LUXEMBOURG VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	316	8	111	+ 204
Coronary Heart Disease	2	284	1	655	- 371
Stroke	3	159	4	257	- 98
Kidney Disease	4	149	9	91	+ 58
Liver Disease	5	131	12	75	+ 56
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	120	2	298	- 178
Stomach Cancer	7	104	22	51	+ 53
Diabetes Mellitus	8	91	17	61	+ 30
Road Traffic Accidents	9	91	30	25	+ 66
Lung Cancers	10	65	3	260	- 194
Prostate Cancer	11	65	15	64	+ 2
Violence	12	62	48	3	+ 59
Other Injuries	13	59	10	88	- 29
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	54	6	131	- 77
Lung Disease	15	52	5	242	- 191
Liver Cancer	16	51	25	49	+ 2
Tuberculosis	17	49	55	2	+ 47
Lymphomas	18	46	14	64	- 18
Congenital Anomalies	19	41	37	10	+ 31
Breast Cancer	20	41	7	113	- 73
Cervical Cancer	21	40	38	10	+ 30
Leukemia	22	38	20	53	- 15
Pancreas Cancer	23	33	11	82	- 49
Low Birth Weight	24	30	49	3	+ 27
Falls	25	26	18	61	- 34
Parkinson's Disease	26	26	16	62	- 36
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	23	42	6	+ 17
Hypertension	28	22	19	54	- 32
Malnutrition	29	21	32	19	+ 1
Suicide	30	19	13	69	- 51
HIV/AIDS	31	17	52	2	+ 15
Skin Cancers	32	16	31	22	- 5
Ovary Cancer	33	15	27	35	- 21
Drug Use	34	13	39	9	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	13	41	7	+ 6
Drownings	36	12	54	2	+ 10
Birth Trauma	37	11	59	1	+ 10
Oral Cancer	38	11	33	19	- 8
Inflammatory/Heart	39	10	23	49	- 39
Endocrine Disorders	40	10	21	53	- 43
Bladder Cancer	41	10	26	44	- 34
Oesophagus Cancer	42	8	28	32	- 24
Maternal Conditions	43	7	63	0	+ 7
Alcohol	44	7	29	25	- 19
Uterin Cancer	45	6	36	16	- 9
Encephalitis	46	6	65	0	+ 6
Epilepsy	47	5	35	17	- 11
Pertussis	48	5	68	0	+ 5
Fires	49	5	51	3	+ 2
Asthma	50	4	45	5	- 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	4	34	19	- 15
Syphilis	52	4	66	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	53	4	62	0	+ 3
Skin Disease	54	3	44	5	- 2
Poisonings	55	3	56	1	+ 1
Meningitis	56	2	58	1	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	2	53	2	- 0
Other Neoplasms	58	1	24	49	- 48
Chagas disease	59	1	82	0	+ 1
Tetanus	60	1	69	0	+ 1
Malaria	61	1	81	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	46	4	- 3
Upper Respiratory	63	0	61	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	64	0	60	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	47	4	- 4
Dengue	66	0	79	0	+ 0
War	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	40	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	83	0	43	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	85	0	50	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	64	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Peru

Luxembourg

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.