PERU VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,932	2	13,769	+ 38,163
Stroke	2	33,492	3	7,722	+ 25,771
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	22,162	6	5,811	+ 16,351
Lung Cancers	4	18,263	10	3,169	+ 15,094
Lung Disease	5	17,316	15	2,519	+ 14,798
Hypertension	6	16,005	28	1,061	+ 14,944
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,365	14	2,642	+ 8,723
Diabetes Mellitus	8	10,607	8	4,437	+ 6,170
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	8,737	1	15,326	- 6,590
Breast Cancer	10	7,416	20	1,969	+ 5,446
Kidney Disease	11	6,805	4	7,234	- 429
Other Injuries	12	6,477	13	2,876	+ 3,601
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,467	23	1,607	+ 4,861
Stomach Cancer	14	5,482	7	5,072	+ 411
Other Neoplasms	15	5,339	58	54	+ 5,285
Lymphomas	16	5,171	18	2,254	+ 2,917
Liver Cancer	17	5,144	16	2,476	+ 2,668
Endocrine Disorders	18	4,508	40	474	+ 4,034
Parkinson's Disease	19	4,507	26	1,270	+ 3,237
Prostate Cancer	20	4,497	11	3,167	+ 1,329
Leukemia	21	3,598	22	1,850	+ 1,748
Bladder Cancer	22	3,588	41	463	+ 3,126
Liver Disease	23	2,973	5	6,375	- 3,403
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,958	39	494	+ 2,464
Falls	25	2,258	25	1,285	+ 973
Suicide	26	2,161	30	903	+ 1,258
Oral Cancer	27	1,788	38	519	+ 1,269
Ovary Cancer	28	1,755	33	713	+ 1,041
Skin Cancers	29	1,732	32	786	+ 946
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,722	9	4,414	- 2,692
Hepatitis C	31	1,310	65	4	+ 1,306
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	1,185	51	198	+ 987
Uterin Cancer	33	1,175	45	304	+ 871
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,094	42	394	+ 700
Anemia	35	894	82	0	+ 894
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	867	27	1,108	- 241
Congenital Anomalies	37	772	19	1,997	- 1,225
Skin Disease	38	770	54	156	+ 614
Epilepsy	39	715	47	262	+ 453
Cervical Cancer	40	617	21	1,924	- 1,307
Malnutrition	41	415	29	1,006	- 591
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	375	57	107	+ 268
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	369	35	609	- 240
Multiple Sclerosis	44	362	62	35	+ 327
Drug Use	45	350	34	635	- 286
HIV/AIDS	46	278	31	849	- 571
Asthma	47	264	50	208	+ 56
Osteoarthritis	48	257	85	0	+ 257
Schizophrenia	49	227	83	0	+ 227
Violence	50	218	12	3,013	- 2,794
Low Birth Weight	51	191	24	1,475	- 1,284
Drownings	52	184	36	584	- 400
Tuberculosis	53	180	17	2,377	- 2,197
Hepatitis B	54	179	64	10	+ 169
Alcohol	55	148	44	321	- 173
Fires	56	145	49	239	- 94
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	129	84	0	+ 129
Poisonings	58	82	55	126	- 43
Birth Trauma	59	75	37	537	- 462
Meningitis	60	68	56	118	- 49
Appendicitis	61	26	53	170	- 145
Oral conditions	62	25	86	0	+ 25
Tetanus	63	12	60	48	- 36
Upper Respiratory	64	11	63	11	- 0
Otitis Media	65	9	71	0	+ 8
War	66	3	67	3	- 0
Maternal Conditions	67	3	43	345	- 342
Encephalitis	68	2	46	281	- 278
Syphilis	69	2	52	182	- 180
Leishmaniasis	70	2	76	0	+ 2
Measles	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	72	1	59	49	- 48
Pertussis	73	0	48	260	- 260
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	61	35	- 35
Ascariasis	80	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	81	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
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.