PARAGUAY VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		PARAGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,537	4	1,661	+ 1,875
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,177	1	4,327	- 1,150
Stroke	3	1,782	2	3,007	- 1,226
Kidney Disease	4	1,669	5	1,592	+ 77
Liver Disease	5	1,471	17	524	+ 947
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,341	36	144	+ 1,197
Stomach Cancer	7	1,170	24	355	+ 815
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,024	3	2,361	- 1,338
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,019	6	1,552	- 533
Lung Cancers	10	731	10	738	- 6
Prostate Cancer	11	731	15	546	+ 184
Violence	12	695	13	566	+ 130
Other Injuries	13	664	9	843	- 180
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	610	16	543	+ 67
Lung Disease	15	581	7	1,181	- 600
Liver Cancer	16	571	35	152	+ 419
Tuberculosis	17	549	26	273	+ 276
Lymphomas	18	520	29	245	+ 275
Congenital Anomalies	19	461	11	662	- 201
Breast Cancer	20	454	20	481	- 26
Cervical Cancer	21	444	18	516	- 72
Leukemia	22	427	27	272	+ 155
Pancreas Cancer	23	371	28	258	+ 113
Low Birth Weight	24	340	12	644	- 304
Falls	25	297	43	100	+ 196
Parkinson's Disease	26	293	41	122	+ 171
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	256	31	192	+ 64
Hypertension	28	245	8	895	- 650
Malnutrition	29	232	25	330	- 98
Suicide	30	208	22	425	- 217
HIV/AIDS	31	196	21	448	- 252
Skin Cancers	32	181	40	125	+ 57
Ovary Cancer	33	165	45	85	+ 79
Drug Use	34	147	56	38	+ 109
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	140	47	69	+ 72
Drownings	36	135	32	178	- 43
Birth Trauma	37	124	30	213	- 89
Oral Cancer	38	120	38	134	- 14
Inflammatory/Heart	39	114	34	154	- 40
Endocrine Disorders	40	109	14	562	- 453
Bladder Cancer	41	107	51	57	+ 50
Oesophagus Cancer	42	91	33	173	- 82
Maternal Conditions	43	80	49	64	+ 15
Alcohol	44	74	23	410	- 335
Uterin Cancer	45	70	54	45	+ 25
Encephalitis	46	65	66	11	+ 54
Epilepsy	47	60	44	98	- 38
Pertussis	48	60	59	30	+ 30
Fires	49	55	50	63	- 8
Asthma	50	48	39	126	- 78
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	46	55	43	+ 2
Syphilis	52	42	42	119	- 77
Appendicitis	53	39	57	37	+ 2
Skin Disease	54	36	37	144	- 108
Poisonings	55	29	63	14	+ 15
Meningitis	56	27	53	52	- 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	25	48	66	- 41
Other Neoplasms	58	13	19	487	- 474
Chagas disease	59	11	60	19	- 8
Tetanus	60	11	64	12	- 1
Malaria	61	8	81	0	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	62	8	68	8	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	3	70	4	- 2
Hepatitis B	64	2	67	10	- 7
Hepatitis C	65	1	72	3	- 2
Dengue	66	1	62	16	- 15
War	67	1	71	3	- 2
Chlamydia	68	1	79	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	65	12	- 12
Measles	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	61	17	- 17
Schistosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	82	- 82
Schizophrenia	83	0	69	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	52	52	- 52
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	30	- 30
Oral conditions	86	0	73	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PARAGUAY

Peru

Paraguay

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.