CUBA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,156	3	8,564	- 3,409
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,632	1	22,079	- 17,447
Stroke	3	2,597	2	10,725	- 8,128
Kidney Disease	4	2,433	14	1,700	+ 733
Liver Disease	5	2,145	11	1,873	+ 271
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,955	5	5,841	- 3,887
Stomach Cancer	7	1,706	20	991	+ 715
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,492	13	1,791	- 299
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,485	19	1,007	+ 477
Lung Cancers	10	1,066	4	5,985	- 4,919
Prostate Cancer	11	1,065	8	3,365	- 2,300
Violence	12	1,013	32	584	+ 430
Other Injuries	13	967	12	1,869	- 902
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	889	9	2,958	- 2,069
Lung Disease	15	847	6	5,492	- 4,645
Liver Cancer	16	833	24	815	+ 18
Tuberculosis	17	800	60	45	+ 755
Lymphomas	18	758	18	1,089	- 331
Congenital Anomalies	19	672	37	368	+ 304
Breast Cancer	20	662	15	1,673	- 1,010
Cervical Cancer	21	647	29	666	- 19
Leukemia	22	622	30	633	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	23	540	21	905	- 364
Low Birth Weight	24	496	48	98	+ 398
Falls	25	432	10	2,810	- 2,378
Parkinson's Disease	26	427	27	691	- 264
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	373	43	206	+ 167
Hypertension	28	357	7	3,469	- 3,112
Malnutrition	29	338	55	64	+ 275
Suicide	30	304	16	1,638	- 1,334
HIV/AIDS	31	285	34	471	- 186
Skin Cancers	32	264	33	514	- 250
Ovary Cancer	33	240	39	323	- 83
Drug Use	34	214	51	82	+ 132
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	205	35	420	- 215
Drownings	36	196	42	231	- 34
Birth Trauma	37	181	59	49	+ 132
Oral Cancer	38	175	23	876	- 702
Inflammatory/Heart	39	166	17	1,156	- 990
Endocrine Disorders	40	160	36	412	- 253
Bladder Cancer	41	156	26	734	- 578
Oesophagus Cancer	42	132	22	879	- 747
Maternal Conditions	43	116	61	43	+ 73
Alcohol	44	108	28	675	- 567
Uterin Cancer	45	102	31	602	- 500
Encephalitis	46	94	66	6	+ 89
Epilepsy	47	88	46	108	- 20
Pertussis	48	88	73	0	+ 88
Fires	49	80	58	55	+ 25
Asthma	50	70	40	301	- 231
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	67	44	162	- 95
Syphilis	52	61	69	1	+ 61
Appendicitis	53	57	47	104	- 47
Skin Disease	54	53	41	258	- 206
Poisonings	55	42	62	17	+ 25
Meningitis	56	40	50	83	- 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	36	49	87	- 50
Other Neoplasms	58	18	25	769	- 750
Chagas disease	59	16	79	0	+ 16
Tetanus	60	16	71	1	+ 15
Malaria	61	12	82	0	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	62	12	57	55	- 44
Upper Respiratory	63	4	65	6	- 2
Hepatitis B	64	3	56	59	- 56
Hepatitis C	65	1	45	112	- 111
Dengue	66	1	74	0	+ 1
War	67	1	68	1	- 0
Chlamydia	68	1	84	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	70	1	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	63	11	- 11
Leprosy	72	0	67	2	- 2
Measles	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	52	77	- 77
Schizophrenia	83	0	54	68	- 68
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	85	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Peru

Cuba

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.