ITALY VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	28,662	9	16,339	+ 12,323
Coronary Heart Disease	2	25,749	1	97,116	- 71,367
Stroke	3	14,440	2	62,633	- 48,193
Kidney Disease	4	13,528	11	12,726	+ 803
Liver Disease	5	11,923	23	5,559	+ 6,363
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	10,868	3	41,445	- 30,577
Stomach Cancer	7	9,485	14	10,252	- 768
Diabetes Mellitus	8	8,297	8	19,836	- 11,539
Road Traffic Accidents	9	8,255	30	3,221	+ 5,034
Lung Cancers	10	5,926	4	34,152	- 28,227
Prostate Cancer	11	5,923	20	8,409	- 2,486
Violence	12	5,634	50	409	+ 5,226
Other Injuries	13	5,378	12	12,112	- 6,734
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	4,941	7	21,254	- 16,313
Lung Disease	15	4,710	5	32,382	- 27,673
Liver Cancer	16	4,631	17	9,620	- 4,990
Tuberculosis	17	4,445	53	336	+ 4,109
Lymphomas	18	4,215	16	9,670	- 5,456
Congenital Anomalies	19	3,734	37	1,443	+ 2,291
Breast Cancer	20	3,683	10	13,868	- 10,185
Cervical Cancer	21	3,598	40	1,154	+ 2,444
Leukemia	22	3,460	21	6,728	- 3,269
Pancreas Cancer	23	3,005	13	12,095	- 9,090
Low Birth Weight	24	2,759	51	357	+ 2,401
Falls	25	2,403	25	4,222	- 1,819
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,374	19	8,428	- 6,053
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	2,072	36	1,622	+ 450
Hypertension	28	1,984	6	29,931	- 27,947
Malnutrition	29	1,881	41	775	+ 1,105
Suicide	30	1,688	26	4,042	- 2,353
HIV/AIDS	31	1,587	46	520	+ 1,067
Skin Cancers	32	1,469	29	3,239	- 1,770
Ovary Cancer	33	1,334	28	3,282	- 1,948
Drug Use	34	1,188	45	654	+ 534
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,138	43	690	+ 448
Drownings	36	1,092	52	344	+ 748
Birth Trauma	37	1,004	59	140	+ 864
Oral Cancer	38	971	27	3,343	- 2,372
Inflammatory/Heart	39	923	24	5,531	- 4,608
Endocrine Disorders	40	887	18	8,431	- 7,544
Bladder Cancer	41	865	22	6,711	- 5,845
Oesophagus Cancer	42	736	34	2,045	- 1,309
Maternal Conditions	43	645	67	6	+ 639
Alcohol	44	601	55	277	+ 324
Uterin Cancer	45	569	33	2,198	- 1,629
Encephalitis	46	525	68	5	+ 520
Epilepsy	47	490	39	1,337	- 847
Pertussis	48	487	73	1	+ 486
Fires	49	447	56	271	+ 176
Asthma	50	389	47	494	- 104
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	371	32	2,216	- 1,845
Syphilis	52	341	69	4	+ 337
Appendicitis	53	319	61	49	+ 270
Skin Disease	54	292	38	1,440	- 1,148
Poisonings	55	235	58	154	+ 81
Meningitis	56	220	60	128	+ 92
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	201	42	701	- 501
Other Neoplasms	58	102	15	9,984	- 9,883
Chagas disease	59	91	72	1	+ 90
Tetanus	60	89	63	22	+ 67
Malaria	61	65	79	0	+ 65
Multiple Sclerosis	62	65	44	677	- 612
Upper Respiratory	63	21	64	20	+ 1
Hepatitis B	64	18	54	334	- 316
Hepatitis C	65	7	31	2,451	- 2,443
Dengue	66	7	81	0	+ 7
War	67	6	66	6	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	5	84	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	3	80	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	2	76	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	71	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Schizophrenia	83	0	49	424	- 424
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	85	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.