PERU VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,371	2	13,769	+ 29,602
Stroke	2	32,235	3	7,722	+ 24,514
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	28,551	1	15,326	+ 13,224
Lung Cancers	4	21,086	10	3,169	+ 17,917
Lung Disease	5	20,684	15	2,519	+ 18,166
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	15,173	14	2,642	+ 12,531
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	15,066	6	5,811	+ 9,255
Stomach Cancer	8	13,345	7	5,072	+ 8,273
Kidney Disease	9	11,849	4	7,234	+ 4,615
Pancreas Cancer	10	9,798	23	1,607	+ 8,191
Liver Cancer	11	7,775	16	2,476	+ 5,299
Other Injuries	12	5,839	13	2,876	+ 2,964
Suicide	13	5,151	30	903	+ 4,248
Lymphomas	14	5,100	18	2,254	+ 2,846
Breast Cancer	15	4,182	20	1,969	+ 2,213
Other Neoplasms	16	4,001	58	54	+ 3,946
Liver Disease	17	3,756	5	6,375	- 2,619
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,706	26	1,270	+ 2,437
Prostate Cancer	19	3,576	11	3,167	+ 409
Oesophagus Cancer	20	3,259	42	394	+ 2,865
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,039	40	474	+ 2,565
Bladder Cancer	22	2,629	41	463	+ 2,166
Falls	23	2,576	25	1,285	+ 1,291
Leukemia	24	2,542	22	1,850	+ 692
Drownings	25	2,225	36	584	+ 1,641
Oral Cancer	26	2,205	38	519	+ 1,686
Inflammatory/Heart	27	2,178	39	494	+ 1,685
Hypertension	28	1,766	28	1,061	+ 705
Diabetes Mellitus	29	1,438	8	4,437	- 2,999
Ovary Cancer	30	1,339	33	713	+ 626
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,208	9	4,414	- 3,206
Cervical Cancer	32	1,005	21	1,924	- 919
Uterin Cancer	33	916	45	304	+ 612
Tuberculosis	34	915	17	2,377	- 1,462
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	773	35	609	+ 164
Skin Disease	36	742	54	156	+ 586
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	723	27	1,108	- 385
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	693	57	107	+ 585
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	676	51	198	+ 478
Congenital Anomalies	40	654	19	1,997	- 1,342
Hepatitis C	41	587	65	4	+ 583
Asthma	42	509	50	208	+ 301
Malnutrition	43	505	29	1,006	- 500
Skin Cancers	44	488	32	786	- 298
Epilepsy	45	412	47	262	+ 150
Hepatitis B	46	376	64	10	+ 367
Schizophrenia	47	278	83	0	+ 278
Fires	48	266	49	239	+ 28
Anemia	49	232	82	0	+ 232
Drug Use	50	194	34	635	- 442
Alcohol	51	152	44	321	- 169
Meningitis	52	81	56	118	- 36
Violence	53	70	12	3,013	- 2,943
Poisonings	54	67	55	126	- 58
Low Birth Weight	55	53	24	1,475	- 1,422
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	45	84	0	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	57	42	63	11	+ 31
Appendicitis	58	33	53	170	- 137
Multiple Sclerosis	59	29	62	35	- 6
Oral conditions	60	28	86	0	+ 28
Birth Trauma	61	28	37	537	- 509
Osteoarthritis	62	23	85	0	+ 23
HIV/AIDS	63	13	31	849	- 836
Maternal Conditions	64	10	43	345	- 335
Syphilis	65	4	52	182	- 178
War	66	4	67	3	+ 0
Tetanus	67	2	60	48	- 45
Otitis Media	68	2	71	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	69	1	46	281	- 279
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	48	260	- 260
Schistosomiasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	59	49	- 49
Malaria	79	0	61	35	- 35
Chlamydia	80	0	68	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	83	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	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.