PERU VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	190,147	2	13,769	+ 176,378
Stroke	2	69,998	3	7,722	+ 62,276
Lung Cancers	3	16,481	10	3,169	+ 13,313
Hypertension	4	15,990	28	1,061	+ 14,929
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	13,318	14	2,642	+ 10,676
Suicide	6	8,949	30	903	+ 8,046
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,114	1	15,326	- 7,212
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	8,050	6	5,811	+ 2,238
Liver Disease	9	7,982	5	6,375	+ 1,607
Stomach Cancer	10	7,928	7	5,072	+ 2,857
Breast Cancer	11	7,802	20	1,969	+ 5,832
Prostate Cancer	12	7,417	11	3,167	+ 4,249
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,169	23	1,607	+ 5,562
Diabetes Mellitus	14	6,514	8	4,437	+ 2,077
Falls	15	6,426	25	1,285	+ 5,141
Lung Disease	16	6,363	15	2,519	+ 3,844
Inflammatory/Heart	17	6,003	39	494	+ 5,510
Other Injuries	18	5,154	13	2,876	+ 2,278
Kidney Disease	19	4,612	4	7,234	- 2,622
Oral Cancer	20	4,192	38	519	+ 3,673
Lymphomas	21	3,988	18	2,254	+ 1,734
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	3,879	35	609	+ 3,270
Bladder Cancer	23	3,627	41	463	+ 3,165
Leukemia	24	3,520	22	1,850	+ 1,670
Liver Cancer	25	2,963	16	2,476	+ 487
Ovary Cancer	26	2,892	33	713	+ 2,179
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,785	9	4,414	- 1,629
Cervical Cancer	28	2,782	21	1,924	+ 858
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,758	26	1,270	+ 1,488
Oesophagus Cancer	30	2,714	42	394	+ 2,320
Other Neoplasms	31	2,629	58	54	+ 2,575
Skin Cancers	32	2,438	32	786	+ 1,653
Alcohol	33	2,377	44	321	+ 2,056
Uterin Cancer	34	1,977	45	304	+ 1,672
Drownings	35	1,860	36	584	+ 1,276
Violence	36	1,632	12	3,013	- 1,381
Drug Use	37	1,516	34	635	+ 881
Tuberculosis	38	1,473	17	2,377	- 904
Endocrine Disorders	39	894	40	474	+ 419
Epilepsy	40	770	47	262	+ 508
Congenital Anomalies	41	765	19	1,997	- 1,232
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	736	27	1,108	- 372
Fires	43	635	49	239	+ 396
Skin Disease	44	594	54	156	+ 438
Poisonings	45	572	55	126	+ 447
Asthma	46	563	50	208	+ 355
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	509	57	107	+ 402
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	362	51	198	+ 164
Multiple Sclerosis	49	357	62	35	+ 322
Hepatitis C	50	290	65	4	+ 286
HIV/AIDS	51	276	31	849	- 572
Meningitis	52	240	56	118	+ 122
Birth Trauma	53	128	37	537	- 409
Appendicitis	54	121	53	170	- 50
Low Birth Weight	55	110	24	1,475	- 1,365
Schizophrenia	56	105	83	0	+ 105
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	99	84	0	+ 99
Malnutrition	58	88	29	1,006	- 918
Osteoarthritis	59	78	85	0	+ 78
Anemia	60	66	82	0	+ 66
Hepatitis B	61	59	64	10	+ 49
Tetanus	62	30	60	48	- 18
Maternal Conditions	63	26	43	345	- 319
Oral conditions	64	24	86	0	+ 24
Encephalitis	65	20	46	281	- 261
Otitis Media	66	13	71	0	+ 12
War	67	4	67	3	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	1	63	11	- 10
Pertussis	69	0	48	260	- 260
Syphilis	70	0	52	182	- 182
Chlamydia	71	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	69	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	66	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	61	35	- 35
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

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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.