MEXICO VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	61,465	8	24,816	+ 36,650
Coronary Heart Disease	2	55,219	1	116,238	- 61,018
Stroke	3	30,967	4	39,790	- 8,823
Kidney Disease	4	29,012	3	44,622	- 15,611
Liver Disease	5	25,568	6	29,838	- 4,270
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	23,306	30	3,447	+ 19,859
Stomach Cancer	7	20,340	19	6,939	+ 13,401
Diabetes Mellitus	8	17,793	2	86,110	- 68,317
Road Traffic Accidents	9	17,703	10	16,303	+ 1,400
Lung Cancers	10	12,708	17	7,349	+ 5,359
Prostate Cancer	11	12,702	15	7,494	+ 5,208
Violence	12	12,083	5	32,450	- 20,367
Other Injuries	13	11,533	11	12,175	- 642
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	10,596	20	6,871	+ 3,725
Lung Disease	15	10,100	7	29,123	- 19,023
Liver Cancer	16	9,930	21	6,817	+ 3,113
Tuberculosis	17	9,533	38	1,943	+ 7,590
Lymphomas	18	9,038	24	4,961	+ 4,077
Congenital Anomalies	19	8,007	13	10,457	- 2,450
Breast Cancer	20	7,898	16	7,380	+ 519
Cervical Cancer	21	7,715	26	4,787	+ 2,928
Leukemia	22	7,419	25	4,830	+ 2,589
Pancreas Cancer	23	6,444	27	4,510	+ 1,934
Low Birth Weight	24	5,916	18	7,163	- 1,247
Falls	25	5,153	35	2,628	+ 2,525
Parkinson's Disease	26	5,092	43	1,567	+ 3,525
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	4,444	29	3,476	+ 968
Hypertension	28	4,255	9	17,806	- 13,551
Malnutrition	29	4,034	14	7,552	- 3,518
Suicide	30	3,621	22	6,772	- 3,151
HIV/AIDS	31	3,403	28	4,128	- 725
Skin Cancers	32	3,151	40	1,909	+ 1,242
Ovary Cancer	33	2,860	34	2,649	+ 211
Drug Use	34	2,548	44	1,470	+ 1,078
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,441	33	2,734	- 293
Drownings	36	2,342	42	1,799	+ 543
Birth Trauma	37	2,154	36	2,552	- 398
Oral Cancer	38	2,082	46	1,355	+ 727
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,979	41	1,866	+ 113
Endocrine Disorders	40	1,902	12	11,310	- 9,408
Bladder Cancer	41	1,856	48	1,272	+ 584
Oesophagus Cancer	42	1,579	49	1,252	+ 328
Maternal Conditions	43	1,383	54	750	+ 634
Alcohol	44	1,289	32	2,945	- 1,657
Uterin Cancer	45	1,219	50	902	+ 318
Encephalitis	46	1,125	62	140	+ 985
Epilepsy	47	1,051	39	1,912	- 861
Pertussis	48	1,044	70	21	+ 1,023
Fires	49	958	56	604	+ 354
Asthma	50	835	47	1,342	- 508
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	795	52	859	- 64
Syphilis	52	731	73	5	+ 727
Appendicitis	53	684	53	774	- 90
Skin Disease	54	626	31	3,029	- 2,402
Poisonings	55	504	57	531	- 26
Meningitis	56	472	58	357	+ 115
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	431	45	1,415	- 985
Other Neoplasms	58	218	23	6,204	- 5,987
Chagas disease	59	195	69	24	+ 170
Tetanus	60	191	71	10	+ 181
Malaria	61	140	84	0	+ 140
Multiple Sclerosis	62	138	60	295	- 157
Upper Respiratory	63	45	64	127	- 82
Hepatitis B	64	39	61	210	- 171
Hepatitis C	65	16	55	625	- 610
Dengue	66	15	67	30	- 16
War	67	14	66	112	- 98
Chlamydia	68	11	77	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	69	7	72	5	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	5	79	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	1	68	29	- 29
Leprosy	72	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	2	- 2
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Schizophrenia	83	0	63	127	- 127
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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.