PERU VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,348	2	13,769	+ 14,579
Stroke	2	16,107	3	7,722	+ 8,385
Road Traffic Accidents	3	8,309	9	4,414	+ 3,895
Diabetes Mellitus	4	5,729	8	4,437	+ 1,292
Low Birth Weight	5	5,092	24	1,475	+ 3,617
Kidney Disease	6	4,898	4	7,234	- 2,336
Violence	7	4,383	12	3,013	+ 1,370
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	4,300	1	15,326	- 11,027
Congenital Anomalies	9	3,728	19	1,997	+ 1,731
Birth Trauma	10	3,271	37	537	+ 2,734
War	11	2,279	67	3	+ 2,276
Hypertension	12	1,899	28	1,061	+ 838
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,882	6	5,811	- 3,930
Other Injuries	14	1,714	13	2,876	- 1,162
Lung Cancers	15	1,675	10	3,169	- 1,494
Liver Disease	16	1,648	5	6,375	- 4,728
Breast Cancer	17	1,381	20	1,969	- 588
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	1,223	27	1,108	+ 114
Suicide	19	1,098	30	903	+ 195
Lung Disease	20	1,030	15	2,519	- 1,489
Leukemia	21	1,019	22	1,850	- 831
Inflammatory/Heart	22	922	39	494	+ 428
Asthma	23	708	50	208	+ 500
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	660	14	2,642	- 1,982
Tuberculosis	25	636	17	2,377	- 1,741
Lymphomas	26	628	18	2,254	- 1,625
Maternal Conditions	27	604	43	345	+ 259
Stomach Cancer	28	597	7	5,072	- 4,475
Fires	29	575	49	239	+ 336
Falls	30	549	25	1,285	- 736
Parkinson's Disease	31	510	26	1,270	- 760
Drownings	32	510	36	584	- 74
Pertussis	33	492	48	260	+ 232
Bladder Cancer	34	486	41	463	+ 24
Liver Cancer	35	430	16	2,476	- 2,046
Pancreas Cancer	36	411	23	1,607	- 1,196
Endocrine Disorders	37	358	40	474	- 116
Drug Use	38	341	34	635	- 294
Oral Cancer	39	318	38	519	- 201
Encephalitis	40	293	46	281	+ 13
Ovary Cancer	41	291	33	713	- 422
Meningitis	42	288	56	118	+ 171
Skin Cancers	43	262	32	786	- 523
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	219	51	198	+ 21
Epilepsy	45	196	47	262	- 66
Oesophagus Cancer	46	134	42	394	- 260
Prostate Cancer	47	132	11	3,167	- 3,035
Cervical Cancer	48	126	21	1,924	- 1,798
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	123	35	609	- 486
Syphilis	50	106	52	182	- 76
Tetanus	51	86	60	48	+ 38
Poisonings	52	74	55	126	- 52
Malnutrition	53	71	29	1,006	- 935
Uterin Cancer	54	47	45	304	- 257
Measles	55	46	73	0	+ 46
Hepatitis B	56	44	64	10	+ 34
Skin Disease	57	38	54	156	- 118
Alcohol	58	31	44	321	- 291
Schistosomiasis	59	29	77	0	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	60	23	62	35	- 11
Other Neoplasms	61	20	58	54	- 34
Leishmaniasis	62	17	76	0	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	16	57	107	- 91
Appendicitis	64	12	53	170	- 159
Upper Respiratory	65	5	63	11	- 7
Diphtheria	66	3	70	1	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	1	69	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	68	1	65	4	- 3
Chlamydia	69	0	68	3	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	31	849	- 849
Malaria	73	0	61	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	59	49	- 49
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	66	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	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.