PERU VS MALTA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALTA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,784	2	13,769	+ 47,015
Stroke	2	20,229	3	7,722	+ 12,507
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,758	1	15,326	- 569
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	14,381	6	5,811	+ 8,570
Lung Cancers	5	13,666	10	3,169	+ 10,498
Diabetes Mellitus	6	11,283	8	4,437	+ 6,846
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,210	14	2,642	+ 7,568
Lung Disease	8	8,786	15	2,519	+ 6,268
Pancreas Cancer	9	6,274	23	1,607	+ 4,667
Breast Cancer	10	5,883	20	1,969	+ 3,913
Kidney Disease	11	5,487	4	7,234	- 1,747
Lymphomas	12	3,676	18	2,254	+ 1,423
Prostate Cancer	13	3,671	11	3,167	+ 504
Falls	14	3,586	25	1,285	+ 2,301
Stomach Cancer	15	3,453	7	5,072	- 1,619
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,441	26	1,270	+ 2,171
Ovary Cancer	17	2,363	33	713	+ 1,650
Liver Cancer	18	2,341	16	2,476	- 135
Bladder Cancer	19	2,301	41	463	+ 1,838
Hypertension	20	2,300	28	1,061	+ 1,239
Leukemia	21	1,919	22	1,850	+ 69
Suicide	22	1,851	30	903	+ 948
Oral Cancer	23	1,734	38	519	+ 1,215
Liver Disease	24	1,600	5	6,375	- 4,776
Skin Disease	25	1,589	54	156	+ 1,433
Other Neoplasms	26	1,530	58	54	+ 1,475
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,521	39	494	+ 1,027
Uterin Cancer	28	1,436	45	304	+ 1,132
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,404	42	394	+ 1,010
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,324	40	474	+ 850
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,255	9	4,414	- 3,159
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,199	19	1,997	- 798
Other Injuries	33	1,134	13	2,876	- 1,742
Skin Cancers	34	971	32	786	+ 185
Low Birth Weight	35	783	24	1,475	- 692
Asthma	36	577	50	208	+ 369
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	500	35	609	- 109
Drug Use	38	476	34	635	- 160
Cervical Cancer	39	309	21	1,924	- 1,615
Violence	40	306	12	3,013	- 2,707
HIV/AIDS	41	254	31	849	- 594
Prostatic Hypertrophy	42	236	84	0	+ 236
Epilepsy	43	236	47	262	- 26
Birth Trauma	44	204	37	537	- 333
Multiple Sclerosis	45	202	62	35	+ 168
Anemia	46	197	82	0	+ 197
Alcohol	47	187	44	321	- 134
Drownings	48	157	36	584	- 427
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	152	51	198	- 47
Osteoarthritis	50	148	85	0	+ 148
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	133	57	107	+ 26
Tuberculosis	52	109	17	2,377	- 2,268
Hepatitis C	53	90	65	4	+ 86
War	54	79	67	3	+ 76
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	72	27	1,108	- 1,036
Meningitis	56	55	56	118	- 63
Schizophrenia	57	47	83	0	+ 47
Poisonings	58	36	55	126	- 90
Upper Respiratory	59	26	63	11	+ 14
Malnutrition	60	24	29	1,006	- 982
Hepatitis B	61	24	64	10	+ 15
Fires	62	22	49	239	- 217
Appendicitis	63	21	53	170	- 150
Maternal Conditions	64	21	43	345	- 324
Encephalitis	65	8	46	281	- 273
Leishmaniasis	66	0	76	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	67	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	68	0	59	49	- 49
Malaria	69	0	61	35	- 35
Schistosomiasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	48	260	- 260
Measles	73	0	73	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	60	48	- 48
Diphtheria	75	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	66	4	- 4
Ascariasis	79	0	69	2	- 2
Chlamydia	80	0	68	3	- 3
Syphilis	81	0	52	182	- 182
Otitis Media	82	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.