BELARUS VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,467	15	1,086	+ 3,380
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,013	1	53,186	- 49,173
Stroke	3	2,250	2	16,393	- 14,143
Kidney Disease	4	2,108	26	480	+ 1,628
Liver Disease	5	1,858	8	2,078	- 220
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,694	3	3,530	- 1,837
Stomach Cancer	7	1,478	10	1,690	- 212
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,293	30	373	+ 920
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,287	19	722	+ 565
Lung Cancers	10	924	4	2,950	- 2,026
Prostate Cancer	11	923	17	936	- 13
Violence	12	878	38	255	+ 623
Other Injuries	13	838	14	1,099	- 261
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	770	5	2,886	- 2,116
Lung Disease	15	734	7	2,208	- 1,474
Liver Cancer	16	722	32	363	+ 359
Tuberculosis	17	693	37	269	+ 424
Lymphomas	18	657	20	672	- 15
Congenital Anomalies	19	582	41	202	+ 380
Breast Cancer	20	574	12	1,230	- 656
Cervical Cancer	21	561	34	303	+ 257
Leukemia	22	539	23	554	- 15
Pancreas Cancer	23	468	13	1,171	- 702
Low Birth Weight	24	430	47	64	+ 366
Falls	25	374	16	952	- 577
Parkinson's Disease	26	370	21	621	- 251
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	323	57	13	+ 310
Hypertension	28	309	31	367	- 58
Malnutrition	29	293	53	22	+ 271
Suicide	30	263	9	2,004	- 1,741
HIV/AIDS	31	247	42	167	+ 80
Skin Cancers	32	229	36	272	- 43
Ovary Cancer	33	208	27	429	- 221
Drug Use	34	185	29	389	- 204
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	177	40	235	- 58
Drownings	36	170	24	543	- 373
Birth Trauma	37	157	52	25	+ 132
Oral Cancer	38	151	18	901	- 750
Inflammatory/Heart	39	144	11	1,361	- 1,217
Endocrine Disorders	40	138	43	141	- 3
Bladder Cancer	41	135	35	295	- 160
Oesophagus Cancer	42	115	25	493	- 378
Maternal Conditions	43	101	60	2	+ 99
Alcohol	44	94	6	2,761	- 2,667
Uterin Cancer	45	89	28	391	- 302
Encephalitis	46	82	46	93	- 11
Epilepsy	47	76	45	116	- 40
Pertussis	48	76	65	0	+ 76
Fires	49	70	22	620	- 551
Asthma	50	61	44	122	- 61
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	58	39	239	- 182
Syphilis	52	53	63	1	+ 53
Appendicitis	53	50	54	20	+ 30
Skin Disease	54	46	51	31	+ 15
Poisonings	55	37	33	311	- 275
Meningitis	56	34	50	36	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	31	55	15	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	58	16	48	52	- 36
Chagas disease	59	14	75	0	+ 14
Tetanus	60	14	64	0	+ 14
Malaria	61	10	76	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	62	10	49	42	- 32
Upper Respiratory	63	3	58	5	- 2
Hepatitis B	64	3	56	14	- 11
Hepatitis C	65	1	62	1	+ 0
Dengue	66	1	71	0	+ 1
War	67	1	59	3	- 2
Chlamydia	68	1	61	1	- 0
Ascariasis	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

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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.