PERU VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	65,831	2	13,769	+ 52,061
Stroke	2	43,870	3	7,722	+ 36,148
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	25,810	1	15,326	+ 10,484
Lung Cancers	4	22,922	10	3,169	+ 19,753
Lung Disease	5	17,221	15	2,519	+ 14,703
Kidney Disease	6	14,829	4	7,234	+ 7,595
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	12,277	6	5,811	+ 6,466
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	10,170	14	2,642	+ 7,528
Hypertension	9	9,107	28	1,061	+ 8,046
Parkinson's Disease	10	8,245	26	1,270	+ 6,976
Breast Cancer	11	7,854	20	1,969	+ 5,885
Prostate Cancer	12	6,305	11	3,167	+ 3,138
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,934	23	1,607	+ 4,327
Liver Cancer	14	4,879	16	2,476	+ 2,403
Bladder Cancer	15	4,832	41	463	+ 4,370
Stomach Cancer	16	4,785	7	5,072	- 287
Other Injuries	17	4,529	13	2,876	+ 1,653
Leukemia	18	4,219	22	1,850	+ 2,369
Lymphomas	19	3,953	18	2,254	+ 1,699
Diabetes Mellitus	20	3,944	8	4,437	- 493
Falls	21	3,880	25	1,285	+ 2,595
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,712	9	4,414	- 1,702
Liver Disease	23	2,522	5	6,375	- 3,853
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,259	39	494	+ 1,765
Other Neoplasms	25	2,114	58	54	+ 2,060
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,903	35	609	+ 1,294
Ovary Cancer	27	1,736	33	713	+ 1,023
Suicide	28	1,660	30	903	+ 757
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,639	40	474	+ 1,165
Oral Cancer	30	1,372	38	519	+ 853
Skin Cancers	31	1,365	32	786	+ 580
Drownings	32	1,357	36	584	+ 773
Uterin Cancer	33	1,161	45	304	+ 857
Epilepsy	34	776	47	262	+ 514
Oesophagus Cancer	35	765	42	394	+ 372
Cervical Cancer	36	758	21	1,924	- 1,165
Drug Use	37	602	34	635	- 33
Congenital Anomalies	38	543	19	1,997	- 1,454
Fires	39	456	49	239	+ 217
Multiple Sclerosis	40	421	62	35	+ 387
Low Birth Weight	41	396	24	1,475	- 1,079
Violence	42	324	12	3,013	- 2,689
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	312	51	198	+ 114
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	296	27	1,108	- 812
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	208	57	107	+ 101
Tuberculosis	46	207	17	2,377	- 2,170
Skin Disease	47	175	54	156	+ 19
Hepatitis B	48	174	64	10	+ 165
Alcohol	49	157	44	321	- 164
HIV/AIDS	50	147	31	849	- 701
Anemia	51	146	82	0	+ 146
Hepatitis C	52	120	65	4	+ 116
Meningitis	53	104	56	118	- 14
Schizophrenia	54	86	83	0	+ 86
Asthma	55	86	50	208	- 123
Poisonings	56	61	55	126	- 65
Birth Trauma	57	53	37	537	- 484
Appendicitis	58	30	53	170	- 141
Upper Respiratory	59	25	63	11	+ 14
Leishmaniasis	60	11	76	0	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	61	7	43	345	- 338
Tetanus	62	5	60	48	- 42
Oral conditions	63	5	86	0	+ 5
War	64	3	67	3	+ 0
Syphilis	65	3	52	182	- 179
Malnutrition	66	3	29	1,006	- 1,003
Encephalitis	67	2	46	281	- 279
Measles	68	1	73	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	48	260	- 260
Diphtheria	70	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	71	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	69	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	49	- 49
Malaria	78	0	61	35	- 35
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	81	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	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.