PERU VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	64,432	6	5,811	+ 58,621
Coronary Heart Disease	2	56,962	2	13,769	+ 43,193
Stroke	3	23,843	3	7,722	+ 16,121
Lung Cancers	4	13,397	10	3,169	+ 10,228
Hypertension	5	11,762	28	1,061	+ 10,701
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,305	14	2,642	+ 5,662
Falls	7	7,678	25	1,285	+ 6,393
Lung Disease	8	7,471	15	2,519	+ 4,952
Pancreas Cancer	9	7,226	23	1,607	+ 5,619
Liver Disease	10	6,188	5	6,375	- 187
Prostate Cancer	11	5,621	11	3,167	+ 2,454
Breast Cancer	12	5,494	20	1,969	+ 3,525
Parkinson's Disease	13	4,942	26	1,270	+ 3,672
Lymphomas	14	4,930	18	2,254	+ 2,676
Suicide	15	4,903	30	903	+ 4,000
Liver Cancer	16	3,158	16	2,476	+ 682
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,001	39	494	+ 2,508
Alcohol	18	2,691	44	321	+ 2,369
Stomach Cancer	19	2,589	7	5,072	- 2,483
Other Injuries	20	2,531	13	2,876	- 345
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	2,528	1	15,326	- 12,799
Diabetes Mellitus	22	2,421	8	4,437	- 2,016
Other Neoplasms	23	2,184	58	54	+ 2,129
Leukemia	24	2,151	22	1,850	+ 301
Ovary Cancer	25	1,995	33	713	+ 1,282
Kidney Disease	26	1,981	4	7,234	- 5,253
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,853	42	394	+ 1,459
Bladder Cancer	28	1,787	41	463	+ 1,324
Skin Cancers	29	1,722	32	786	+ 936
Drug Use	30	1,560	34	635	+ 924
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,487	40	474	+ 1,013
Uterin Cancer	32	1,304	45	304	+ 1,000
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,246	9	4,414	- 3,168
Oral Cancer	34	1,200	38	519	+ 681
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,112	19	1,997	- 885
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	878	35	609	+ 269
Drownings	37	614	36	584	+ 30
Epilepsy	38	603	47	262	+ 341
Schizophrenia	39	539	83	0	+ 539
Asthma	40	491	50	208	+ 283
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	481	57	107	+ 374
Multiple Sclerosis	42	465	62	35	+ 430
Violence	43	372	12	3,013	- 2,640
Cervical Cancer	44	360	21	1,924	- 1,564
Fires	45	357	49	239	+ 118
Tuberculosis	46	186	17	2,377	- 2,192
Skin Disease	47	157	54	156	+ 1
Low Birth Weight	48	152	24	1,475	- 1,324
Poisonings	49	144	55	126	+ 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	110	51	198	- 88
Osteoarthritis	51	97	85	0	+ 97
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	89	27	1,108	- 1,020
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	63	84	0	+ 63
Appendicitis	54	55	53	170	- 115
Meningitis	55	55	56	118	- 63
Birth Trauma	56	45	37	537	- 492
Malnutrition	57	38	29	1,006	- 968
Anemia	58	33	82	0	+ 33
HIV/AIDS	59	32	31	849	- 816
Hepatitis C	60	27	65	4	+ 23
Oral conditions	61	22	86	0	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	62	11	63	11	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	10	64	10	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	9	43	345	- 336
War	65	3	67	3	- 0
Encephalitis	66	3	46	281	- 278
Syphilis	67	2	52	182	- 180
Otitis Media	68	2	71	0	+ 2
Pertussis	69	0	48	260	- 260
Tetanus	70	0	60	48	- 48
Diphtheria	71	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	61	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	59	49	- 49
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	82	0	66	4	- 4
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Finland

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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.