PERU VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,663	2	13,769	+ 15,893
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	19,991	6	5,811	+ 14,179
Lung Cancers	3	11,935	10	3,169	+ 8,766
Lung Disease	4	11,932	15	2,519	+ 9,413
Stroke	5	11,024	3	7,722	+ 3,302
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,087	1	15,326	- 7,239
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,822	14	2,642	+ 4,180
Breast Cancer	8	4,732	20	1,969	+ 2,763
Prostate Cancer	9	3,644	11	3,167	+ 476
Kidney Disease	10	3,528	4	7,234	- 3,706
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,305	23	1,607	+ 1,698
Parkinson's Disease	12	3,299	26	1,270	+ 2,029
Lymphomas	13	3,194	18	2,254	+ 941
Suicide	14	2,927	30	903	+ 2,024
Oesophagus Cancer	15	2,607	42	394	+ 2,213
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,576	8	4,437	- 1,861
Stomach Cancer	17	2,222	7	5,072	- 2,850
Liver Cancer	18	1,981	16	2,476	- 495
Liver Disease	19	1,740	5	6,375	- 4,636
Leukemia	20	1,705	22	1,850	- 145
Ovary Cancer	21	1,700	33	713	+ 986
Bladder Cancer	22	1,594	41	463	+ 1,131
Skin Cancers	23	1,568	32	786	+ 782
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,553	40	474	+ 1,078
Falls	25	1,538	25	1,285	+ 253
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,494	39	494	+ 1,000
Other Neoplasms	27	1,357	58	54	+ 1,303
Oral Cancer	28	1,138	38	519	+ 619
Hypertension	29	1,089	28	1,061	+ 28
Other Injuries	30	1,064	13	2,876	- 1,811
Drug Use	31	1,039	34	635	+ 403
Congenital Anomalies	32	953	19	1,997	- 1,043
Road Traffic Accidents	33	953	9	4,414	- 3,461
Uterin Cancer	34	786	45	304	+ 482
Cervical Cancer	35	641	21	1,924	- 1,282
Epilepsy	36	530	47	262	+ 268
Multiple Sclerosis	37	517	62	35	+ 483
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	417	35	609	- 192
Alcohol	39	400	44	321	+ 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	367	57	107	+ 260
Asthma	41	361	50	208	+ 153
Skin Disease	42	359	54	156	+ 203
Drownings	43	356	36	584	- 228
Low Birth Weight	44	347	24	1,475	- 1,128
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	328	27	1,108	- 781
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	310	51	198	+ 112
Violence	47	238	12	3,013	- 2,775
Fires	48	187	49	239	- 52
Anemia	49	179	82	0	+ 179
Tuberculosis	50	144	17	2,377	- 2,234
Osteoarthritis	51	122	85	0	+ 122
Hepatitis C	52	120	65	4	+ 116
Poisonings	53	88	55	126	- 38
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	85	84	0	+ 85
Schizophrenia	55	72	83	0	+ 72
Birth Trauma	56	63	37	537	- 474
HIV/AIDS	57	54	31	849	- 795
Meningitis	58	46	56	118	- 72
Hepatitis B	59	37	64	10	+ 27
Appendicitis	60	21	53	170	- 149
Maternal Conditions	61	19	43	345	- 326
Oral conditions	62	14	86	0	+ 14
Malnutrition	63	11	29	1,006	- 995
Upper Respiratory	64	6	63	11	- 5
War	65	3	67	3	- 0
Encephalitis	66	1	46	281	- 279
Pertussis	67	0	48	260	- 260
Syphilis	68	0	52	182	- 182
Chlamydia	69	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	61	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	78	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	60	48	- 48
Diphtheria	82	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Ireland

Peru

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.