ECUADOR VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,608	4	5,083	+ 3,525
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,733	1	9,805	- 2,071
Stroke	3	4,337	3	5,429	- 1,092
Kidney Disease	4	4,063	2	6,184	- 2,121
Liver Disease	5	3,581	7	3,330	+ 250
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,264	9	2,565	+ 699
Stomach Cancer	7	2,849	11	2,089	+ 760
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,492	5	4,321	- 1,829
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,479	6	3,490	- 1,011
Lung Cancers	10	1,780	20	1,075	+ 705
Prostate Cancer	11	1,779	12	1,362	+ 417
Violence	12	1,692	15	1,210	+ 482
Other Injuries	13	1,615	17	1,161	+ 454
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	1,484	19	1,109	+ 375
Lung Disease	15	1,415	8	2,576	- 1,162
Liver Cancer	16	1,391	21	954	+ 437
Tuberculosis	17	1,335	29	574	+ 761
Lymphomas	18	1,266	22	883	+ 383
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,121	13	1,335	- 214
Breast Cancer	20	1,106	25	825	+ 281
Cervical Cancer	21	1,080	24	840	+ 241
Leukemia	22	1,039	23	882	+ 157
Pancreas Cancer	23	902	30	562	+ 341
Low Birth Weight	24	829	16	1,172	- 343
Falls	25	722	18	1,114	- 392
Parkinson's Disease	26	713	26	658	+ 55
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	622	34	410	+ 212
Hypertension	28	596	10	2,507	- 1,911
Malnutrition	29	565	28	578	- 13
Suicide	30	507	14	1,326	- 819
HIV/AIDS	31	477	27	609	- 133
Skin Cancers	32	441	37	308	+ 134
Ovary Cancer	33	401	35	322	+ 78
Drug Use	34	357	41	214	+ 143
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	342	33	417	- 75
Drownings	36	328	32	470	- 142
Birth Trauma	37	302	38	302	- 1
Oral Cancer	38	292	45	166	+ 126
Inflammatory/Heart	39	277	36	308	- 31
Endocrine Disorders	40	266	31	507	- 240
Bladder Cancer	41	260	44	168	+ 92
Oesophagus Cancer	42	221	42	180	+ 41
Maternal Conditions	43	194	46	164	+ 29
Alcohol	44	180	39	280	- 100
Uterin Cancer	45	171	48	129	+ 42
Encephalitis	46	158	55	82	+ 76
Epilepsy	47	147	40	273	- 125
Pertussis	48	146	56	79	+ 67
Fires	49	134	43	175	- 41
Asthma	50	117	53	85	+ 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	111	47	163	- 51
Syphilis	52	102	54	85	+ 17
Appendicitis	53	96	50	110	- 15
Skin Disease	54	88	51	103	- 15
Poisonings	55	71	58	59	+ 12
Meningitis	56	66	52	90	- 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	60	49	124	- 63
Other Neoplasms	58	30	57	64	- 34
Chagas disease	59	27	59	21	+ 6
Tetanus	60	27	62	9	+ 18
Malaria	61	20	77	0	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	62	19	60	18	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	6	63	8	- 2
Hepatitis B	64	5	64	3	+ 3
Hepatitis C	65	2	67	1	+ 1
Dengue	66	2	61	10	- 8
War	67	2	66	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	2	68	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	65	2	- 1
Diphtheria	70	1	69	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Peru

Ecuador

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.