PERU VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,124	2	13,769	+ 16,355
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	25,345	6	5,811	+ 19,534
Stroke	3	17,333	3	7,722	+ 9,612
Lung Cancers	4	17,001	10	3,169	+ 13,832
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	10,420	14	2,642	+ 7,777
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,426	1	15,326	- 5,900
Lung Disease	7	8,693	15	2,519	+ 6,174
Breast Cancer	8	7,407	20	1,969	+ 5,438
Other Injuries	9	7,209	13	2,876	+ 4,333
Pancreas Cancer	10	5,893	23	1,607	+ 4,286
Kidney Disease	11	5,472	4	7,234	- 1,762
Diabetes Mellitus	12	5,203	8	4,437	+ 766
Prostate Cancer	13	5,184	11	3,167	+ 2,017
Lymphomas	14	4,800	18	2,254	+ 2,546
Liver Cancer	15	4,564	16	2,476	+ 2,088
Suicide	16	4,272	30	903	+ 3,370
Other Neoplasms	17	4,182	58	54	+ 4,127
Falls	18	3,950	25	1,285	+ 2,665
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,855	40	474	+ 3,381
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,609	26	1,270	+ 2,340
Leukemia	21	3,555	22	1,850	+ 1,705
Liver Disease	22	3,520	5	6,375	- 2,856
Hypertension	23	3,390	28	1,061	+ 2,329
Bladder Cancer	24	3,130	41	463	+ 2,668
Inflammatory/Heart	25	2,892	39	494	+ 2,398
Stomach Cancer	26	2,637	7	5,072	- 2,435
Oral Cancer	27	2,229	38	519	+ 1,710
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,228	42	394	+ 1,834
Malnutrition	29	2,008	29	1,006	+ 1,002
Ovary Cancer	30	1,890	33	713	+ 1,177
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,592	9	4,414	- 2,822
Skin Cancers	32	1,552	32	786	+ 767
Alcohol	33	1,520	44	321	+ 1,199
Uterin Cancer	34	1,297	45	304	+ 993
Congenital Anomalies	35	959	19	1,997	- 1,037
Drug Use	36	897	34	635	+ 261
Epilepsy	37	889	47	262	+ 627
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	862	27	1,108	- 246
Skin Disease	39	762	54	156	+ 606
Cervical Cancer	40	750	21	1,924	- 1,173
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	660	51	198	+ 462
Asthma	42	495	50	208	+ 287
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	470	35	609	- 139
Anemia	44	464	82	0	+ 464
Drownings	45	414	36	584	- 170
Multiple Sclerosis	46	359	62	35	+ 324
Low Birth Weight	47	310	24	1,475	- 1,165
Schizophrenia	48	309	83	0	+ 309
Violence	49	256	12	3,013	- 2,757
Tuberculosis	50	207	17	2,377	- 2,170
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	203	57	107	+ 96
Hepatitis C	52	198	65	4	+ 194
Fires	53	192	49	239	- 47
HIV/AIDS	54	173	31	849	- 676
Birth Trauma	55	147	37	537	- 390
Osteoarthritis	56	117	85	0	+ 117
Poisonings	57	109	55	126	- 17
Meningitis	58	78	56	118	- 40
Hepatitis B	59	64	64	10	+ 55
Oral conditions	60	56	86	0	+ 56
Appendicitis	61	43	53	170	- 128
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	36	84	0	+ 36
Upper Respiratory	63	26	63	11	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	64	25	43	345	- 320
Otitis Media	65	8	71	0	+ 7
Encephalitis	66	4	46	281	- 277
War	67	3	67	3	- 0
Syphilis	68	2	52	182	- 181
Pertussis	69	1	48	260	- 259
Tetanus	70	1	60	48	- 47
Schistosomiasis	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	76	0	66	4	- 3
Measles	77	0	73	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	78	0	68	3	- 3
Ascariasis	79	0	69	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	61	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	59	49	- 49
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.