CHILE VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,775	6	3,920	+ 4,855
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,883	1	10,685	- 2,802
Stroke	3	4,421	2	9,731	- 5,310
Kidney Disease	4	4,142	3	4,065	+ 77
Liver Disease	5	3,650	13	2,647	+ 1,003
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,327	5	4,000	- 673
Stomach Cancer	7	2,904	8	3,631	- 727
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,540	10	3,177	- 636
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,527	12	2,826	- 299
Lung Cancers	10	1,814	9	3,452	- 1,638
Prostate Cancer	11	1,813	14	2,435	- 622
Violence	12	1,725	29	744	+ 981
Other Injuries	13	1,646	21	1,310	+ 336
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	1,513	11	3,022	- 1,510
Lung Disease	15	1,442	4	4,062	- 2,621
Liver Cancer	16	1,418	19	1,369	+ 49
Tuberculosis	17	1,361	38	410	+ 951
Lymphomas	18	1,290	18	1,394	- 103
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,143	25	858	+ 285
Breast Cancer	20	1,128	16	1,689	- 561
Cervical Cancer	21	1,101	27	780	+ 322
Leukemia	22	1,059	24	879	+ 180
Pancreas Cancer	23	920	17	1,567	- 647
Low Birth Weight	24	845	36	437	+ 407
Falls	25	736	23	904	- 169
Parkinson's Disease	26	727	26	790	- 63
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	634	39	334	+ 300
Hypertension	28	607	7	3,817	- 3,209
Malnutrition	29	576	37	420	+ 156
Suicide	30	517	15	1,700	- 1,183
HIV/AIDS	31	486	33	539	- 54
Skin Cancers	32	450	34	526	- 76
Ovary Cancer	33	408	35	514	- 106
Drug Use	34	364	50	149	+ 215
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	348	46	223	+ 125
Drownings	36	334	44	283	+ 51
Birth Trauma	37	307	54	87	+ 220
Oral Cancer	38	297	40	307	- 10
Inflammatory/Heart	39	283	31	709	- 427
Endocrine Disorders	40	272	22	1,286	- 1,015
Bladder Cancer	41	265	32	641	- 376
Oesophagus Cancer	42	225	30	722	- 497
Maternal Conditions	43	198	63	24	+ 174
Alcohol	44	184	47	207	- 23
Uterin Cancer	45	174	45	275	- 101
Encephalitis	46	161	70	2	+ 159
Epilepsy	47	150	43	294	- 144
Pertussis	48	149	68	3	+ 147
Fires	49	137	41	295	- 159
Asthma	50	119	42	295	- 175
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	113	52	104	+ 9
Syphilis	52	104	66	5	+ 99
Appendicitis	53	98	59	37	+ 61
Skin Disease	54	89	28	763	- 674
Poisonings	55	72	57	68	+ 4
Meningitis	56	67	53	95	- 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	61	48	187	- 125
Other Neoplasms	58	31	20	1,358	- 1,327
Chagas disease	59	28	55	79	- 51
Tetanus	60	27	69	2	+ 25
Malaria	61	20	82	0	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	62	20	62	27	- 7
Upper Respiratory	63	6	67	4	+ 2
Hepatitis B	64	6	60	30	- 24
Hepatitis C	65	2	61	27	- 24
Dengue	66	2	73	0	+ 2
War	67	2	64	14	- 12
Chlamydia	68	2	80	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	72	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	49	180	- 180
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	38	- 38
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	73	- 73
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	131	- 131
Oral conditions	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

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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.