NICARAGUA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,139	7	1,152	+ 1,987
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,820	1	5,843	- 3,023
Stroke	3	1,581	3	2,225	- 643
Kidney Disease	4	1,482	2	3,533	- 2,051
Liver Disease	5	1,306	6	1,203	+ 103
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,190	33	149	+ 1,041
Stomach Cancer	7	1,039	14	478	+ 561
Diabetes Mellitus	8	909	4	2,068	- 1,159
Road Traffic Accidents	9	904	8	1,109	- 205
Lung Cancers	10	649	23	274	+ 375
Prostate Cancer	11	649	15	386	+ 263
Violence	12	617	10	619	- 1
Other Injuries	13	589	17	358	+ 231
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	541	18	315	+ 226
Lung Disease	15	516	5	1,570	- 1,054
Liver Cancer	16	507	12	509	- 1
Tuberculosis	17	487	37	115	+ 372
Lymphomas	18	462	29	164	+ 298
Congenital Anomalies	19	409	11	571	- 162
Breast Cancer	20	403	20	283	+ 120
Cervical Cancer	21	394	16	374	+ 20
Leukemia	22	379	24	227	+ 152
Pancreas Cancer	23	329	27	178	+ 151
Low Birth Weight	24	302	13	490	- 188
Falls	25	263	22	276	- 13
Parkinson's Disease	26	260	42	67	+ 193
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	227	36	122	+ 105
Hypertension	28	217	9	1,103	- 886
Malnutrition	29	206	30	163	+ 43
Suicide	30	185	19	285	- 100
HIV/AIDS	31	174	35	139	+ 35
Skin Cancers	32	161	45	59	+ 102
Ovary Cancer	33	146	44	61	+ 85
Drug Use	34	130	46	50	+ 80
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	125	40	85	+ 39
Drownings	36	120	32	157	- 37
Birth Trauma	37	110	25	198	- 88
Oral Cancer	38	106	43	64	+ 42
Inflammatory/Heart	39	101	34	139	- 38
Endocrine Disorders	40	97	28	164	- 66
Bladder Cancer	41	95	52	28	+ 67
Oesophagus Cancer	42	81	47	42	+ 39
Maternal Conditions	43	71	39	88	- 17
Alcohol	44	66	21	279	- 213
Uterin Cancer	45	62	48	39	+ 23
Encephalitis	46	57	58	10	+ 47
Epilepsy	47	54	41	74	- 20
Pertussis	48	53	67	3	+ 50
Fires	49	49	57	16	+ 33
Asthma	50	43	38	105	- 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	41	54	20	+ 21
Syphilis	52	37	60	9	+ 28
Appendicitis	53	35	49	32	+ 3
Skin Disease	54	32	31	162	- 130
Poisonings	55	26	55	18	+ 8
Meningitis	56	24	51	29	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	22	50	31	- 9
Other Neoplasms	58	11	26	192	- 181
Chagas disease	59	10	65	4	+ 6
Tetanus	60	10	79	0	+ 10
Malaria	61	7	83	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	62	7	61	7	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	63	2	72	1	+ 2
Hepatitis B	64	2	62	5	- 3
Hepatitis C	65	1	68	1	- 0
Dengue	66	1	64	4	- 4
War	67	1	70	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	1	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	69	1	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	53	28	- 28
Schizophrenia	83	0	66	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	10	- 10
Oral conditions	86	0	63	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Peru

Nicaragua

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.