INDIA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	662,480	6	392,425	+ 270,055
Coronary Heart Disease	2	595,161	1	1,520,034	- 924,873
Stroke	3	333,762	3	697,038	- 363,276
Kidney Disease	4	312,689	11	222,903	+ 89,786
Liver Disease	5	275,574	8	268,580	+ 6,994
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	251,192	17	126,593	+ 124,600
Stomach Cancer	7	219,224	24	81,058	+ 138,166
Diabetes Mellitus	8	191,774	7	271,495	- 79,722
Road Traffic Accidents	9	190,800	12	212,596	- 21,796
Lung Cancers	10	136,965	21	88,276	+ 48,689
Prostate Cancer	11	136,907	38	30,945	+ 105,962
Violence	12	130,229	27	51,767	+ 78,462
Other Injuries	13	124,300	15	149,570	- 25,270
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	114,203	25	77,368	+ 36,835
Lung Disease	15	108,862	2	879,732	- 770,870
Liver Cancer	16	107,031	39	30,369	+ 76,662
Tuberculosis	17	102,749	5	435,882	- 333,132
Lymphomas	18	97,414	33	40,159	+ 57,255
Congenital Anomalies	19	86,302	23	82,769	+ 3,533
Breast Cancer	20	85,129	22	82,821	+ 2,309
Cervical Cancer	21	83,152	30	45,319	+ 37,833
Leukemia	22	79,967	35	33,383	+ 46,584
Pancreas Cancer	23	69,450	37	32,812	+ 36,639
Low Birth Weight	24	63,762	9	238,739	- 174,977
Falls	25	55,541	10	225,755	- 170,214
Parkinson's Disease	26	54,882	32	43,398	+ 11,484
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	47,899	4	670,315	- 622,415
Hypertension	28	45,860	19	108,050	- 62,190
Malnutrition	29	43,476	55	8,626	+ 34,850
Suicide	30	39,026	14	173,347	- 134,321
HIV/AIDS	31	36,680	31	44,406	- 7,726
Skin Cancers	32	33,963	60	5,054	+ 28,909
Ovary Cancer	33	30,830	44	21,947	+ 8,883
Drug Use	34	27,467	52	11,747	+ 15,719
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	26,310	26	68,108	- 41,798
Drownings	36	25,240	28	48,774	- 23,534
Birth Trauma	37	23,211	20	102,819	- 79,608
Oral Cancer	38	22,442	16	134,187	- 111,745
Inflammatory/Heart	39	21,334	49	12,651	+ 8,683
Endocrine Disorders	40	20,499	47	15,264	+ 5,235
Bladder Cancer	41	20,004	48	14,081	+ 5,923
Oesophagus Cancer	42	17,022	34	38,898	- 21,875
Maternal Conditions	43	14,911	41	25,917	- 11,006
Alcohol	44	13,890	43	23,097	- 9,206
Uterin Cancer	45	13,141	59	6,841	+ 6,301
Encephalitis	46	12,125	29	48,080	- 35,955
Epilepsy	47	11,323	40	30,307	- 18,985
Pertussis	48	11,257	54	10,094	+ 1,163
Fires	49	10,326	42	23,265	- 12,939
Asthma	50	8,995	13	196,051	- 187,056
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	8,565	18	126,079	- 117,514
Syphilis	52	7,884	64	2,007	+ 5,877
Appendicitis	53	7,369	53	11,245	- 3,876
Skin Disease	54	6,752	45	17,857	- 11,106
Poisonings	55	5,437	61	3,540	+ 1,897
Meningitis	56	5,089	36	33,337	- 28,248
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	4,642	50	11,931	- 7,289
Other Neoplasms	58	2,346	62	2,968	- 622
Chagas disease	59	2,100	77	0	+ 2,100
Tetanus	60	2,057	58	7,093	- 5,035
Malaria	61	1,513	57	7,705	- 6,192
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1,492	63	2,328	- 836
Upper Respiratory	63	482	68	584	- 102
Hepatitis B	64	417	56	8,184	- 7,767
Hepatitis C	65	171	65	1,364	- 1,193
Dengue	66	158	46	17,546	- 17,388
War	67	147	67	890	- 743
Chlamydia	68	120	69	379	- 258
Ascariasis	69	79	70	126	- 47
Diphtheria	70	50	72	65	- 15
Otitis Media	71	6	71	68	- 62
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	66	973	- 973
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	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 INDIA

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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.