ARGENTINA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,094	2	40,986	- 18,892
Coronary Heart Disease	2	19,849	1	48,765	- 28,916
Stroke	3	11,131	4	22,878	- 11,747
Kidney Disease	4	10,428	5	13,588	- 3,160
Liver Disease	5	9,190	16	4,029	+ 5,161
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,377	19	3,737	+ 4,640
Stomach Cancer	7	7,311	20	3,523	+ 3,788
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,396	9	6,838	- 442
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,363	10	6,298	+ 66
Lung Cancers	10	4,568	6	10,014	- 5,446
Prostate Cancer	11	4,566	15	4,507	+ 58
Violence	12	4,343	23	2,712	+ 1,631
Other Injuries	13	4,145	12	5,642	- 1,496
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	3,809	7	8,931	- 5,122
Lung Disease	15	3,631	3	23,234	- 19,603
Liver Cancer	16	3,569	30	2,045	+ 1,525
Tuberculosis	17	3,427	41	655	+ 2,772
Lymphomas	18	3,249	24	2,708	+ 541
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,878	26	2,419	+ 459
Breast Cancer	20	2,839	8	7,063	- 4,223
Cervical Cancer	21	2,773	25	2,480	+ 293
Leukemia	22	2,667	27	2,189	+ 478
Pancreas Cancer	23	2,316	14	4,607	- 2,290
Low Birth Weight	24	2,126	28	2,183	- 56
Falls	25	1,852	43	506	+ 1,346
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,830	36	965	+ 866
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,597	42	578	+ 1,019
Hypertension	28	1,529	11	5,799	- 4,269
Malnutrition	29	1,450	38	929	+ 521
Suicide	30	1,302	18	3,747	- 2,445
HIV/AIDS	31	1,223	32	1,481	- 258
Skin Cancers	32	1,133	34	1,073	+ 60
Ovary Cancer	33	1,028	33	1,307	- 279
Drug Use	34	916	39	826	+ 90
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	877	44	488	+ 390
Drownings	36	842	48	380	+ 462
Birth Trauma	37	774	49	373	+ 401
Oral Cancer	38	748	35	1,073	- 324
Inflammatory/Heart	39	711	13	5,495	- 4,783
Endocrine Disorders	40	684	17	3,987	- 3,304
Bladder Cancer	41	667	31	1,675	- 1,008
Oesophagus Cancer	42	568	29	2,054	- 1,487
Maternal Conditions	43	497	53	279	+ 219
Alcohol	44	463	46	442	+ 22
Uterin Cancer	45	438	37	944	- 505
Encephalitis	46	404	64	17	+ 387
Epilepsy	47	378	50	332	+ 45
Pertussis	48	375	68	10	+ 365
Fires	49	344	52	280	+ 65
Asthma	50	300	47	403	- 103
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	286	56	139	+ 147
Syphilis	52	263	65	15	+ 248
Appendicitis	53	246	60	71	+ 175
Skin Disease	54	225	22	3,171	- 2,945
Poisonings	55	181	55	193	- 12
Meningitis	56	170	51	316	- 147
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	155	54	243	- 88
Other Neoplasms	58	78	21	3,224	- 3,146
Chagas disease	59	70	45	451	- 381
Tetanus	60	69	71	3	+ 65
Malaria	61	50	83	0	+ 50
Multiple Sclerosis	62	50	58	101	- 52
Upper Respiratory	63	16	67	12	+ 4
Hepatitis B	64	14	62	56	- 42
Hepatitis C	65	6	57	113	- 107
Dengue	66	5	80	0	+ 5
War	67	5	70	5	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	4	82	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	3	77	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	2	78	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	73	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	69	5	- 5
Measles	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	72	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	40	691	- 691
Schizophrenia	83	0	61	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	63	48	- 48
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	73	- 73
Oral conditions	86	0	66	14	- 14
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

Peru

Argentina

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.