PERU VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	27,878	3	7,722	+ 20,156
Diabetes Mellitus	2	23,980	8	4,437	+ 19,543
Coronary Heart Disease	3	19,926	2	13,769	+ 6,157
Violence	4	17,136	12	3,013	+ 14,124
Prostate Cancer	5	10,199	11	3,167	+ 7,032
Kidney Disease	6	9,155	4	7,234	+ 1,921
HIV/AIDS	7	8,743	31	849	+ 7,894
Hypertension	8	7,513	28	1,061	+ 6,452
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	6,780	6	5,811	+ 969
Lung Cancers	10	5,454	10	3,169	+ 2,286
Lung Disease	11	5,217	15	2,519	+ 2,699
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,127	9	4,414	+ 712
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	5,038	14	2,642	+ 2,396
Breast Cancer	14	4,771	20	1,969	+ 2,801
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	4,536	1	15,326	- 10,790
Cervical Cancer	16	4,132	21	1,924	+ 2,208
Lymphomas	17	2,897	18	2,254	+ 643
Low Birth Weight	18	2,778	24	1,475	+ 1,303
Stomach Cancer	19	2,662	7	5,072	- 2,410
Endocrine Disorders	20	2,036	40	474	+ 1,561
Liver Disease	21	1,787	5	6,375	- 4,588
Skin Disease	22	1,678	54	156	+ 1,522
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,602	19	1,997	- 395
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,539	39	494	+ 1,045
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,530	26	1,270	+ 260
Leukemia	26	1,488	22	1,850	- 362
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,369	23	1,607	- 238
Uterin Cancer	28	1,225	45	304	+ 921
Liver Cancer	29	1,167	16	2,476	- 1,309
Ovary Cancer	30	1,120	33	713	+ 406
Other Injuries	31	1,048	13	2,876	- 1,827
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	951	35	609	+ 343
Falls	33	947	25	1,285	- 338
Oesophagus Cancer	34	852	42	394	+ 458
Suicide	35	810	30	903	- 93
Asthma	36	753	50	208	+ 545
Birth Trauma	37	751	37	537	+ 214
Bladder Cancer	38	688	41	463	+ 225
Oral Cancer	39	678	38	519	+ 159
Malnutrition	40	551	29	1,006	- 455
Epilepsy	41	529	47	262	+ 267
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	400	27	1,108	- 709
Maternal Conditions	43	399	43	345	+ 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	307	51	198	+ 109
Other Neoplasms	45	214	58	54	+ 160
Fires	46	180	49	239	- 59
Meningitis	47	179	56	118	+ 62
Drug Use	48	151	34	635	- 485
Encephalitis	49	150	46	281	- 130
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	131	57	107	+ 23
Drownings	51	118	36	584	- 466
Skin Cancers	52	116	32	786	- 670
Appendicitis	53	104	53	170	- 66
Tuberculosis	54	89	17	2,377	- 2,288
Alcohol	55	86	44	321	- 235
Multiple Sclerosis	56	39	62	35	+ 4
Poisonings	57	27	55	126	- 99
Dengue	58	13	66	4	+ 9
Hepatitis B	59	11	64	10	+ 1
Syphilis	60	9	52	182	- 174
War	61	6	67	3	+ 2
Chlamydia	62	4	68	3	+ 1
Tetanus	63	3	60	48	- 45
Hepatitis C	64	2	65	4	- 2
Upper Respiratory	65	2	63	11	- 10
Ascariasis	66	1	69	2	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	48	260	- 260
Diphtheria	68	0	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	61	35	- 35
Chagas disease	73	0	59	49	- 49
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	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.