MALAYSIA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,250	2	23,477	- 7,227
Coronary Heart Disease	2	14,599	1	36,729	- 22,130
Stroke	3	8,187	3	21,592	- 13,405
Kidney Disease	4	7,670	6	6,629	+ 1,041
Liver Disease	5	6,760	7	5,125	+ 1,634
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,162	10	3,996	+ 2,165
Stomach Cancer	7	5,377	21	1,441	+ 3,936
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,704	9	4,107	+ 597
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,680	4	7,181	- 2,501
Lung Cancers	10	3,360	8	4,319	- 959
Prostate Cancer	11	3,358	33	903	+ 2,455
Violence	12	3,194	34	869	+ 2,326
Other Injuries	13	3,049	14	2,222	+ 827
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	2,801	11	3,832	- 1,031
Lung Disease	15	2,670	5	6,633	- 3,962
Liver Cancer	16	2,625	16	1,984	+ 641
Tuberculosis	17	2,520	26	1,227	+ 1,293
Lymphomas	18	2,389	25	1,321	+ 1,068
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,117	24	1,403	+ 714
Breast Cancer	20	2,088	12	3,071	- 983
Cervical Cancer	21	2,040	31	1,010	+ 1,029
Leukemia	22	1,962	23	1,412	+ 549
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,704	32	994	+ 709
Low Birth Weight	24	1,564	29	1,020	+ 544
Falls	25	1,362	18	1,855	- 493
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,346	28	1,106	+ 240
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,175	20	1,773	- 598
Hypertension	28	1,125	38	649	+ 476
Malnutrition	29	1,066	49	249	+ 817
Suicide	30	957	19	1,823	- 866
HIV/AIDS	31	900	13	2,679	- 1,779
Skin Cancers	32	833	50	247	+ 586
Ovary Cancer	33	756	35	827	- 71
Drug Use	34	674	45	322	+ 352
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	645	22	1,424	- 779
Drownings	36	619	36	820	- 201
Birth Trauma	37	569	42	359	+ 211
Oral Cancer	38	550	17	1,865	- 1,314
Inflammatory/Heart	39	523	27	1,214	- 690
Endocrine Disorders	40	503	37	809	- 307
Bladder Cancer	41	491	39	467	+ 23
Oesophagus Cancer	42	418	41	435	- 17
Maternal Conditions	43	366	56	167	+ 199
Alcohol	44	341	55	181	+ 160
Uterin Cancer	45	322	43	352	- 30
Encephalitis	46	297	40	452	- 155
Epilepsy	47	278	52	226	+ 52
Pertussis	48	276	57	80	+ 196
Fires	49	253	44	336	- 83
Asthma	50	221	30	1,013	- 793
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	210	51	246	- 36
Syphilis	52	193	62	19	+ 174
Appendicitis	53	181	58	71	+ 109
Skin Disease	54	166	15	2,066	- 1,900
Poisonings	55	133	53	211	- 77
Meningitis	56	125	46	301	- 176
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	114	60	27	+ 87
Other Neoplasms	58	58	48	265	- 207
Chagas disease	59	52	78	0	+ 52
Tetanus	60	50	61	21	+ 29
Malaria	61	37	76	0	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	62	37	59	30	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	63	12	65	5	+ 7
Hepatitis B	64	10	54	206	- 195
Hepatitis C	65	4	64	6	- 1
Dengue	66	4	47	280	- 276
War	67	4	63	11	- 7
Chlamydia	68	3	68	2	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	2	67	2	- 0
Diphtheria	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Peru

Malaysia

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.