POLAND VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	18,216	4	19,998	- 1,782
Coronary Heart Disease	2	16,365	1	117,700	- 101,335
Stroke	3	9,177	2	32,693	- 23,516
Kidney Disease	4	8,598	20	4,065	+ 4,533
Liver Disease	5	7,577	10	7,912	- 335
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,907	21	3,701	+ 3,206
Stomach Cancer	7	6,028	12	5,910	+ 118
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,273	8	8,947	- 3,674
Road Traffic Accidents	9	5,246	22	3,555	+ 1,692
Lung Cancers	10	3,766	3	25,781	- 22,015
Prostate Cancer	11	3,764	11	6,489	- 2,724
Violence	12	3,581	49	294	+ 3,287
Other Injuries	13	3,418	28	2,527	+ 891
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	3,140	5	14,610	- 11,470
Lung Disease	15	2,993	6	13,677	- 10,683
Liver Cancer	16	2,943	29	2,290	+ 653
Tuberculosis	17	2,825	41	597	+ 2,229
Lymphomas	18	2,679	19	4,141	- 1,463
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,373	36	916	+ 1,457
Breast Cancer	20	2,341	9	7,967	- 5,626
Cervical Cancer	21	2,286	32	1,907	+ 380
Leukemia	22	2,199	24	3,456	- 1,257
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,910	13	5,430	- 3,520
Low Birth Weight	24	1,753	42	579	+ 1,174
Falls	25	1,527	16	4,712	- 3,184
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,509	34	1,500	+ 9
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,317	37	839	+ 478
Hypertension	28	1,261	15	4,937	- 3,676
Malnutrition	29	1,195	50	291	+ 905
Suicide	30	1,073	18	4,282	- 3,209
HIV/AIDS	31	1,009	54	115	+ 894
Skin Cancers	32	934	31	2,155	- 1,221
Ovary Cancer	33	848	27	2,929	- 2,081
Drug Use	34	755	48	321	+ 434
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	723	26	3,091	- 2,368
Drownings	36	694	39	636	+ 58
Birth Trauma	37	638	57	52	+ 586
Oral Cancer	38	617	25	3,377	- 2,759
Inflammatory/Heart	39	587	23	3,495	- 2,908
Endocrine Disorders	40	564	38	831	- 267
Bladder Cancer	41	550	17	4,700	- 4,150
Oesophagus Cancer	42	468	33	1,803	- 1,335
Maternal Conditions	43	410	63	10	+ 400
Alcohol	44	382	14	5,238	- 4,856
Uterin Cancer	45	361	30	2,163	- 1,801
Encephalitis	46	333	64	6	+ 327
Epilepsy	47	311	35	1,145	- 834
Pertussis	48	310	71	0	+ 309
Fires	49	284	45	474	- 190
Asthma	50	247	43	540	- 293
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	236	40	612	- 376
Syphilis	52	217	69	0	+ 216
Appendicitis	53	203	55	69	+ 134
Skin Disease	54	186	46	469	- 283
Poisonings	55	150	51	205	- 55
Meningitis	56	140	53	171	- 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	128	47	369	- 241
Other Neoplasms	58	65	7	9,256	- 9,192
Chagas disease	59	58	77	0	+ 58
Tetanus	60	57	67	2	+ 55
Malaria	61	42	78	0	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	62	41	44	502	- 461
Upper Respiratory	63	13	60	19	- 6
Hepatitis B	64	11	56	52	- 41
Hepatitis C	65	5	52	188	- 183
Dengue	66	4	84	0	+ 4
War	67	4	66	4	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	3	73	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	82	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	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	62	12	- 12
Schizophrenia	83	0	58	30	- 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

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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.