AUSTRALIA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	12,585	8	4,446	+ 8,139
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,306	1	21,548	- 10,242
Stroke	3	6,340	3	10,331	- 3,991
Kidney Disease	4	5,940	12	3,139	+ 2,801
Liver Disease	5	5,235	26	1,421	+ 3,813
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,772	2	15,588	- 10,817
Stomach Cancer	7	4,165	27	1,288	+ 2,877
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,643	7	4,471	- 828
Road Traffic Accidents	9	3,625	29	1,245	+ 2,380
Lung Cancers	10	2,602	4	8,769	- 6,167
Prostate Cancer	11	2,601	9	3,766	- 1,165
Violence	12	2,474	44	243	+ 2,230
Other Injuries	13	2,361	22	1,642	+ 719
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	2,169	6	6,209	- 4,039
Lung Disease	15	2,068	5	8,487	- 6,419
Liver Cancer	16	2,033	20	2,036	- 3
Tuberculosis	17	1,952	56	53	+ 1,899
Lymphomas	18	1,851	15	3,039	- 1,188
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,639	33	711	+ 929
Breast Cancer	20	1,617	10	3,405	- 1,788
Cervical Cancer	21	1,580	39	342	+ 1,238
Leukemia	22	1,519	18	2,126	- 607
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,319	13	3,118	- 1,798
Low Birth Weight	24	1,211	43	248	+ 963
Falls	25	1,055	14	3,116	- 2,061
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,043	19	2,036	- 994
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	910	40	296	+ 614
Hypertension	28	871	23	1,631	- 760
Malnutrition	29	826	51	117	+ 709
Suicide	30	741	11	3,150	- 2,408
HIV/AIDS	31	697	57	50	+ 647
Skin Cancers	32	645	17	2,319	- 1,673
Ovary Cancer	33	586	31	1,003	- 417
Drug Use	34	522	21	1,783	- 1,261
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	500	42	276	+ 224
Drownings	36	479	47	177	+ 302
Birth Trauma	37	441	50	140	+ 301
Oral Cancer	38	426	32	972	- 546
Inflammatory/Heart	39	405	24	1,571	- 1,166
Endocrine Disorders	40	389	16	2,328	- 1,939
Bladder Cancer	41	380	30	1,187	- 807
Oesophagus Cancer	42	323	25	1,494	- 1,170
Maternal Conditions	43	283	63	20	+ 263
Alcohol	44	264	37	380	- 116
Uterin Cancer	45	250	35	524	- 274
Encephalitis	46	230	68	3	+ 228
Epilepsy	47	215	41	285	- 70
Pertussis	48	214	69	1	+ 212
Fires	49	196	55	55	+ 142
Asthma	50	171	36	455	- 284
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	163	38	379	- 216
Syphilis	52	150	67	3	+ 147
Appendicitis	53	140	62	26	+ 114
Skin Disease	54	128	34	594	- 466
Poisonings	55	103	61	35	+ 69
Meningitis	56	97	60	37	+ 60
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	88	45	229	- 141
Other Neoplasms	58	45	28	1,252	- 1,208
Chagas disease	59	40	80	0	+ 40
Tetanus	60	39	70	1	+ 38
Malaria	61	29	82	0	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	62	28	46	188	- 159
Upper Respiratory	63	9	64	17	- 8
Hepatitis B	64	8	58	41	- 33
Hepatitis C	65	3	48	173	- 170
Dengue	66	3	72	0	+ 3
War	67	3	65	8	- 5
Chlamydia	68	2	77	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	49	157	- 157
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	64	- 64
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Peru

Australia

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.