BHUTAN VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	416	4	177	+ 239
Coronary Heart Disease	2	374	1	702	- 329
Stroke	3	210	3	360	- 151
Kidney Disease	4	196	8	149	+ 48
Liver Disease	5	173	6	166	+ 7
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	158	13	105	+ 53
Stomach Cancer	7	138	11	118	+ 19
Diabetes Mellitus	8	120	7	164	- 44
Road Traffic Accidents	9	120	10	123	- 4
Lung Cancers	10	86	21	44	+ 42
Prostate Cancer	11	86	55	3	+ 83
Violence	12	82	35	18	+ 63
Other Injuries	13	78	24	43	+ 35
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	72	31	24	+ 48
Lung Disease	15	68	2	524	- 456
Liver Cancer	16	67	27	35	+ 32
Tuberculosis	17	64	9	138	- 73
Lymphomas	18	61	52	5	+ 56
Congenital Anomalies	19	54	20	50	+ 4
Breast Cancer	20	53	43	8	+ 46
Cervical Cancer	21	52	29	30	+ 22
Leukemia	22	50	34	19	+ 32
Pancreas Cancer	23	44	33	20	+ 24
Low Birth Weight	24	40	14	79	- 39
Falls	25	35	12	111	- 76
Parkinson's Disease	26	34	28	31	+ 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	30	5	169	- 139
Hypertension	28	29	16	77	- 48
Malnutrition	29	27	54	3	+ 24
Suicide	30	24	26	35	- 11
HIV/AIDS	31	23	18	58	- 35
Skin Cancers	32	21	41	9	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	33	19	37	14	+ 5
Drug Use	34	17	47	7	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	17	25	39	- 22
Drownings	36	16	32	20	- 4
Birth Trauma	37	15	19	51	- 37
Oral Cancer	38	14	23	43	- 29
Inflammatory/Heart	39	13	45	8	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	40	13	39	11	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	41	13	48	6	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	42	11	22	44	- 33
Maternal Conditions	43	9	42	9	+ 0
Alcohol	44	9	49	6	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	45	8	71	0	+ 8
Encephalitis	46	8	30	28	- 20
Epilepsy	47	7	38	14	- 7
Pertussis	48	7	63	1	+ 6
Fires	49	6	44	8	- 1
Asthma	50	6	15	78	- 72
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	5	17	68	- 62
Syphilis	52	5	40	11	- 6
Appendicitis	53	5	51	5	- 0
Skin Disease	54	4	46	7	- 3
Poisonings	55	3	59	2	+ 2
Meningitis	56	3	36	17	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	3	50	5	- 2
Other Neoplasms	58	1	57	2	- 1
Chagas disease	59	1	83	0	+ 1
Tetanus	60	1	60	1	- 0
Malaria	61	1	81	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	62	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	61	1	- 1
Hepatitis B	64	0	53	4	- 4
Hepatitis C	65	0	64	1	- 1
Dengue	66	0	56	3	- 3
War	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	85	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	58	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	65	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	73	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

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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.