PERU VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	65,637	2	13,769	+ 51,868
Stroke	2	31,884	3	7,722	+ 24,163
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	25,460	1	15,326	+ 10,133
Lung Cancers	4	17,792	10	3,169	+ 14,623
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	17,365	6	5,811	+ 11,554
Lung Disease	6	16,328	15	2,519	+ 13,809
Hypertension	7	10,312	28	1,061	+ 9,251
Prostate Cancer	8	10,004	11	3,167	+ 6,837
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	8,792	14	2,642	+ 6,150
Falls	10	8,353	25	1,285	+ 7,068
Liver Disease	11	5,570	5	6,375	- 806
Other Injuries	12	5,557	13	2,876	+ 2,682
Diabetes Mellitus	13	5,324	8	4,437	+ 888
Kidney Disease	14	5,054	4	7,234	- 2,180
Breast Cancer	15	4,973	20	1,969	+ 3,003
Suicide	16	4,869	30	903	+ 3,966
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,438	39	494	+ 2,944
Lymphomas	18	3,239	18	2,254	+ 985
Road Traffic Accidents	19	2,995	9	4,414	- 1,419
Stomach Cancer	20	2,945	7	5,072	- 2,126
Pancreas Cancer	21	2,690	23	1,607	+ 1,083
Oesophagus Cancer	22	2,614	42	394	+ 2,220
Oral Cancer	23	2,605	38	519	+ 2,086
Liver Cancer	24	2,424	16	2,476	- 53
Other Neoplasms	25	2,285	58	54	+ 2,230
Bladder Cancer	26	2,183	41	463	+ 1,720
Parkinson's Disease	27	2,053	26	1,270	+ 784
Alcohol	28	2,008	44	321	+ 1,686
Cervical Cancer	29	1,979	21	1,924	+ 55
Leukemia	30	1,883	22	1,850	+ 33
Uterin Cancer	31	1,790	45	304	+ 1,486
Violence	32	1,735	12	3,013	- 1,278
Skin Cancers	33	1,528	32	786	+ 742
HIV/AIDS	34	1,402	31	849	+ 553
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,248	35	609	+ 639
Endocrine Disorders	36	1,226	40	474	+ 752
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,093	19	1,997	- 903
Osteoarthritis	38	970	85	0	+ 970
Ovary Cancer	39	960	33	713	+ 247
Asthma	40	896	50	208	+ 688
Skin Disease	41	768	54	156	+ 611
Drownings	42	686	36	584	+ 102
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	613	27	1,108	- 495
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	481	51	198	+ 283
Hepatitis C	45	333	65	4	+ 329
Epilepsy	46	322	47	262	+ 60
Appendicitis	47	309	53	170	+ 138
Low Birth Weight	48	292	24	1,475	- 1,183
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	257	57	107	+ 150
Meningitis	50	246	56	118	+ 128
Drug Use	51	243	34	635	- 392
Anemia	52	230	82	0	+ 230
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	224	84	0	+ 224
Schizophrenia	54	202	83	0	+ 202
Malnutrition	55	189	29	1,006	- 817
Hepatitis B	56	176	64	10	+ 166
Multiple Sclerosis	57	165	62	35	+ 130
Fires	58	163	49	239	- 75
Birth Trauma	59	145	37	537	- 392
Tuberculosis	60	133	17	2,377	- 2,244
Maternal Conditions	61	129	43	345	- 216
Poisonings	62	51	55	126	- 75
Otitis Media	63	32	71	0	+ 32
Oral conditions	64	19	86	0	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	65	17	63	11	+ 6
Encephalitis	66	17	46	281	- 264
Leprosy	67	5	72	0	+ 5
War	68	4	67	3	+ 0
Syphilis	69	2	52	182	- 180
Ascariasis	70	2	69	2	+ 0
Tetanus	71	2	60	48	- 46
Iodine Deficiency	72	1	79	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	48	260	- 260
Dengue	74	0	66	4	- 4
Diphtheria	75	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	61	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	3	- 3
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	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.