PERU VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	33,290	6	5,811	+ 27,478
Coronary Heart Disease	2	32,285	2	13,769	+ 18,516
Lung Cancers	3	20,140	10	3,169	+ 16,971
Stroke	4	17,806	3	7,722	+ 10,084
Lung Disease	5	17,550	15	2,519	+ 15,031
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	10,693	14	2,642	+ 8,051
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,073	1	15,326	- 6,254
Falls	8	7,577	25	1,285	+ 6,292
Breast Cancer	9	6,484	20	1,969	+ 4,515
Prostate Cancer	10	5,989	11	3,167	+ 2,822
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,494	23	1,607	+ 3,887
Kidney Disease	12	4,641	4	7,234	- 2,593
Lymphomas	13	4,606	18	2,254	+ 2,352
Diabetes Mellitus	14	4,377	8	4,437	- 60
Oesophagus Cancer	15	3,935	42	394	+ 3,541
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,888	26	1,270	+ 2,618
Suicide	17	3,714	30	903	+ 2,811
Other Neoplasms	18	3,359	58	54	+ 3,305
Other Injuries	19	3,023	13	2,876	+ 148
Leukemia	20	2,895	22	1,850	+ 1,045
Bladder Cancer	21	2,699	41	463	+ 2,236
Stomach Cancer	22	2,496	7	5,072	- 2,576
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,203	39	494	+ 1,709
Liver Cancer	24	2,133	16	2,476	- 343
Ovary Cancer	25	1,957	33	713	+ 1,244
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,934	40	474	+ 1,460
Skin Cancers	27	1,879	32	786	+ 1,093
Liver Disease	28	1,716	5	6,375	- 4,659
Hypertension	29	1,501	28	1,061	+ 440
Oral Cancer	30	1,408	38	519	+ 889
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,249	9	4,414	- 3,165
Alcohol	32	1,123	44	321	+ 802
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	1,071	27	1,108	- 37
Uterin Cancer	34	1,039	45	304	+ 735
Congenital Anomalies	35	998	19	1,997	- 999
Skin Disease	36	542	54	156	+ 386
Multiple Sclerosis	37	541	62	35	+ 506
Epilepsy	38	530	47	262	+ 268
Cervical Cancer	39	488	21	1,924	- 1,435
Anemia	40	457	82	0	+ 457
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	436	51	198	+ 238
Drug Use	42	423	34	635	- 212
Osteoarthritis	43	404	85	0	+ 404
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	393	57	107	+ 286
Low Birth Weight	45	307	24	1,475	- 1,168
Asthma	46	303	50	208	+ 95
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	239	35	609	- 370
Violence	48	197	12	3,013	- 2,816
Drownings	49	179	36	584	- 404
Schizophrenia	50	176	83	0	+ 176
Meningitis	51	144	56	118	+ 26
Birth Trauma	52	136	37	537	- 401
Fires	53	90	49	239	- 149
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	77	84	0	+ 77
HIV/AIDS	55	60	31	849	- 789
Tuberculosis	56	53	17	2,377	- 2,325
Upper Respiratory	57	51	63	11	+ 40
Appendicitis	58	47	53	170	- 124
Oral conditions	59	39	86	0	+ 39
Hepatitis C	60	37	65	4	+ 33
Poisonings	61	32	55	126	- 94
Hepatitis B	62	25	64	10	+ 15
Malnutrition	63	22	29	1,006	- 984
Otitis Media	64	18	71	0	+ 18
Maternal Conditions	65	15	43	345	- 330
War	66	3	67	3	- 0
Pertussis	67	2	48	260	- 259
Encephalitis	68	2	46	281	- 279
Syphilis	69	1	52	182	- 181
Leishmaniasis	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	70	1	- 1
Tetanus	72	0	60	48	- 48
Measles	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	61	35	- 35
Chlamydia	78	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	66	4	- 4
Ascariasis	82	0	69	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Netherlands

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.