PERU VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	82,167	2	13,769	+ 68,398
Hypertension	2	73,739	28	1,061	+ 72,678
Stroke	3	30,475	3	7,722	+ 22,754
Lung Cancers	4	17,946	10	3,169	+ 14,777
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	14,389	14	2,642	+ 11,747
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,524	1	15,326	- 5,803
Liver Disease	7	8,970	5	6,375	+ 2,595
Prostate Cancer	8	8,151	11	3,167	+ 4,983
Stomach Cancer	9	7,914	7	5,072	+ 2,842
Pancreas Cancer	10	7,330	23	1,607	+ 5,723
Breast Cancer	11	7,098	20	1,969	+ 5,129
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	6,265	6	5,811	+ 454
Lung Disease	13	6,246	15	2,519	+ 3,728
Inflammatory/Heart	14	5,926	39	494	+ 5,432
Lymphomas	15	5,814	18	2,254	+ 3,560
Suicide	16	5,391	30	903	+ 4,488
Kidney Disease	17	4,818	4	7,234	- 2,416
Alcohol	18	4,052	44	321	+ 3,731
Diabetes Mellitus	19	3,989	8	4,437	- 448
Other Injuries	20	3,857	13	2,876	+ 981
Bladder Cancer	21	3,435	41	463	+ 2,972
Leukemia	22	3,430	22	1,850	+ 1,580
Other Neoplasms	23	3,368	58	54	+ 3,314
Falls	24	3,238	25	1,285	+ 1,953
Oral Cancer	25	3,016	38	519	+ 2,496
Liver Cancer	26	2,928	16	2,476	+ 452
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,690	42	394	+ 2,296
Ovary Cancer	28	2,381	33	713	+ 1,668
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,238	26	1,270	+ 969
Skin Cancers	30	2,154	32	786	+ 1,368
Drug Use	31	2,048	34	635	+ 1,413
Cervical Cancer	32	1,845	21	1,924	- 79
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,800	40	474	+ 1,326
Uterin Cancer	34	1,642	45	304	+ 1,338
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,616	9	4,414	- 2,798
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,502	35	609	+ 894
Epilepsy	37	1,215	47	262	+ 953
Fires	38	1,117	49	239	+ 878
HIV/AIDS	39	1,100	31	849	+ 252
Drownings	40	818	36	584	+ 234
Skin Disease	41	779	54	156	+ 623
Violence	42	778	12	3,013	- 2,235
Congenital Anomalies	43	684	19	1,997	- 1,313
Asthma	44	658	50	208	+ 450
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	588	51	198	+ 390
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	470	57	107	+ 363
Tuberculosis	47	449	17	2,377	- 1,928
Multiple Sclerosis	48	444	62	35	+ 409
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	332	84	0	+ 332
Osteoarthritis	50	277	85	0	+ 277
Anemia	51	250	82	0	+ 250
Poisonings	52	227	55	126	+ 101
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	226	27	1,108	- 883
Meningitis	54	202	56	118	+ 85
Low Birth Weight	55	185	24	1,475	- 1,290
Schizophrenia	56	166	83	0	+ 166
Birth Trauma	57	137	37	537	- 400
Hepatitis C	58	111	65	4	+ 107
Appendicitis	59	55	53	170	- 115
Oral conditions	60	55	86	0	+ 55
Maternal Conditions	61	32	43	345	- 313
Syphilis	62	27	52	182	- 155
Encephalitis	63	5	46	281	- 275
War	64	4	67	3	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	64	10	- 10
Upper Respiratory	66	0	63	11	- 11
Otitis Media	67	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	59	49	- 49
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	61	35	- 35
Ascariasis	74	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	75	0	66	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	68	3	- 3
Malnutrition	79	0	29	1,006	- 1,006
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	60	48	- 48
Diphtheria	82	0	70	1	- 1
Pertussis	83	0	48	260	- 260
Measles	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Estonia

Peru

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.