PERU VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	28,310	15	2,519	+ 25,792
Coronary Heart Disease	2	20,611	2	13,769	+ 6,842
Tuberculosis	3	17,320	17	2,377	+ 14,943
Stroke	4	13,522	3	7,722	+ 5,800
Liver Disease	5	6,686	5	6,375	+ 311
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,533	1	15,326	- 8,793
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	6,359	27	1,108	+ 5,251
Asthma	8	6,212	50	208	+ 6,004
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,876	9	4,414	+ 461
Kidney Disease	10	4,488	4	7,234	- 2,747
Low Birth Weight	11	4,004	24	1,475	+ 2,529
Lung Cancers	12	3,756	10	3,169	+ 588
Falls	13	3,479	25	1,285	+ 2,194
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,068	8	4,437	- 1,368
Birth Trauma	15	2,803	37	537	+ 2,266
Suicide	16	2,693	30	903	+ 1,790
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	2,430	51	198	+ 2,232
Hypertension	18	2,191	28	1,061	+ 1,130
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	2,118	6	5,811	- 3,693
Cervical Cancer	20	2,063	21	1,924	+ 139
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,041	19	1,997	+ 45
Other Injuries	22	1,733	13	2,876	- 1,143
Drownings	23	1,577	36	584	+ 993
Oral Cancer	24	1,455	38	519	+ 935
Stomach Cancer	25	1,445	7	5,072	- 3,627
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	1,223	14	2,642	- 1,419
Breast Cancer	27	1,087	20	1,969	- 882
Maternal Conditions	28	1,023	43	345	+ 678
Encephalitis	29	924	46	281	+ 643
Epilepsy	30	915	47	262	+ 653
Malnutrition	31	885	29	1,006	- 121
Lymphomas	32	804	18	2,254	- 1,450
Parkinson's Disease	33	796	26	1,270	- 474
HIV/AIDS	34	772	31	849	- 77
Violence	35	737	12	3,013	- 2,276
Leukemia	36	699	22	1,850	- 1,151
Ovary Cancer	37	612	33	713	- 101
Oesophagus Cancer	38	514	42	394	+ 121
Poisonings	39	496	55	126	+ 370
Pertussis	40	474	48	260	+ 214
Pancreas Cancer	41	466	23	1,607	- 1,140
Skin Cancers	42	419	32	786	- 367
Meningitis	43	395	56	118	+ 277
Bladder Cancer	44	340	41	463	- 123
Endocrine Disorders	45	270	40	474	- 205
Liver Cancer	46	268	16	2,476	- 2,208
Appendicitis	47	231	53	170	+ 60
Inflammatory/Heart	48	228	39	494	- 266
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	200	35	609	- 408
Fires	50	192	49	239	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	181	57	107	+ 74
Alcohol	52	176	44	321	- 146
Tetanus	53	141	60	48	+ 93
Syphilis	54	140	52	182	- 42
Dengue	55	125	66	4	+ 122
Hepatitis B	56	122	64	10	+ 113
Drug Use	57	98	34	635	- 538
Prostate Cancer	58	90	11	3,167	- 3,078
Measles	59	63	73	0	+ 63
Uterin Cancer	60	59	45	304	- 245
Other Neoplasms	61	52	58	54	- 2
Leishmaniasis	62	41	76	0	+ 41
Multiple Sclerosis	63	40	62	35	+ 6
Hepatitis C	64	30	65	4	+ 26
War	65	25	67	3	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	66	25	63	11	+ 14
Skin Disease	67	18	54	156	- 138
Chlamydia	68	5	68	3	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	4	69	2	+ 3
Otitis Media	70	4	71	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	71	1	70	1	+ 0
Malaria	72	0	61	35	- 35
Schistosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	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.