IRAQ VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	19,785	8	5,551	+ 14,234
Coronary Heart Disease	2	17,774	1	36,594	- 18,820
Stroke	3	9,968	2	20,793	- 10,825
Kidney Disease	4	9,338	6	6,323	+ 3,016
Liver Disease	5	8,230	16	2,127	+ 6,103
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,502	13	2,429	+ 5,073
Stomach Cancer	7	6,547	28	771	+ 5,776
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,727	4	7,395	- 1,668
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,698	3	10,726	- 5,028
Lung Cancers	10	4,090	15	2,162	+ 1,929
Prostate Cancer	11	4,089	47	171	+ 3,918
Violence	12	3,889	7	5,658	- 1,769
Other Injuries	13	3,712	14	2,212	+ 1,500
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	3,411	24	852	+ 2,559
Lung Disease	15	3,251	20	1,329	+ 1,922
Liver Cancer	16	3,196	35	555	+ 2,642
Tuberculosis	17	3,069	25	821	+ 2,247
Lymphomas	18	2,909	26	811	+ 2,098
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,577	9	4,812	- 2,234
Breast Cancer	20	2,542	17	1,783	+ 759
Cervical Cancer	21	2,483	48	162	+ 2,321
Leukemia	22	2,388	21	1,315	+ 1,073
Pancreas Cancer	23	2,074	36	530	+ 1,544
Low Birth Weight	24	1,904	5	6,573	- 4,669
Falls	25	1,659	30	709	+ 950
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,639	31	658	+ 981
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,431	18	1,578	- 148
Hypertension	28	1,370	12	2,451	- 1,081
Malnutrition	29	1,298	53	92	+ 1,207
Suicide	30	1,166	19	1,418	- 252
HIV/AIDS	31	1,095	72	0	+ 1,095
Skin Cancers	32	1,014	43	339	+ 676
Ovary Cancer	33	921	41	376	+ 545
Drug Use	34	820	38	441	+ 380
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	786	49	159	+ 627
Drownings	36	754	32	658	+ 96
Birth Trauma	37	693	10	4,223	- 3,530
Oral Cancer	38	670	39	410	+ 260
Inflammatory/Heart	39	637	22	1,190	- 553
Endocrine Disorders	40	612	37	462	+ 150
Bladder Cancer	41	597	34	628	- 31
Oesophagus Cancer	42	508	46	173	+ 336
Maternal Conditions	43	445	27	780	- 334
Alcohol	44	415	58	40	+ 375
Uterin Cancer	45	392	54	61	+ 331
Encephalitis	46	362	40	378	- 16
Epilepsy	47	338	45	253	+ 85
Pertussis	48	336	33	636	- 300
Fires	49	308	29	742	- 433
Asthma	50	269	23	914	- 645
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	256	44	283	- 27
Syphilis	52	235	50	137	+ 99
Appendicitis	53	220	64	15	+ 205
Skin Disease	54	202	57	49	+ 152
Poisonings	55	162	52	95	+ 67
Meningitis	56	152	42	372	- 220
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	139	63	21	+ 117
Other Neoplasms	58	70	61	26	+ 44
Chagas disease	59	63	75	0	+ 63
Tetanus	60	61	51	111	- 50
Malaria	61	45	73	0	+ 45
Multiple Sclerosis	62	45	60	30	+ 14
Upper Respiratory	63	14	65	6	+ 8
Hepatitis B	64	12	56	57	- 44
Hepatitis C	65	5	68	1	+ 4
Dengue	66	5	77	0	+ 5
War	67	4	11	2,942	- 2,938
Chlamydia	68	4	69	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	67	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	66	4	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	55	59	- 59
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	62	22	- 22
Schistosomiasis	77	0	59	37	- 37
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Peru

Iraq

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.