LATVIA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		LATVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	847	9	501	+ 346
Coronary Heart Disease	2	761	1	8,099	- 7,338
Stroke	3	427	2	5,893	- 5,466
Kidney Disease	4	400	17	356	+ 43
Liver Disease	5	352	15	365	- 12
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	321	7	664	- 343
Stomach Cancer	7	280	11	470	- 189
Diabetes Mellitus	8	245	8	529	- 284
Road Traffic Accidents	9	244	27	154	+ 90
Lung Cancers	10	175	4	956	- 781
Prostate Cancer	11	175	12	464	- 289
Violence	12	166	37	94	+ 72
Other Injuries	13	159	16	362	- 203
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	146	6	722	- 576
Lung Disease	15	139	18	346	- 207
Liver Cancer	16	137	26	157	- 20
Tuberculosis	17	131	40	71	+ 60
Lymphomas	18	125	19	245	- 121
Congenital Anomalies	19	110	43	46	+ 64
Breast Cancer	20	109	10	472	- 364
Cervical Cancer	21	106	33	128	- 21
Leukemia	22	102	25	186	- 84
Pancreas Cancer	23	89	13	436	- 347
Low Birth Weight	24	82	56	11	+ 70
Falls	25	71	23	201	- 130
Parkinson's Disease	26	70	35	125	- 55
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	61	54	14	+ 48
Hypertension	28	59	3	1,194	- 1,135
Malnutrition	29	56	64	2	+ 54
Suicide	30	50	14	384	- 334
HIV/AIDS	31	47	39	74	- 27
Skin Cancers	32	43	30	144	- 101
Ovary Cancer	33	39	24	196	- 157
Drug Use	34	35	48	41	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	34	31	142	- 108
Drownings	36	32	34	127	- 95
Birth Trauma	37	30	55	12	+ 18
Oral Cancer	38	29	22	214	- 185
Inflammatory/Heart	39	27	5	921	- 894
Endocrine Disorders	40	26	41	59	- 33
Bladder Cancer	41	26	20	228	- 202
Oesophagus Cancer	42	22	32	131	- 109
Maternal Conditions	43	19	60	5	+ 15
Alcohol	44	18	21	227	- 210
Uterin Cancer	45	17	29	148	- 131
Encephalitis	46	15	69	0	+ 15
Epilepsy	47	14	45	44	- 30
Pertussis	48	14	70	0	+ 14
Fires	49	13	36	103	- 90
Asthma	50	11	46	42	- 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	11	47	41	- 30
Syphilis	52	10	65	1	+ 9
Appendicitis	53	9	59	5	+ 5
Skin Disease	54	9	38	76	- 68
Poisonings	55	7	49	23	- 16
Meningitis	56	7	52	15	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	6	51	20	- 14
Other Neoplasms	58	3	28	153	- 150
Chagas disease	59	3	80	0	+ 3
Tetanus	60	3	71	0	+ 3
Malaria	61	2	79	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	62	2	50	20	- 18
Upper Respiratory	63	1	62	4	- 3
Hepatitis B	64	1	63	3	- 3
Hepatitis C	65	0	42	53	- 53
Dengue	66	0	83	0	+ 0
War	67	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	67	1	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	53	14	- 14
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	44	45	- 45
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	7	- 7
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LATVIA

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.