NEPAL VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,632	6	6,237	+ 8,394
Coronary Heart Disease	2	13,145	2	19,677	- 6,532
Stroke	3	7,372	4	12,909	- 5,537
Kidney Disease	4	6,906	10	4,284	+ 2,622
Liver Disease	5	6,086	5	6,383	- 297
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	5,548	19	2,022	+ 3,526
Stomach Cancer	7	4,842	25	1,379	+ 3,463
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,236	14	2,929	+ 1,306
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,214	9	4,654	- 440
Lung Cancers	10	3,025	12	3,586	- 561
Prostate Cancer	11	3,024	58	85	+ 2,938
Violence	12	2,876	35	704	+ 2,173
Other Injuries	13	2,745	22	1,655	+ 1,091
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	2,522	26	1,167	+ 1,355
Lung Disease	15	2,404	1	27,027	- 24,622
Liver Cancer	16	2,364	46	256	+ 2,108
Tuberculosis	17	2,269	3	16,535	- 14,265
Lymphomas	18	2,152	32	768	+ 1,384
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,906	21	1,949	- 43
Breast Cancer	20	1,880	27	1,038	+ 842
Cervical Cancer	21	1,837	20	1,969	- 133
Leukemia	22	1,766	36	668	+ 1,099
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,534	41	445	+ 1,089
Low Birth Weight	24	1,408	11	3,822	- 2,414
Falls	25	1,227	13	3,321	- 2,094
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,212	33	760	+ 452
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,058	7	6,071	- 5,013
Hypertension	28	1,013	18	2,092	- 1,079
Malnutrition	29	960	31	845	+ 115
Suicide	30	862	16	2,571	- 1,709
HIV/AIDS	31	810	34	737	+ 73
Skin Cancers	32	750	42	400	+ 350
Ovary Cancer	33	681	37	585	+ 96
Drug Use	34	607	57	93	+ 513
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	581	49	191	+ 390
Drownings	36	557	23	1,505	- 948
Birth Trauma	37	513	15	2,676	- 2,163
Oral Cancer	38	496	24	1,389	- 893
Inflammatory/Heart	39	471	48	217	+ 254
Endocrine Disorders	40	453	45	257	+ 195
Bladder Cancer	41	442	44	325	+ 117
Oesophagus Cancer	42	376	38	491	- 115
Maternal Conditions	43	329	28	977	- 648
Alcohol	44	307	52	168	+ 139
Uterin Cancer	45	290	60	56	+ 234
Encephalitis	46	268	29	882	- 614
Epilepsy	47	250	30	874	- 624
Pertussis	48	249	40	453	- 204
Fires	49	228	50	184	+ 44
Asthma	50	199	8	5,930	- 5,732
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	189	17	2,320	- 2,131
Syphilis	52	174	54	134	+ 40
Appendicitis	53	163	47	220	- 58
Skin Disease	54	149	67	17	+ 132
Poisonings	55	120	39	474	- 354
Meningitis	56	112	43	377	- 265
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	103	51	173	- 70
Other Neoplasms	58	52	61	50	+ 2
Chagas disease	59	46	74	0	+ 46
Tetanus	60	45	53	134	- 89
Malaria	61	33	72	0	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	62	33	63	38	- 5
Upper Respiratory	63	11	66	24	- 13
Hepatitis B	64	9	56	117	- 108
Hepatitis C	65	4	64	29	- 25
Dengue	66	3	55	120	- 116
War	67	3	65	24	- 21
Chlamydia	68	3	68	5	- 2
Ascariasis	69	2	69	4	- 2
Diphtheria	70	1	71	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	4	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	59	60	- 60
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	62	39	- 39
Schistosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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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.