PERU VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	56,991	2	13,769	+ 43,222
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	19,830	6	5,811	+ 14,019
Stroke	3	19,297	3	7,722	+ 11,576
Lung Cancers	4	18,044	10	3,169	+ 14,876
Lung Disease	5	16,586	15	2,519	+ 14,067
Hypertension	6	10,385	28	1,061	+ 9,324
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,086	14	2,642	+ 7,444
Kidney Disease	8	8,825	4	7,234	+ 1,591
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	8,027	1	15,326	- 7,299
Breast Cancer	10	7,302	20	1,969	+ 5,333
Pancreas Cancer	11	6,965	23	1,607	+ 5,358
Prostate Cancer	12	6,390	11	3,167	+ 3,222
Diabetes Mellitus	13	6,030	8	4,437	+ 1,593
Falls	14	5,939	25	1,285	+ 4,654
Liver Disease	15	5,888	5	6,375	- 487
Parkinson's Disease	16	4,881	26	1,270	+ 3,611
Lymphomas	17	4,747	18	2,254	+ 2,493
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,138	40	474	+ 3,664
Suicide	19	3,986	30	903	+ 3,083
Stomach Cancer	20	3,743	7	5,072	- 1,329
Inflammatory/Heart	21	3,446	39	494	+ 2,952
Leukemia	22	3,386	22	1,850	+ 1,536
Other Injuries	23	3,197	13	2,876	+ 321
Other Neoplasms	24	3,163	58	54	+ 3,108
Liver Cancer	25	3,123	16	2,476	+ 646
Alcohol	26	2,425	44	321	+ 2,104
Oesophagus Cancer	27	2,408	42	394	+ 2,014
Bladder Cancer	28	2,400	41	463	+ 1,937
Oral Cancer	29	2,334	38	519	+ 1,815
Ovary Cancer	30	2,012	33	713	+ 1,299
Skin Cancers	31	1,572	32	786	+ 786
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	1,484	27	1,108	+ 376
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,401	51	198	+ 1,203
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,225	9	4,414	- 3,190
Epilepsy	35	1,198	47	262	+ 936
Congenital Anomalies	36	888	19	1,997	- 1,109
Uterin Cancer	37	865	45	304	+ 561
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	839	35	609	+ 231
Cervical Cancer	39	826	21	1,924	- 1,098
Drug Use	40	748	34	635	+ 113
Multiple Sclerosis	41	609	62	35	+ 574
Skin Disease	42	598	54	156	+ 442
Anemia	43	385	82	0	+ 385
Asthma	44	358	50	208	+ 150
Low Birth Weight	45	298	24	1,475	- 1,177
Violence	46	298	12	3,013	- 2,715
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	210	57	107	+ 103
Hepatitis C	48	196	65	4	+ 192
Drownings	49	178	36	584	- 406
Malnutrition	50	174	29	1,006	- 831
Schizophrenia	51	151	83	0	+ 151
Osteoarthritis	52	141	85	0	+ 141
Fires	53	139	49	239	- 100
HIV/AIDS	54	134	31	849	- 715
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	113	84	0	+ 113
Tuberculosis	56	109	17	2,377	- 2,268
Birth Trauma	57	93	37	537	- 444
Poisonings	58	84	55	126	- 42
Hepatitis B	59	70	64	10	+ 61
Meningitis	60	65	56	118	- 53
Upper Respiratory	61	54	63	11	+ 43
Appendicitis	62	50	53	170	- 121
Oral conditions	63	24	86	0	+ 24
Maternal Conditions	64	15	43	345	- 330
Otitis Media	65	6	71	0	+ 6
War	66	4	67	3	+ 1
Encephalitis	67	3	46	281	- 278
Syphilis	68	2	52	182	- 180
Pertussis	69	1	48	260	- 260
Measles	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	59	49	- 48
Tetanus	75	0	60	48	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	61	35	- 35
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	66	4	- 4
Leprosy	84	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	68	3	- 3
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.