PERU VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,183	2	13,769	+ 18,414
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	19,149	6	5,811	+ 13,338
Stroke	3	15,022	3	7,722	+ 7,300
Lung Cancers	4	11,833	10	3,169	+ 8,665
Lung Disease	5	11,463	15	2,519	+ 8,945
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,441	14	2,642	+ 6,799
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,811	1	15,326	- 9,515
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,855	8	4,437	+ 418
Prostate Cancer	9	4,667	11	3,167	+ 1,499
Breast Cancer	10	4,654	20	1,969	+ 2,684
Falls	11	3,958	25	1,285	+ 2,673
Skin Cancers	12	3,863	32	786	+ 3,077
Lymphomas	13	3,841	18	2,254	+ 1,588
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,429	23	1,607	+ 1,822
Suicide	15	3,337	30	903	+ 2,435
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,893	9	4,414	- 1,522
Kidney Disease	17	2,729	4	7,234	- 4,505
Leukemia	18	2,470	22	1,850	+ 620
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,230	26	1,270	+ 960
Hypertension	20	2,064	28	1,061	+ 1,003
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,050	40	474	+ 1,576
Stomach Cancer	22	2,039	7	5,072	- 3,033
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,977	39	494	+ 1,483
Liver Cancer	24	1,818	16	2,476	- 658
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,762	42	394	+ 1,368
Bladder Cancer	26	1,685	41	463	+ 1,222
Other Neoplasms	27	1,547	58	54	+ 1,493
Other Injuries	28	1,378	13	2,876	- 1,498
Ovary Cancer	29	1,307	33	713	+ 593
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,109	19	1,997	- 888
Oral Cancer	31	1,034	38	519	+ 514
Liver Disease	32	996	5	6,375	- 5,380
Uterin Cancer	33	913	45	304	+ 609
Skin Disease	34	745	54	156	+ 589
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	711	51	198	+ 513
Asthma	36	572	50	208	+ 364
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	511	27	1,108	- 598
Low Birth Weight	38	495	24	1,475	- 980
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	444	35	609	- 165
Drug Use	40	437	34	635	- 199
Cervical Cancer	41	384	21	1,924	- 1,540
Violence	42	362	12	3,013	- 2,651
Epilepsy	43	347	47	262	+ 85
Drownings	44	343	36	584	- 241
Alcohol	45	325	44	321	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	297	57	107	+ 190
Multiple Sclerosis	47	274	62	35	+ 240
Hepatitis C	48	187	65	4	+ 183
Osteoarthritis	49	152	85	0	+ 152
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	140	84	0	+ 140
Anemia	51	110	82	0	+ 110
Tuberculosis	52	108	17	2,377	- 2,269
Fires	53	107	49	239	- 132
Birth Trauma	54	92	37	537	- 445
Malnutrition	55	89	29	1,006	- 917
Hepatitis B	56	87	64	10	+ 78
HIV/AIDS	57	66	31	849	- 783
Poisonings	58	59	55	126	- 67
Meningitis	59	57	56	118	- 61
Schizophrenia	60	51	83	0	+ 51
Oral conditions	61	49	86	0	+ 49
Appendicitis	62	37	53	170	- 134
Maternal Conditions	63	30	43	345	- 315
Upper Respiratory	64	23	63	11	+ 12
Pertussis	65	5	48	260	- 256
Encephalitis	66	4	46	281	- 276
Otitis Media	67	4	71	0	+ 4
War	68	4	67	3	+ 0
Tetanus	69	2	60	48	- 45
Syphilis	70	2	52	182	- 180
Chlamydia	71	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	66	4	- 4
Ascariasis	76	0	69	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	61	35	- 35
Chagas disease	79	0	59	49	- 49
Leishmaniasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	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.