FIJI VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	447	5	228	+ 219
Coronary Heart Disease	2	402	2	1,481	- 1,079
Stroke	3	225	3	583	- 357
Kidney Disease	4	211	4	277	- 66
Liver Disease	5	186	15	82	+ 104
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	170	19	63	+ 107
Stomach Cancer	7	148	37	23	+ 125
Diabetes Mellitus	8	130	1	1,628	- 1,499
Road Traffic Accidents	9	129	11	120	+ 9
Lung Cancers	10	92	22	48	+ 45
Prostate Cancer	11	92	25	41	+ 52
Violence	12	88	40	19	+ 68
Other Injuries	13	84	17	77	+ 7
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	77	24	45	+ 32
Lung Disease	15	74	9	141	- 67
Liver Cancer	16	72	18	68	+ 4
Tuberculosis	17	69	27	39	+ 30
Lymphomas	18	66	35	27	+ 39
Congenital Anomalies	19	58	10	129	- 71
Breast Cancer	20	57	8	162	- 105
Cervical Cancer	21	56	13	86	- 30
Leukemia	22	54	30	31	+ 23
Pancreas Cancer	23	47	38	21	+ 26
Low Birth Weight	24	43	14	86	- 43
Falls	25	38	36	27	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	26	37	26	40	- 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	32	12	96	- 64
Hypertension	28	31	7	170	- 139
Malnutrition	29	29	45	14	+ 15
Suicide	30	26	16	80	- 53
HIV/AIDS	31	25	31	30	- 5
Skin Cancers	32	23	61	1	+ 22
Ovary Cancer	33	21	32	29	- 8
Drug Use	34	19	52	4	+ 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	18	29	34	- 16
Drownings	36	17	21	60	- 42
Birth Trauma	37	16	28	36	- 21
Oral Cancer	38	15	46	13	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	39	14	23	45	- 31
Endocrine Disorders	40	14	34	28	- 14
Bladder Cancer	41	14	50	8	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	42	11	42	18	- 6
Maternal Conditions	43	10	49	9	+ 1
Alcohol	44	9	57	2	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	45	9	39	20	- 11
Encephalitis	46	8	51	7	+ 1
Epilepsy	47	8	44	16	- 9
Pertussis	48	8	48	10	- 2
Fires	49	7	33	28	- 21
Asthma	50	6	6	226	- 220
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	6	20	62	- 56
Syphilis	52	5	47	11	- 6
Appendicitis	53	5	54	3	+ 2
Skin Disease	54	5	41	19	- 15
Poisonings	55	4	56	2	+ 1
Meningitis	56	3	43	17	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	3	62	0	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	58	2	53	3	- 2
Chagas disease	59	1	76	0	+ 1
Tetanus	60	1	58	1	+ 0
Malaria	61	1	75	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	60	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	69	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	64	0	59	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	0	65	0	- 0
Dengue	66	0	55	3	- 3
War	67	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	64	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	63	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

Peru

Fiji

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.