CANADA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	PERU		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,239	7	7,431	+ 10,807
Coronary Heart Disease	2	16,385	1	40,063	- 23,678
Stroke	3	9,189	5	14,159	- 4,970
Kidney Disease	4	8,609	14	4,578	+ 4,031
Liver Disease	5	7,587	17	3,624	+ 3,963
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,916	2	30,970	- 24,054
Stomach Cancer	7	6,035	26	2,177	+ 3,858
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,280	9	5,718	- 438
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,253	28	1,998	+ 3,255
Lung Cancers	10	3,771	3	20,937	- 17,166
Prostate Cancer	11	3,769	13	4,711	- 942
Violence	12	3,585	40	605	+ 2,980
Other Injuries	13	3,422	24	2,392	+ 1,030
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	3,144	6	9,651	- 6,507
Lung Disease	15	2,997	4	14,212	- 11,215
Liver Cancer	16	2,947	20	3,113	- 166
Tuberculosis	17	2,829	58	97	+ 2,731
Lymphomas	18	2,682	10	5,146	- 2,464
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,376	35	1,081	+ 1,295
Breast Cancer	20	2,344	8	5,910	- 3,566
Cervical Cancer	21	2,289	41	578	+ 1,711
Leukemia	22	2,202	21	3,098	- 897
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,912	11	5,057	- 3,145
Low Birth Weight	24	1,755	42	553	+ 1,202
Falls	25	1,529	12	4,829	- 3,300
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,511	18	3,359	- 1,848
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,319	36	840	+ 478
Hypertension	28	1,263	22	2,563	- 1,300
Malnutrition	29	1,197	51	192	+ 1,005
Suicide	30	1,074	15	4,417	- 3,342
HIV/AIDS	31	1,010	53	163	+ 847
Skin Cancers	32	935	30	1,756	- 821
Ovary Cancer	33	849	29	1,902	- 1,053
Drug Use	34	756	16	3,686	- 2,930
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	724	43	442	+ 282
Drownings	36	695	48	283	+ 412
Birth Trauma	37	639	50	193	+ 446
Oral Cancer	38	618	32	1,592	- 974
Inflammatory/Heart	39	587	27	2,060	- 1,472
Endocrine Disorders	40	564	19	3,233	- 2,668
Bladder Cancer	41	551	23	2,521	- 1,970
Oesophagus Cancer	42	469	25	2,230	- 1,761
Maternal Conditions	43	411	64	45	+ 365
Alcohol	44	382	33	1,491	- 1,108
Uterin Cancer	45	362	34	1,183	- 821
Encephalitis	46	334	68	3	+ 331
Epilepsy	47	312	44	384	- 72
Pertussis	48	310	69	1	+ 309
Fires	49	284	52	192	+ 92
Asthma	50	248	49	262	- 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	236	39	636	- 400
Syphilis	52	217	67	5	+ 212
Appendicitis	53	203	62	49	+ 154
Skin Disease	54	186	38	679	- 493
Poisonings	55	150	56	121	+ 28
Meningitis	56	140	59	68	+ 72
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	128	47	322	- 195
Other Neoplasms	58	65	31	1,679	- 1,614
Chagas disease	59	58	70	1	+ 57
Tetanus	60	57	71	0	+ 56
Malaria	61	42	76	0	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	62	41	37	692	- 651
Upper Respiratory	63	13	63	47	- 33
Hepatitis B	64	11	60	66	- 54
Hepatitis C	65	5	45	363	- 358
Dengue	66	4	72	0	+ 4
War	67	4	65	21	- 17
Chlamydia	68	3	83	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	82	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	8	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	343	- 343
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	118	- 118
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	85	0	55	139	- 139
Oral conditions	86	0	61	51	- 51
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Peru

Canada

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.