PERU VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,984	2	13,769	+ 15,215
Diabetes Mellitus	2	21,472	8	4,437	+ 17,035
Kidney Disease	3	11,127	4	7,234	+ 3,893
Stroke	4	9,922	3	7,722	+ 2,200
Violence	5	8,092	12	3,013	+ 5,079
Liver Disease	6	7,440	5	6,375	+ 1,065
Lung Disease	7	7,262	15	2,519	+ 4,743
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	6,188	1	15,326	- 9,139
Hypertension	9	4,440	28	1,061	+ 3,379
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,065	9	4,414	- 349
Other Injuries	11	3,036	13	2,876	+ 160
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,820	40	474	+ 2,346
Congenital Anomalies	13	2,607	19	1,997	+ 611
Malnutrition	14	1,883	29	1,006	+ 877
Prostate Cancer	15	1,869	11	3,167	- 1,299
Breast Cancer	16	1,840	20	1,969	- 129
Lung Cancers	17	1,833	10	3,169	- 1,336
Low Birth Weight	18	1,786	24	1,475	+ 311
Stomach Cancer	19	1,730	7	5,072	- 3,342
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	1,713	14	2,642	- 929
Liver Cancer	21	1,700	16	2,476	- 776
Suicide	22	1,689	30	903	+ 786
Other Neoplasms	23	1,547	58	54	+ 1,493
Lymphomas	24	1,237	18	2,254	- 1,017
Leukemia	25	1,204	22	1,850	- 646
Cervical Cancer	26	1,194	21	1,924	- 730
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,125	23	1,607	- 482
HIV/AIDS	28	1,029	31	849	+ 181
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	867	27	1,108	- 241
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	859	6	5,811	- 4,952
Skin Disease	31	755	54	156	+ 599
Alcohol	32	734	44	321	+ 413
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	682	35	609	+ 73
Ovary Cancer	34	661	33	713	- 53
Falls	35	655	25	1,285	- 630
Birth Trauma	36	636	37	537	+ 99
Anemia	37	544	82	0	+ 544
Tuberculosis	38	484	17	2,377	- 1,893
Epilepsy	39	477	47	262	+ 215
Skin Cancers	40	476	32	786	- 310
Inflammatory/Heart	41	465	39	494	- 28
Drownings	42	449	36	584	- 135
Parkinson's Disease	43	391	26	1,270	- 879
Drug Use	44	367	34	635	- 269
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	353	57	107	+ 246
Oral Cancer	46	338	38	519	- 181
Asthma	47	335	50	208	+ 127
Bladder Cancer	48	317	41	463	- 146
Oesophagus Cancer	49	312	42	394	- 82
Uterin Cancer	50	225	45	304	- 79
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	223	84	0	+ 223
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	214	51	198	+ 16
Appendicitis	53	193	53	170	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	54	187	43	345	- 158
Hepatitis C	55	156	65	4	+ 152
Fires	56	151	49	239	- 88
Poisonings	57	132	55	126	+ 7
Meningitis	58	89	56	118	- 29
Osteoarthritis	59	76	85	0	+ 76
Multiple Sclerosis	60	74	62	35	+ 39
Hepatitis B	61	52	64	10	+ 43
Encephalitis	62	35	46	281	- 246
Schizophrenia	63	32	83	0	+ 32
Upper Respiratory	64	32	63	11	+ 20
Oral conditions	65	31	86	0	+ 31
War	66	28	67	3	+ 24
Dengue	67	8	66	4	+ 4
Otitis Media	68	7	71	0	+ 7
Chagas disease	69	6	59	49	- 42
Pertussis	70	5	48	260	- 255
Tetanus	71	2	60	48	- 45
Ascariasis	72	1	69	2	- 1
Syphilis	73	1	52	182	- 181
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	79	0	+ 1
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	77	0	68	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	61	35	- 35
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.