JAPAN VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	57,921	3	107,899	- 49,977
Coronary Heart Disease	2	52,036	1	163,905	- 111,869
Stroke	3	29,181	2	121,823	- 92,641
Kidney Disease	4	27,339	9	44,779	- 17,440
Liver Disease	5	24,094	17	14,195	+ 9,899
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	21,962	7	56,937	- 34,975
Stomach Cancer	7	19,167	8	50,433	- 31,266
Diabetes Mellitus	8	16,767	29	5,433	+ 11,334
Road Traffic Accidents	9	16,682	31	4,566	+ 12,116
Lung Cancers	10	11,975	4	79,688	- 67,713
Prostate Cancer	11	11,970	19	13,515	- 1,545
Violence	12	11,386	53	266	+ 11,120
Other Injuries	13	10,868	12	22,068	- 11,200
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	9,985	6	57,340	- 47,355
Lung Disease	15	9,518	5	78,169	- 68,652
Liver Cancer	16	9,358	11	29,384	- 20,027
Tuberculosis	17	8,984	34	3,459	+ 5,525
Lymphomas	18	8,517	14	19,273	- 10,756
Congenital Anomalies	19	7,545	40	2,473	+ 5,073
Breast Cancer	20	7,443	15	15,805	- 8,362
Cervical Cancer	21	7,270	32	3,799	+ 3,471
Leukemia	22	6,992	24	9,607	- 2,615
Pancreas Cancer	23	6,072	10	37,027	- 30,955
Low Birth Weight	24	5,575	55	202	+ 5,373
Falls	25	4,856	23	9,736	- 4,880
Parkinson's Disease	26	4,798	18	14,007	- 9,209
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	4,188	37	2,731	+ 1,457
Hypertension	28	4,010	28	6,673	- 2,664
Malnutrition	29	3,801	43	1,910	+ 1,891
Suicide	30	3,412	13	19,466	- 16,054
HIV/AIDS	31	3,207	63	48	+ 3,159
Skin Cancers	32	2,969	44	1,843	+ 1,127
Ovary Cancer	33	2,695	30	5,061	- 2,366
Drug Use	34	2,401	50	732	+ 1,669
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,300	35	2,922	- 621
Drownings	36	2,207	25	8,409	- 6,202
Birth Trauma	37	2,029	61	104	+ 1,925
Oral Cancer	38	1,962	26	8,333	- 6,371
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,865	27	8,232	- 6,367
Endocrine Disorders	40	1,792	21	11,486	- 9,694
Bladder Cancer	41	1,749	22	9,936	- 8,187
Oesophagus Cancer	42	1,488	20	12,316	- 10,828
Maternal Conditions	43	1,304	64	39	+ 1,265
Alcohol	44	1,214	51	576	+ 639
Uterin Cancer	45	1,149	33	3,461	- 2,312
Encephalitis	46	1,060	69	5	+ 1,055
Epilepsy	47	990	45	1,558	- 569
Pertussis	48	984	71	1	+ 983
Fires	49	903	48	1,007	- 104
Asthma	50	786	42	1,922	- 1,136
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	749	39	2,555	- 1,806
Syphilis	52	689	65	16	+ 673
Appendicitis	53	644	58	126	+ 519
Skin Disease	54	590	36	2,806	- 2,216
Poisonings	55	475	54	255	+ 221
Meningitis	56	445	52	308	+ 137
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	406	38	2,618	- 2,212
Other Neoplasms	58	205	16	15,120	- 14,914
Chagas disease	59	184	78	0	+ 184
Tetanus	60	180	67	9	+ 171
Malaria	61	132	79	0	+ 132
Multiple Sclerosis	62	130	59	108	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	63	42	57	159	- 117
Hepatitis B	64	36	46	1,423	- 1,386
Hepatitis C	65	15	41	2,220	- 2,205
Dengue	66	14	83	0	+ 14
War	67	13	66	15	- 2
Chlamydia	68	10	80	0	+ 10
Ascariasis	69	7	82	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	70	4	74	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	1	68	8	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	70	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	49	875	- 875
Schizophrenia	83	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.