PERU VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,483	2	13,769	+ 17,714
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	26,414	6	5,811	+ 20,603
Lung Disease	3	16,111	15	2,519	+ 13,593
Stroke	4	14,647	3	7,722	+ 6,925
Lung Cancers	5	13,726	10	3,169	+ 10,558
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	10,630	1	15,326	- 4,696
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	10,571	14	2,642	+ 7,929
Prostate Cancer	8	6,936	11	3,167	+ 3,768
Falls	9	4,600	25	1,285	+ 3,315
Pancreas Cancer	10	4,556	23	1,607	+ 2,950
Breast Cancer	11	4,130	20	1,969	+ 2,161
Lymphomas	12	3,820	18	2,254	+ 1,567
Suicide	13	3,748	30	903	+ 2,845
Kidney Disease	14	3,614	4	7,234	- 3,620
Other Injuries	15	3,449	13	2,876	+ 574
Diabetes Mellitus	16	3,311	8	4,437	- 1,126
Parkinson's Disease	17	3,279	26	1,270	+ 2,009
Skin Cancers	18	2,411	32	786	+ 1,625
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,123	40	474	+ 1,649
Bladder Cancer	20	2,107	41	463	+ 1,644
Leukemia	21	2,093	22	1,850	+ 243
Stomach Cancer	22	2,032	7	5,072	- 3,040
Other Neoplasms	23	1,919	58	54	+ 1,865
Ovary Cancer	24	1,828	33	713	+ 1,115
Drug Use	25	1,560	34	635	+ 924
Liver Cancer	26	1,534	16	2,476	- 943
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,466	42	394	+ 1,073
Hypertension	28	1,360	28	1,061	+ 299
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,307	39	494	+ 814
Liver Disease	30	1,264	5	6,375	- 5,111
Alcohol	31	1,210	44	321	+ 889
Oral Cancer	32	992	38	519	+ 473
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	945	35	609	+ 336
Congenital Anomalies	34	806	19	1,997	- 1,190
Malnutrition	35	799	29	1,006	- 206
Uterin Cancer	36	793	45	304	+ 489
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	756	27	1,108	- 352
Skin Disease	38	755	54	156	+ 599
Cervical Cancer	39	739	21	1,924	- 1,184
Epilepsy	40	706	47	262	+ 444
Multiple Sclerosis	41	705	62	35	+ 670
Road Traffic Accidents	42	676	9	4,414	- 3,738
Asthma	43	500	50	208	+ 292
Anemia	44	441	82	0	+ 441
Drownings	45	382	36	584	- 201
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	363	51	198	+ 165
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	358	57	107	+ 250
Fires	48	264	49	239	+ 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	192	84	0	+ 192
Violence	50	189	12	3,013	- 2,824
Osteoarthritis	51	161	85	0	+ 161
Low Birth Weight	52	138	24	1,475	- 1,337
Schizophrenia	53	135	83	0	+ 135
Birth Trauma	54	103	37	537	- 434
Hepatitis C	55	100	65	4	+ 96
Tuberculosis	56	88	17	2,377	- 2,289
Poisonings	57	85	55	126	- 41
Meningitis	58	81	56	118	- 37
Appendicitis	59	71	53	170	- 99
Upper Respiratory	60	69	63	11	+ 58
HIV/AIDS	61	61	31	849	- 787
Oral conditions	62	51	86	0	+ 51
Hepatitis B	63	20	64	10	+ 10
Pertussis	64	7	48	260	- 253
Otitis Media	65	7	71	0	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	66	7	43	345	- 338
Syphilis	67	5	52	182	- 177
War	68	3	67	3	- 0
Tetanus	69	2	60	48	- 45
Encephalitis	70	1	46	281	- 279
Diphtheria	71	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	66	4	- 4
Ascariasis	76	0	69	2	- 2
Chlamydia	77	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	59	49	- 49
Leishmaniasis	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	61	35	- 35
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.