HONDURAS VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		HONDURAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,480	9	1,335	+ 3,145
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,025	1	8,063	- 4,038
Stroke	3	2,257	3	5,667	- 3,410
Kidney Disease	4	2,115	4	3,056	- 941
Liver Disease	5	1,864	6	2,721	- 858
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,699	8	1,413	+ 286
Stomach Cancer	7	1,482	18	643	+ 840
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,297	10	1,075	+ 222
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,290	7	1,572	- 282
Lung Cancers	10	926	27	369	+ 557
Prostate Cancer	11	926	25	378	+ 548
Violence	12	881	2	6,520	- 5,640
Other Injuries	13	841	12	845	- 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	772	29	354	+ 419
Lung Disease	15	736	5	2,997	- 2,260
Liver Cancer	16	724	26	376	+ 348
Tuberculosis	17	695	22	453	+ 242
Lymphomas	18	659	24	390	+ 269
Congenital Anomalies	19	584	15	793	- 209
Breast Cancer	20	576	20	478	+ 98
Cervical Cancer	21	562	19	493	+ 70
Leukemia	22	541	21	475	+ 66
Pancreas Cancer	23	470	32	325	+ 144
Low Birth Weight	24	431	16	755	- 324
Falls	25	376	35	289	+ 86
Parkinson's Disease	26	371	23	429	- 58
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	324	11	923	- 599
Hypertension	28	310	13	838	- 528
Malnutrition	29	294	39	181	+ 113
Suicide	30	264	37	201	+ 63
HIV/AIDS	31	248	14	794	- 546
Skin Cancers	32	230	52	68	+ 162
Ovary Cancer	33	208	45	98	+ 111
Drug Use	34	186	42	129	+ 57
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	178	17	657	- 479
Drownings	36	171	38	183	- 12
Birth Trauma	37	157	33	310	- 153
Oral Cancer	38	152	44	99	+ 53
Inflammatory/Heart	39	144	28	366	- 222
Endocrine Disorders	40	139	31	334	- 196
Bladder Cancer	41	135	49	82	+ 54
Oesophagus Cancer	42	115	50	81	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	43	101	48	90	+ 11
Alcohol	44	94	34	308	- 214
Uterin Cancer	45	89	60	23	+ 66
Encephalitis	46	82	51	79	+ 3
Epilepsy	47	77	36	201	- 125
Pertussis	48	76	53	58	+ 18
Fires	49	70	57	40	+ 30
Asthma	50	61	30	346	- 285
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	58	54	47	+ 11
Syphilis	52	53	61	18	+ 35
Appendicitis	53	50	41	139	- 90
Skin Disease	54	46	40	167	- 122
Poisonings	55	37	55	45	- 8
Meningitis	56	34	46	92	- 57
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	31	47	91	- 60
Other Neoplasms	58	16	56	41	- 25
Chagas disease	59	14	58	27	- 13
Tetanus	60	14	59	26	- 12
Malaria	61	10	71	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	62	10	62	11	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	3	63	9	- 6
Hepatitis B	64	3	64	5	- 2
Hepatitis C	65	1	66	3	- 2
Dengue	66	1	43	120	- 119
War	67	1	65	4	- 3
Chlamydia	68	1	68	1	- 0
Ascariasis	69	1	67	2	- 1
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	69	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to HONDURAS

Peru

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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.