GERMANY VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	39,547	9	20,712	+ 18,835
Coronary Heart Disease	2	35,529	1	147,055	- 111,526
Stroke	3	19,924	3	49,794	- 29,869
Kidney Disease	4	18,666	8	22,770	- 4,104
Liver Disease	5	16,451	15	15,194	+ 1,257
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	14,995	2	51,168	- 36,173
Stomach Cancer	7	13,087	20	9,658	+ 3,429
Diabetes Mellitus	8	11,448	13	15,560	- 4,112
Road Traffic Accidents	9	11,390	34	3,160	+ 8,230
Lung Cancers	10	8,176	4	46,560	- 38,384
Prostate Cancer	11	8,173	12	16,487	- 8,314
Violence	12	7,774	46	769	+ 7,005
Other Injuries	13	7,420	23	8,248	- 828
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	6,817	7	26,026	- 19,208
Lung Disease	15	6,499	5	42,797	- 36,298
Liver Cancer	16	6,389	25	8,057	- 1,668
Tuberculosis	17	6,134	56	281	+ 5,853
Lymphomas	18	5,815	17	12,249	- 6,434
Congenital Anomalies	19	5,152	36	2,291	+ 2,860
Breast Cancer	20	5,082	10	18,842	- 13,760
Cervical Cancer	21	4,964	39	2,131	+ 2,833
Leukemia	22	4,774	22	8,737	- 3,963
Pancreas Cancer	23	4,146	11	17,971	- 13,825
Low Birth Weight	24	3,806	45	770	+ 3,036
Falls	25	3,316	14	15,325	- 12,009
Parkinson's Disease	26	3,276	16	12,594	- 9,318
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	2,859	32	3,830	- 971
Hypertension	28	2,738	6	26,796	- 24,058
Malnutrition	29	2,595	50	450	+ 2,145
Suicide	30	2,330	19	10,284	- 7,955
HIV/AIDS	31	2,190	54	345	+ 1,844
Skin Cancers	32	2,027	31	4,055	- 2,028
Ovary Cancer	33	1,840	30	5,192	- 3,352
Drug Use	34	1,640	40	1,930	- 291
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,571	38	2,166	- 595
Drownings	36	1,507	49	459	+ 1,048
Birth Trauma	37	1,386	57	239	+ 1,146
Oral Cancer	38	1,340	29	6,023	- 4,683
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,274	21	8,891	- 7,618
Endocrine Disorders	40	1,224	18	10,677	- 9,454
Bladder Cancer	41	1,194	28	6,193	- 4,999
Oesophagus Cancer	42	1,016	27	6,212	- 5,196
Maternal Conditions	43	890	64	38	+ 852
Alcohol	44	829	26	6,257	- 5,428
Uterin Cancer	45	784	37	2,231	- 1,446
Encephalitis	46	724	67	8	+ 716
Epilepsy	47	676	35	3,091	- 2,415
Pertussis	48	672	69	2	+ 670
Fires	49	616	53	359	+ 258
Asthma	50	537	44	924	- 387
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	511	33	3,615	- 3,104
Syphilis	52	471	68	6	+ 465
Appendicitis	53	440	62	129	+ 311
Skin Disease	54	403	42	1,543	- 1,140
Poisonings	55	325	58	216	+ 108
Meningitis	56	304	60	168	+ 136
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	277	47	543	- 266
Other Neoplasms	58	140	24	8,161	- 8,021
Chagas disease	59	125	74	1	+ 125
Tetanus	60	123	75	1	+ 122
Malaria	61	90	79	0	+ 90
Multiple Sclerosis	62	89	41	1,571	- 1,482
Upper Respiratory	63	29	61	138	- 110
Hepatitis B	64	25	59	182	- 157
Hepatitis C	65	10	48	507	- 497
Dengue	66	9	83	0	+ 9
War	67	9	66	10	- 1
Chlamydia	68	7	85	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	69	5	81	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	70	3	77	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	0	65	16	- 15
Leprosy	72	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	43	994	- 994
Schizophrenia	83	0	51	391	- 391
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	55	292	- 292
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	364	- 364
Oral conditions	86	0	63	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.