PERU VS MALAYSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAYSIA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,642	2	13,769	+ 20,872
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	22,143	1	15,326	+ 6,817
Stroke	3	20,365	3	7,722	+ 12,643
Road Traffic Accidents	4	6,773	9	4,414	+ 2,359
Lung Disease	5	6,256	15	2,519	+ 3,737
Kidney Disease	6	6,252	4	7,234	- 982
Liver Disease	7	4,834	5	6,375	- 1,541
Lung Cancers	8	4,073	10	3,169	+ 905
Diabetes Mellitus	9	3,874	8	4,437	- 563
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	3,769	6	5,811	- 2,042
Colon-Rectum Cancers	11	3,615	14	2,642	+ 973
Breast Cancer	12	2,897	20	1,969	+ 927
HIV/AIDS	13	2,527	31	849	+ 1,678
Other Injuries	14	2,096	13	2,876	- 780
Skin Disease	15	1,948	54	156	+ 1,792
Liver Cancer	16	1,871	16	2,476	- 605
Oral Cancer	17	1,759	38	519	+ 1,239
Falls	18	1,750	25	1,285	+ 465
Suicide	19	1,720	30	903	+ 817
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	1,672	27	1,108	+ 564
Stomach Cancer	21	1,360	7	5,072	- 3,712
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	1,343	35	609	+ 735
Leukemia	23	1,332	22	1,850	- 518
Congenital Anomalies	24	1,323	19	1,997	- 673
Lymphomas	25	1,246	18	2,254	- 1,008
Tuberculosis	26	1,157	17	2,377	- 1,220
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,145	39	494	+ 651
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,043	26	1,270	- 227
Low Birth Weight	29	962	24	1,475	- 513
Asthma	30	956	50	208	+ 748
Cervical Cancer	31	953	21	1,924	- 971
Pancreas Cancer	32	938	23	1,607	- 669
Prostate Cancer	33	852	11	3,167	- 2,315
Violence	34	819	12	3,013	- 2,193
Ovary Cancer	35	780	33	713	+ 67
Drownings	36	773	36	584	+ 189
Endocrine Disorders	37	763	40	474	+ 289
Hypertension	38	612	28	1,061	- 449
Bladder Cancer	39	441	41	463	- 22
Encephalitis	40	427	46	281	+ 146
Oesophagus Cancer	41	410	42	394	+ 16
Birth Trauma	42	338	37	537	- 199
Uterin Cancer	43	332	45	304	+ 28
Fires	44	317	49	239	+ 78
Drug Use	45	304	34	635	- 332
Meningitis	46	284	56	118	+ 166
Dengue	47	264	66	4	+ 260
Other Neoplasms	48	250	58	54	+ 195
Malnutrition	49	235	29	1,006	- 771
Skin Cancers	50	233	32	786	- 552
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	232	51	198	+ 34
Epilepsy	52	213	47	262	- 49
Poisonings	53	199	55	126	+ 73
Hepatitis B	54	194	64	10	+ 184
Alcohol	55	170	44	321	- 151
Maternal Conditions	56	157	43	345	- 188
Pertussis	57	75	48	260	- 185
Appendicitis	58	67	53	170	- 103
Multiple Sclerosis	59	29	62	35	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	26	57	107	- 82
Tetanus	61	20	60	48	- 27
Syphilis	62	18	52	182	- 165
War	63	10	67	3	+ 7
Hepatitis C	64	5	65	4	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	5	63	11	- 7
Otitis Media	66	3	71	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	2	69	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	1	68	3	- 1
Diphtheria	69	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	70	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	72	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	61	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Malaysia

Peru

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.