SOUTH KOREA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	24,485	2	26,650	- 2,164
Coronary Heart Disease	2	21,997	1	28,043	- 6,045
Stroke	3	12,336	3	25,596	- 13,260
Kidney Disease	4	11,557	9	10,107	+ 1,450
Liver Disease	5	10,185	14	6,348	+ 3,837
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	9,284	6	12,145	- 2,861
Stomach Cancer	7	8,103	10	8,625	- 522
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,088	13	6,812	+ 276
Road Traffic Accidents	9	7,052	15	4,399	+ 2,653
Lung Cancers	10	5,062	4	20,293	- 15,231
Prostate Cancer	11	5,060	22	2,316	+ 2,745
Violence	12	4,813	44	386	+ 4,427
Other Injuries	13	4,594	18	3,634	+ 960
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	4,221	8	10,180	- 5,959
Lung Disease	15	4,024	11	8,526	- 4,503
Liver Cancer	16	3,956	7	11,589	- 7,633
Tuberculosis	17	3,798	24	1,950	+ 1,847
Lymphomas	18	3,600	19	3,477	+ 123
Congenital Anomalies	19	3,190	41	518	+ 2,672
Breast Cancer	20	3,146	21	2,880	+ 266
Cervical Cancer	21	3,073	34	1,065	+ 2,008
Leukemia	22	2,956	23	2,140	+ 815
Pancreas Cancer	23	2,567	12	6,994	- 4,427
Low Birth Weight	24	2,357	45	370	+ 1,986
Falls	25	2,053	20	2,934	- 881
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,028	16	3,951	- 1,923
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,770	35	929	+ 842
Hypertension	28	1,695	17	3,711	- 2,016
Malnutrition	29	1,607	53	88	+ 1,518
Suicide	30	1,442	5	14,636	- 13,193
HIV/AIDS	31	1,356	55	84	+ 1,271
Skin Cancers	32	1,255	37	585	+ 671
Ovary Cancer	33	1,139	30	1,330	- 190
Drug Use	34	1,015	50	154	+ 861
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	972	38	540	+ 433
Drownings	36	933	42	501	+ 432
Birth Trauma	37	858	54	88	+ 770
Oral Cancer	38	829	29	1,457	- 628
Inflammatory/Heart	39	788	31	1,325	- 537
Endocrine Disorders	40	758	25	1,891	- 1,133
Bladder Cancer	41	739	27	1,768	- 1,029
Oesophagus Cancer	42	629	28	1,733	- 1,103
Maternal Conditions	43	551	61	34	+ 517
Alcohol	44	513	33	1,081	- 567
Uterin Cancer	45	486	43	420	+ 66
Encephalitis	46	448	65	19	+ 429
Epilepsy	47	418	40	524	- 106
Pertussis	48	416	67	6	+ 410
Fires	49	382	47	263	+ 118
Asthma	50	332	32	1,150	- 818
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	317	48	224	+ 92
Syphilis	52	291	62	27	+ 265
Appendicitis	53	272	57	54	+ 219
Skin Disease	54	250	36	704	- 455
Poisonings	55	201	52	115	+ 86
Meningitis	56	188	58	51	+ 137
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	172	51	150	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	58	87	26	1,807	- 1,720
Chagas disease	59	78	80	0	+ 78
Tetanus	60	76	69	5	+ 71
Malaria	61	56	71	1	+ 55
Multiple Sclerosis	62	55	66	11	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	63	18	63	26	- 8
Hepatitis B	64	15	39	526	- 511
Hepatitis C	65	6	49	168	- 161
Dengue	66	6	77	0	+ 6
War	67	5	68	5	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	4	84	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	3	74	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	2	73	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	70	5	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	46	329	- 329
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	77	- 77
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Peru

South Korea

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.