PERU VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	146,584	2	13,769	+ 132,815
Stroke	2	106,649	3	7,722	+ 98,927
Hypertension	3	21,605	28	1,061	+ 20,544
Lung Cancers	4	17,310	10	3,169	+ 14,142
Inflammatory/Heart	5	16,666	39	494	+ 16,173
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,069	14	2,642	+ 10,426
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	12,010	6	5,811	+ 6,199
Diabetes Mellitus	8	9,582	8	4,437	+ 5,145
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	9,070	1	15,326	- 6,256
Breast Cancer	10	8,550	20	1,969	+ 6,581
Stomach Cancer	11	8,498	7	5,072	+ 3,426
Prostate Cancer	12	8,397	11	3,167	+ 5,230
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,894	23	1,607	+ 6,287
Suicide	14	6,945	30	903	+ 6,042
Liver Disease	15	6,601	5	6,375	+ 226
Other Injuries	16	6,558	13	2,876	+ 3,683
Kidney Disease	17	6,451	4	7,234	- 783
Lung Disease	18	6,268	15	2,519	+ 3,749
Lymphomas	19	4,442	18	2,254	+ 2,188
Bladder Cancer	20	4,126	41	463	+ 3,663
Alcohol	21	4,115	44	321	+ 3,793
Oral Cancer	22	3,873	38	519	+ 3,354
Falls	23	3,644	25	1,285	+ 2,359
Ovary Cancer	24	3,555	33	713	+ 2,842
Leukemia	25	3,369	22	1,850	+ 1,519
Liver Cancer	26	2,836	16	2,476	+ 359
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,779	9	4,414	- 1,636
Other Neoplasms	28	2,763	58	54	+ 2,708
Uterin Cancer	29	2,673	45	304	+ 2,369
Skin Cancers	30	2,614	32	786	+ 1,828
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,567	35	609	+ 1,958
Oesophagus Cancer	32	2,374	42	394	+ 1,980
Cervical Cancer	33	2,311	21	1,924	+ 387
Drownings	34	2,296	36	584	+ 1,712
Parkinson's Disease	35	2,271	26	1,270	+ 1,001
Fires	36	1,869	49	239	+ 1,630
Violence	37	1,710	12	3,013	- 1,303
Skin Disease	38	1,384	54	156	+ 1,227
HIV/AIDS	39	1,341	31	849	+ 492
Tuberculosis	40	1,290	17	2,377	- 1,087
Endocrine Disorders	41	1,069	40	474	+ 595
Hepatitis C	42	957	65	4	+ 953
Congenital Anomalies	43	841	19	1,997	- 1,155
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	823	84	0	+ 823
Epilepsy	45	801	47	262	+ 539
Asthma	46	754	50	208	+ 546
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	739	51	198	+ 541
Drug Use	48	738	34	635	+ 102
Poisonings	49	421	55	126	+ 295
Multiple Sclerosis	50	367	62	35	+ 332
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	359	57	107	+ 251
Meningitis	52	267	56	118	+ 150
Anemia	53	256	82	0	+ 256
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	246	27	1,108	- 862
Birth Trauma	55	210	37	537	- 327
Low Birth Weight	56	204	24	1,475	- 1,271
Schizophrenia	57	135	83	0	+ 135
Osteoarthritis	58	125	85	0	+ 125
Appendicitis	59	86	53	170	- 85
Maternal Conditions	60	82	43	345	- 263
Oral conditions	61	65	86	0	+ 65
Upper Respiratory	62	65	63	11	+ 53
Hepatitis B	63	57	64	10	+ 48
Malnutrition	64	34	29	1,006	- 971
Syphilis	65	24	52	182	- 159
Otitis Media	66	17	71	0	+ 17
Diphtheria	67	13	70	1	+ 12
War	68	4	67	3	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	1	46	281	- 280
Pertussis	70	1	48	260	- 260
Tetanus	71	0	60	48	- 48
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	68	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	61	35	- 35
Chagas disease	80	0	59	49	- 49
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	66	4	- 4
Ascariasis	84	0	69	2	- 2
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.