CHINA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	665,731	12	183,342	+ 482,389
Coronary Heart Disease	2	598,082	2	1,771,525	- 1,173,443
Stroke	3	335,400	1	2,043,210	- 1,707,810
Kidney Disease	4	314,224	11	192,302	+ 121,921
Liver Disease	5	276,926	15	145,603	+ 131,323
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	252,425	6	304,455	- 52,030
Stomach Cancer	7	220,300	5	398,439	- 178,139
Diabetes Mellitus	8	192,715	14	161,672	+ 31,042
Road Traffic Accidents	9	191,736	8	250,272	- 58,536
Lung Cancers	10	137,637	4	714,311	- 576,674
Prostate Cancer	11	137,579	28	51,056	+ 86,523
Violence	12	130,868	47	11,115	+ 119,753
Other Injuries	13	124,910	25	54,087	+ 70,823
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	114,764	9	248,388	- 133,625
Lung Disease	15	109,396	3	968,607	- 859,210
Liver Cancer	16	107,556	13	180,952	- 73,396
Tuberculosis	17	103,254	32	34,802	+ 68,452
Lymphomas	18	97,892	23	57,838	+ 40,054
Congenital Anomalies	19	86,725	31	36,613	+ 50,113
Breast Cancer	20	85,547	19	92,757	- 7,210
Cervical Cancer	21	83,560	27	51,650	+ 31,911
Leukemia	22	80,360	22	58,145	+ 22,215
Pancreas Cancer	23	69,791	18	111,537	- 41,746
Low Birth Weight	24	64,075	40	21,631	+ 42,444
Falls	25	55,813	16	138,878	- 83,064
Parkinson's Disease	26	55,151	20	70,699	- 15,548
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	48,134	50	8,719	+ 39,415
Hypertension	28	46,085	7	301,183	- 255,098
Malnutrition	29	43,690	44	12,995	+ 30,695
Suicide	30	39,218	17	116,324	- 77,106
HIV/AIDS	31	36,860	34	28,746	+ 8,115
Skin Cancers	32	34,130	41	19,669	+ 14,460
Ovary Cancer	33	30,981	35	28,078	+ 2,903
Drug Use	34	27,601	38	24,214	+ 3,388
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	26,439	30	37,723	- 11,284
Drownings	36	25,364	26	52,807	- 27,443
Birth Trauma	37	23,325	43	17,644	+ 5,680
Oral Cancer	38	22,552	24	54,695	- 32,143
Inflammatory/Heart	39	21,438	33	29,954	- 8,515
Endocrine Disorders	40	20,600	37	25,613	- 5,013
Bladder Cancer	41	20,102	29	37,873	- 17,771
Oesophagus Cancer	42	17,106	10	242,891	- 225,785
Maternal Conditions	43	14,985	54	3,596	+ 11,388
Alcohol	44	13,959	42	19,071	- 5,113
Uterin Cancer	45	13,206	45	11,751	+ 1,454
Encephalitis	46	12,185	55	2,796	+ 9,388
Epilepsy	47	11,378	46	11,365	+ 13
Pertussis	48	11,312	64	484	+ 10,828
Fires	49	10,376	48	10,498	- 122
Asthma	50	9,039	39	23,147	- 14,108
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	8,607	21	65,350	- 56,743
Syphilis	52	7,923	58	1,824	+ 6,099
Appendicitis	53	7,406	60	1,468	+ 5,938
Skin Disease	54	6,785	52	5,222	+ 1,563
Poisonings	55	5,464	36	25,762	- 20,299
Meningitis	56	5,113	51	5,704	- 590
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	4,665	49	10,108	- 5,444
Other Neoplasms	58	2,358	53	4,374	- 2,016
Chagas disease	59	2,110	76	0	+ 2,110
Tetanus	60	2,067	63	491	+ 1,576
Malaria	61	1,520	75	0	+ 1,520
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1,499	59	1,734	- 235
Upper Respiratory	63	484	57	2,663	- 2,179
Hepatitis B	64	419	56	2,757	- 2,339
Hepatitis C	65	172	66	86	+ 86
Dengue	66	158	70	12	+ 146
War	67	148	61	900	- 753
Chlamydia	68	121	67	55	+ 65
Ascariasis	69	79	68	34	+ 45
Diphtheria	70	50	71	11	+ 39
Otitis Media	71	6	69	15	- 9
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	62	558	- 558
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	65	400	- 400
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.