166
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,628	26	1,270	+ 358
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	1,504	51	198	+ 1,306
Leukemia	22	1,339	22	1,850	- 511
Lymphomas	23	1,332	18	2,254	- 922
Oral Cancer	24	1,259	38	519	+ 740
Other Injuries	25	1,245	13	2,876	- 1,630
Drownings	26	1,216	36	584	+ 632
Cervical Cancer	27	1,189	21	1,924	- 735
Prostate Cancer	28	1,175	11	3,167	- 1,992
Bladder Cancer	29	872	41	463	+ 409
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	868	35	609	+ 260
Congenital Anomalies	31	843	19	1,997	- 1,154
Tuberculosis	32	801	17	2,377	- 1,576
Inflammatory/Heart	33	690	39	494	+ 196
HIV/AIDS	34	662	31	849	- 187
Ovary Cancer	35	646	33	713	- 67
Poisonings	36	593	55	126	+ 467
Endocrine Disorders	37	590	40	474	+ 115
Drug Use	38	557	34	635	- 78
Asthma	39	533	50	208	+ 325
Low Birth Weight	40	498	24	1,475	- 977
Skin Cancers	41	453	32	786	- 333
Alcohol	42	439	44	321	+ 118
Birth Trauma	43	406	37	537	- 131
Malnutrition	44	299	29	1,006	- 707
Uterin Cancer	45	271	45	304	- 33
Epilepsy	46	262	47	262	- 0
Violence	47	256	12	3,013	- 2,757
Fires	48	242	49	239	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	233	57	107	+ 125
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	201	27	1,108	- 907
Meningitis	51	131	56	118	+ 14
Skin Disease	52	120	54	156	- 36
Other Neoplasms	53	101	58	54	+ 46
Maternal Conditions	54	83	43	345	- 262
Encephalitis	55	64	46	281	- 216
Hepatitis B	56	63	64	10	+ 54
Upper Respiratory	57	61	63	11	+ 50
Syphilis	58	42	52	182	- 140
Multiple Sclerosis	59	40	62	35	+ 5
Appendicitis	60	34	53	170	- 137
War	61	21	67	3	+ 17
Measles	62	13	73	0	+ 13
Tetanus	63	11	60	48	- 36
Pertussis	64	11	48	260	- 249
Schistosomiasis	65	9	77	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	66	2	65	4	- 2
Chlamydia	67	1	68	3	- 2
Ascariasis	68	1	69	2	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	66	4	- 3
Diphtheria	71	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	61	35	- 35
Chagas disease	76	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	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.