PERU VS EL SALVADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EL SALVADOR		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,592	2	13,769	+ 14,823
Violence	2	26,977	12	3,013	+ 23,964
Kidney Disease	3	23,240	4	7,234	+ 16,006
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	11,892	1	15,326	- 3,435
Stroke	5	7,846	3	7,722	+ 124
Lung Disease	6	7,341	15	2,519	+ 4,822
Diabetes Mellitus	7	6,813	8	4,437	+ 2,377
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,625	9	4,414	+ 2,210
HIV/AIDS	9	4,142	31	849	+ 3,293
Liver Disease	10	3,921	5	6,375	- 2,455
Stomach Cancer	11	3,453	7	5,072	- 1,619
Alcohol	12	3,188	44	321	+ 2,867
Cervical Cancer	13	2,220	21	1,924	+ 297
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,209	19	1,997	+ 212
Suicide	15	1,921	30	903	+ 1,018
Liver Cancer	16	1,747	16	2,476	- 729
Prostate Cancer	17	1,615	11	3,167	- 1,552
Alzheimers & Dementia	18	1,573	6	5,811	- 4,238
Low Birth Weight	19	1,559	24	1,475	+ 84
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,547	14	2,642	- 1,095
Leukemia	21	1,533	22	1,850	- 317
Breast Cancer	22	1,433	20	1,969	- 536
Lung Cancers	23	1,425	10	3,169	- 1,744
Falls	24	1,194	25	1,285	- 90
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,095	40	474	+ 621
Malnutrition	26	1,055	29	1,006	+ 49
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	978	27	1,108	- 130
Lymphomas	28	916	18	2,254	- 1,338
Pancreas Cancer	29	791	23	1,607	- 816
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	773	35	609	+ 164
Hypertension	31	718	28	1,061	- 343
Other Neoplasms	32	713	58	54	+ 659
Drownings	33	672	36	584	+ 88
Anemia	34	644	82	0	+ 644
Asthma	35	600	50	208	+ 392
Skin Disease	36	594	54	156	+ 438
Birth Trauma	37	594	37	537	+ 57
Other Injuries	38	469	13	2,876	- 2,407
Oral Cancer	39	461	38	519	- 58
Ovary Cancer	40	458	33	713	- 255
Oesophagus Cancer	41	395	42	394	+ 1
Inflammatory/Heart	42	381	39	494	- 112
Drug Use	43	362	34	635	- 274
Parkinson's Disease	44	343	26	1,270	- 927
Prostatic Hypertrophy	45	315	84	0	+ 315
Tuberculosis	46	295	17	2,377	- 2,082
Skin Cancers	47	293	32	786	- 492
Epilepsy	48	248	47	262	- 14
Bladder Cancer	49	205	41	463	- 258
Uterin Cancer	50	194	45	304	- 110
Meningitis	51	175	56	118	+ 57
Pertussis	52	158	48	260	- 102
Maternal Conditions	53	130	43	345	- 215
Fires	54	106	49	239	- 133
Chagas disease	55	89	59	49	+ 40
Appendicitis	56	88	53	170	- 82
Poisonings	57	74	55	126	- 52
Syphilis	58	70	52	182	- 113
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	69	57	107	- 38
Tetanus	60	55	60	48	+ 8
Dengue	61	44	66	4	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	62	42	63	11	+ 31
Encephalitis	63	36	46	281	- 245
Multiple Sclerosis	64	34	62	35	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	65	30	51	198	- 168
Hepatitis B	66	22	64	10	+ 13
Schizophrenia	67	19	83	0	+ 19
Oral conditions	68	11	86	0	+ 11
Osteoarthritis	69	7	85	0	+ 7
War	70	3	67	3	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	2	79	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	72	1	69	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	75	0	65	4	- 4
Measles	76	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	68	3	- 3
Malaria	80	0	61	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	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.