PERU VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,152	2	13,769	+ 15,383
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	28,476	6	5,811	+ 22,665
Lung Disease	3	23,941	15	2,519	+ 21,423
Lung Cancers	4	20,310	10	3,169	+ 17,141
Stroke	5	19,988	3	7,722	+ 12,267
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,245	1	15,326	- 3,082
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,717	14	2,642	+ 9,075
Prostate Cancer	8	8,077	11	3,167	+ 4,910
Breast Cancer	9	7,089	20	1,969	+ 5,120
Diabetes Mellitus	10	7,007	8	4,437	+ 2,570
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,981	23	1,607	+ 4,374
Kidney Disease	12	4,971	4	7,234	- 2,263
Lymphomas	13	3,982	18	2,254	+ 1,729
Liver Disease	14	3,777	5	6,375	- 2,598
Hypertension	15	3,507	28	1,061	+ 2,446
Suicide	16	3,369	30	903	+ 2,466
Parkinson's Disease	17	3,275	26	1,270	+ 2,005
Alcohol	18	3,266	44	321	+ 2,945
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,136	40	474	+ 2,662
Leukemia	20	3,048	22	1,850	+ 1,198
Bladder Cancer	21	2,977	41	463	+ 2,514
Falls	22	2,951	25	1,285	+ 1,666
Stomach Cancer	23	2,642	7	5,072	- 2,430
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,601	42	394	+ 2,207
Liver Cancer	25	2,535	16	2,476	+ 59
Skin Cancers	26	2,120	32	786	+ 1,335
Other Neoplasms	27	2,063	58	54	+ 2,009
Oral Cancer	28	2,023	38	519	+ 1,504
Ovary Cancer	29	2,003	33	713	+ 1,290
Other Injuries	30	1,895	13	2,876	- 981
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,552	39	494	+ 1,059
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,180	35	609	+ 571
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,165	9	4,414	- 3,249
Drug Use	34	1,074	34	635	+ 439
Uterin Cancer	35	849	45	304	+ 545
Congenital Anomalies	36	836	19	1,997	- 1,161
Cervical Cancer	37	833	21	1,924	- 1,090
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	789	27	1,108	- 319
Multiple Sclerosis	39	720	62	35	+ 686
Epilepsy	40	682	47	262	+ 420
Low Birth Weight	41	636	24	1,475	- 840
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	526	51	198	+ 328
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	461	57	107	+ 354
Asthma	44	449	50	208	+ 241
Skin Disease	45	431	54	156	+ 274
Anemia	46	399	82	0	+ 399
Violence	47	344	12	3,013	- 2,669
Schizophrenia	48	310	83	0	+ 310
Fires	49	288	49	239	+ 49
Drownings	50	203	36	584	- 381
Osteoarthritis	51	139	85	0	+ 139
Meningitis	52	136	56	118	+ 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	134	84	0	+ 134
Appendicitis	54	125	53	170	- 45
HIV/AIDS	55	123	31	849	- 726
Birth Trauma	56	116	37	537	- 421
Tuberculosis	57	85	17	2,377	- 2,293
Upper Respiratory	58	84	63	11	+ 72
Malnutrition	59	76	29	1,006	- 929
Hepatitis C	60	47	65	4	+ 43
Hepatitis B	61	33	64	10	+ 23
Poisonings	62	30	55	126	- 95
Oral conditions	63	22	86	0	+ 22
Maternal Conditions	64	12	43	345	- 333
Otitis Media	65	10	71	0	+ 9
War	66	3	67	3	- 0
Encephalitis	67	3	46	281	- 277
Tetanus	68	2	60	48	- 45
Chlamydia	69	2	68	3	- 1
Syphilis	70	2	52	182	- 181
Measles	71	2	73	0	+ 2
Pertussis	72	0	48	260	- 260
Diphtheria	73	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	49	- 49
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	61	35	- 35
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	66	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
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.