COLOMBIA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	23,313	5	10,773	+ 12,540
Coronary Heart Disease	2	20,944	1	43,066	- 22,122
Stroke	3	11,745	3	16,573	- 4,827
Kidney Disease	4	11,004	7	6,834	+ 4,170
Liver Disease	5	9,698	19	2,426	+ 7,271
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,840	22	2,157	+ 6,683
Stomach Cancer	7	7,715	9	6,112	+ 1,603
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,749	11	5,028	+ 1,720
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,714	6	7,765	- 1,050
Lung Cancers	10	4,820	10	5,250	- 430
Prostate Cancer	11	4,818	14	3,584	+ 1,233
Violence	12	4,583	2	19,268	- 14,685
Other Injuries	13	4,374	28	1,592	+ 2,782
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	4,019	12	4,371	- 352
Lung Disease	15	3,831	4	15,928	- 12,097
Liver Cancer	16	3,766	24	2,065	+ 1,702
Tuberculosis	17	3,616	32	1,272	+ 2,344
Lymphomas	18	3,428	18	2,603	+ 825
Congenital Anomalies	19	3,037	16	2,963	+ 74
Breast Cancer	20	2,996	13	3,669	- 674
Cervical Cancer	21	2,926	20	2,266	+ 660
Leukemia	22	2,814	21	2,208	+ 606
Pancreas Cancer	23	2,444	25	2,022	+ 422
Low Birth Weight	24	2,244	23	2,095	+ 149
Falls	25	1,955	29	1,518	+ 437
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,931	47	383	+ 1,548
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,686	38	747	+ 938
Hypertension	28	1,614	8	6,400	- 4,786
Malnutrition	29	1,530	27	1,878	- 348
Suicide	30	1,373	26	1,965	- 592
HIV/AIDS	31	1,291	17	2,683	- 1,392
Skin Cancers	32	1,195	35	1,028	+ 167
Ovary Cancer	33	1,085	33	1,122	- 37
Drug Use	34	967	44	492	+ 475
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	926	39	698	+ 227
Drownings	36	888	40	689	+ 199
Birth Trauma	37	817	41	648	+ 168
Oral Cancer	38	790	37	807	- 17
Inflammatory/Heart	39	751	31	1,329	- 579
Endocrine Disorders	40	721	30	1,367	- 646
Bladder Cancer	41	704	42	609	+ 95
Oesophagus Cancer	42	599	36	835	- 236
Maternal Conditions	43	525	46	394	+ 131
Alcohol	44	489	68	23	+ 466
Uterin Cancer	45	462	45	423	+ 39
Encephalitis	46	427	64	38	+ 389
Epilepsy	47	398	43	597	- 199
Pertussis	48	396	69	18	+ 378
Fires	49	363	56	127	+ 237
Asthma	50	317	54	191	+ 125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	301	63	38	+ 264
Syphilis	52	277	65	30	+ 247
Appendicitis	53	259	52	213	+ 47
Skin Disease	54	238	34	1,102	- 864
Poisonings	55	191	61	61	+ 131
Meningitis	56	179	50	244	- 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	163	51	242	- 79
Other Neoplasms	58	83	15	3,205	- 3,122
Chagas disease	59	74	53	203	- 129
Tetanus	60	72	71	14	+ 58
Malaria	61	53	67	26	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	62	53	60	62	- 10
Upper Respiratory	63	17	66	27	- 10
Hepatitis B	64	15	62	50	- 36
Hepatitis C	65	6	59	65	- 59
Dengue	66	6	55	133	- 128
War	67	5	49	260	- 255
Chlamydia	68	4	81	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	3	76	5	- 2
Diphtheria	70	2	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	72	8	- 8
Measles	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	74	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	57	101	- 101
Schizophrenia	83	0	70	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Peru

Colombia

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.