NETHERLANDS VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	8,355	7	4,946	+ 3,409
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,506	2	17,601	- 10,094
Stroke	3	4,210	4	9,707	- 5,497
Kidney Disease	4	3,944	12	2,530	+ 1,413
Liver Disease	5	3,476	28	936	+ 2,540
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,168	1	18,148	- 14,980
Stomach Cancer	7	2,765	22	1,361	+ 1,404
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,419	14	2,386	+ 33
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,406	31	681	+ 1,725
Lung Cancers	10	1,727	3	10,980	- 9,252
Prostate Cancer	11	1,727	10	3,265	- 1,538
Violence	12	1,642	48	107	+ 1,535
Other Injuries	13	1,568	19	1,648	- 81
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	1,440	6	5,829	- 4,389
Lung Disease	15	1,373	5	9,567	- 8,194
Liver Cancer	16	1,350	24	1,163	+ 187
Tuberculosis	17	1,296	56	29	+ 1,267
Lymphomas	18	1,229	13	2,511	- 1,282
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,088	35	544	+ 545
Breast Cancer	20	1,074	9	3,535	- 2,461
Cervical Cancer	21	1,049	39	266	+ 783
Leukemia	22	1,009	20	1,578	- 570
Pancreas Cancer	23	876	11	2,995	- 2,119
Low Birth Weight	24	804	45	167	+ 637
Falls	25	700	8	4,131	- 3,430
Parkinson's Disease	26	692	16	2,120	- 1,427
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	604	33	584	+ 20
Hypertension	28	578	29	818	- 240
Malnutrition	29	548	63	12	+ 536
Suicide	30	492	17	2,025	- 1,533
HIV/AIDS	31	463	55	33	+ 430
Skin Cancers	32	428	27	1,024	- 596
Ovary Cancer	33	389	25	1,067	- 678
Drug Use	34	346	42	231	+ 116
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	332	47	130	+ 202
Drownings	36	318	49	98	+ 221
Birth Trauma	37	293	52	74	+ 219
Oral Cancer	38	283	30	768	- 485
Inflammatory/Heart	39	269	23	1,201	- 932
Endocrine Disorders	40	259	26	1,055	- 796
Bladder Cancer	41	252	21	1,471	- 1,219
Oesophagus Cancer	42	215	15	2,145	- 1,931
Maternal Conditions	43	188	65	8	+ 180
Alcohol	44	175	32	612	- 437
Uterin Cancer	45	166	34	566	- 401
Encephalitis	46	153	68	1	+ 152
Epilepsy	47	143	38	289	- 146
Pertussis	48	142	67	1	+ 141
Fires	49	130	53	49	+ 81
Asthma	50	113	46	165	- 52
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	108	41	238	- 129
Syphilis	52	99	69	1	+ 99
Appendicitis	53	93	58	26	+ 67
Skin Disease	54	85	36	295	- 210
Poisonings	55	69	61	17	+ 51
Meningitis	56	64	51	78	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	59	44	214	- 156
Other Neoplasms	58	30	18	1,831	- 1,802
Chagas disease	59	26	75	0	+ 26
Tetanus	60	26	72	0	+ 26
Malaria	61	19	77	0	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	62	19	37	295	- 276
Upper Respiratory	63	6	57	28	- 22
Hepatitis B	64	5	62	14	- 8
Hepatitis C	65	2	60	20	- 18
Dengue	66	2	81	0	+ 2
War	67	2	66	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	2	78	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	64	10	- 10
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	40	249	- 249
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	96	- 96
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	85	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	86	0	59	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Peru

Netherlands

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.