SAUDI ARABIA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	17,181	5	6,132	+ 11,049
Coronary Heart Disease	2	15,435	1	39,037	- 23,602
Stroke	3	8,656	2	16,793	- 8,137
Kidney Disease	4	8,109	4	9,051	- 942
Liver Disease	5	7,147	7	4,931	+ 2,216
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,514	11	2,442	+ 4,072
Stomach Cancer	7	5,685	36	389	+ 5,297
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,973	9	3,890	+ 1,084
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,948	3	12,317	- 7,369
Lung Cancers	10	3,552	26	775	+ 2,777
Prostate Cancer	11	3,551	50	148	+ 3,402
Violence	12	3,377	30	646	+ 2,732
Other Injuries	13	3,224	8	4,004	- 780
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	2,962	14	1,630	+ 1,332
Lung Disease	15	2,823	10	2,842	- 19
Liver Cancer	16	2,776	21	845	+ 1,931
Tuberculosis	17	2,665	27	752	+ 1,913
Lymphomas	18	2,526	28	716	+ 1,811
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,238	12	2,307	- 69
Breast Cancer	20	2,208	20	908	+ 1,300
Cervical Cancer	21	2,156	49	157	+ 2,000
Leukemia	22	2,074	19	925	+ 1,149
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,801	31	526	+ 1,275
Low Birth Weight	24	1,654	18	989	+ 665
Falls	25	1,440	6	5,340	- 3,900
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,423	25	776	+ 647
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,242	35	457	+ 786
Hypertension	28	1,189	22	834	+ 355
Malnutrition	29	1,128	52	79	+ 1,048
Suicide	30	1,012	13	2,046	- 1,034
HIV/AIDS	31	951	47	192	+ 759
Skin Cancers	32	881	55	55	+ 826
Ovary Cancer	33	800	42	247	+ 552
Drug Use	34	712	33	491	+ 221
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	682	41	275	+ 407
Drownings	36	655	24	821	- 167
Birth Trauma	37	602	37	343	+ 259
Oral Cancer	38	582	34	465	+ 117
Inflammatory/Heart	39	553	16	1,342	- 788
Endocrine Disorders	40	532	15	1,447	- 916
Bladder Cancer	41	519	46	214	+ 305
Oesophagus Cancer	42	441	44	229	+ 212
Maternal Conditions	43	387	48	172	+ 214
Alcohol	44	360	51	128	+ 232
Uterin Cancer	45	341	38	323	+ 18
Encephalitis	46	314	43	234	+ 80
Epilepsy	47	294	29	694	- 401
Pertussis	48	292	54	56	+ 236
Fires	49	268	23	825	- 558
Asthma	50	233	17	1,168	- 934
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	222	39	280	- 58
Syphilis	52	204	59	33	+ 172
Appendicitis	53	191	58	35	+ 157
Skin Disease	54	175	32	516	- 341
Poisonings	55	141	40	279	- 138
Meningitis	56	132	45	227	- 95
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	120	62	9	+ 111
Other Neoplasms	58	61	57	40	+ 21
Chagas disease	59	54	76	0	+ 54
Tetanus	60	53	61	16	+ 38
Malaria	61	39	75	0	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	62	39	56	49	- 10
Upper Respiratory	63	12	70	1	+ 12
Hepatitis B	64	11	53	57	- 46
Hepatitis C	65	4	64	7	- 3
Dengue	66	4	63	9	- 5
War	67	4	65	3	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	3	71	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	66	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	69	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	68	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	67	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	60	25	- 25
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Peru

Saudi Arabia

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.