PERU VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,128	2	13,769	+ 22,359
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	26,459	6	5,811	+ 20,648
Stroke	3	12,590	3	7,722	+ 4,868
Lung Cancers	4	12,017	10	3,169	+ 8,848
Lung Disease	5	11,525	15	2,519	+ 9,007
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,372	1	15,326	- 7,955
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,577	14	2,642	+ 3,935
Prostate Cancer	8	5,448	11	3,167	+ 2,281
Breast Cancer	9	4,778	20	1,969	+ 2,808
Parkinson's Disease	10	4,744	26	1,270	+ 3,474
Other Injuries	11	4,479	13	2,876	+ 1,603
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,878	23	1,607	+ 2,272
Suicide	13	3,604	30	903	+ 2,701
Lymphomas	14	3,292	18	2,254	+ 1,038
Kidney Disease	15	2,977	4	7,234	- 4,257
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,656	8	4,437	- 1,781
Hypertension	17	2,168	28	1,061	+ 1,107
Falls	18	2,121	25	1,285	+ 836
Oesophagus Cancer	19	2,017	42	394	+ 1,623
Liver Cancer	20	2,003	16	2,476	- 473
Bladder Cancer	21	1,822	41	463	+ 1,360
Leukemia	22	1,692	22	1,850	- 158
Stomach Cancer	23	1,572	7	5,072	- 3,499
Drug Use	24	1,505	34	635	+ 870
Ovary Cancer	25	1,472	33	713	+ 758
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,399	39	494	+ 905
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,396	40	474	+ 922
Alcohol	28	1,267	44	321	+ 945
Skin Cancers	29	1,163	32	786	+ 377
Other Neoplasms	30	871	58	54	+ 817
Liver Disease	31	847	5	6,375	- 5,528
Cervical Cancer	32	823	21	1,924	- 1,101
Oral Cancer	33	765	38	519	+ 246
Congenital Anomalies	34	667	19	1,997	- 1,329
Road Traffic Accidents	35	622	9	4,414	- 3,792
Uterin Cancer	36	619	45	304	+ 315
Epilepsy	37	485	47	262	+ 224
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	379	57	107	+ 272
Violence	39	359	12	3,013	- 2,654
Anemia	40	328	82	0	+ 328
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	291	35	609	- 317
Poisonings	42	289	55	126	+ 163
Low Birth Weight	43	270	24	1,475	- 1,205
Multiple Sclerosis	44	247	62	35	+ 213
Skin Disease	45	236	54	156	+ 80
Birth Trauma	46	223	37	537	- 314
Osteoarthritis	47	185	85	0	+ 185
Asthma	48	149	50	208	- 59
Schizophrenia	49	130	83	0	+ 130
Meningitis	50	115	56	118	- 3
Upper Respiratory	51	99	63	11	+ 88
Hepatitis C	52	99	65	4	+ 95
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	95	84	0	+ 95
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	93	51	198	- 105
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	87	27	1,108	- 1,021
Drownings	56	82	36	584	- 502
Malnutrition	57	49	29	1,006	- 957
Fires	58	48	49	239	- 191
HIV/AIDS	59	42	31	849	- 807
Maternal Conditions	60	32	43	345	- 313
War	61	4	67	3	+ 0
Pertussis	62	1	48	260	- 259
Hepatitis B	63	0	64	10	- 9
Otitis Media	64	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	67	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	60	48	- 48
Ascariasis	69	0	69	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	66	4	- 4
Malaria	73	0	61	35	- 35
Chagas disease	74	0	59	49	- 49
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	46	281	- 281
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	52	182	- 182
Chlamydia	81	0	68	3	- 3
Tuberculosis	82	0	17	2,377	- 2,377
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	53	170	- 170
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.