SPAIN VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	22,228	7	13,717	+ 8,511
Coronary Heart Disease	2	19,969	1	51,684	- 31,715
Stroke	3	11,199	3	29,004	- 17,805
Kidney Disease	4	10,492	8	9,725	+ 767
Liver Disease	5	9,246	23	4,231	+ 5,015
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,428	2	42,339	- 33,910
Stomach Cancer	7	7,356	14	5,796	+ 1,559
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,435	10	7,773	- 1,339
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,402	31	1,829	+ 4,573
Lung Cancers	10	4,596	4	22,131	- 17,535
Prostate Cancer	11	4,594	13	6,420	- 1,826
Violence	12	4,370	51	262	+ 4,108
Other Injuries	13	4,171	15	5,536	- 1,365
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	3,832	6	16,957	- 13,126
Lung Disease	15	3,653	5	18,926	- 15,274
Liver Cancer	16	3,591	18	5,098	- 1,507
Tuberculosis	17	3,448	50	270	+ 3,177
Lymphomas	18	3,269	16	5,335	- 2,066
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,896	38	863	+ 2,033
Breast Cancer	20	2,856	11	7,067	- 4,211
Cervical Cancer	21	2,790	39	855	+ 1,935
Leukemia	22	2,683	24	3,772	- 1,089
Pancreas Cancer	23	2,330	12	6,752	- 4,422
Low Birth Weight	24	2,139	52	253	+ 1,887
Falls	25	1,864	26	3,246	- 1,383
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,841	20	4,943	- 3,101
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,607	36	1,064	+ 544
Hypertension	28	1,539	9	9,115	- 7,576
Malnutrition	29	1,459	47	302	+ 1,156
Suicide	30	1,309	25	3,609	- 2,300
HIV/AIDS	31	1,231	43	538	+ 692
Skin Cancers	32	1,140	32	1,803	- 663
Ovary Cancer	33	1,034	28	2,026	- 991
Drug Use	34	922	41	776	+ 145
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	883	44	475	+ 408
Drownings	36	847	45	446	+ 401
Birth Trauma	37	779	60	113	+ 666
Oral Cancer	38	753	27	2,583	- 1,830
Inflammatory/Heart	39	716	19	4,984	- 4,268
Endocrine Disorders	40	688	21	4,863	- 4,175
Bladder Cancer	41	671	17	5,222	- 4,551
Oesophagus Cancer	42	571	29	2,011	- 1,440
Maternal Conditions	43	500	64	14	+ 487
Alcohol	44	466	46	333	+ 133
Uterin Cancer	45	441	34	1,612	- 1,171
Encephalitis	46	407	70	4	+ 403
Epilepsy	47	380	40	824	- 444
Pertussis	48	378	73	2	+ 376
Fires	49	346	55	185	+ 162
Asthma	50	302	35	1,133	- 831
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	287	33	1,612	- 1,325
Syphilis	52	265	67	9	+ 256
Appendicitis	53	247	61	79	+ 168
Skin Disease	54	227	30	1,840	- 1,614
Poisonings	55	182	57	170	+ 12
Meningitis	56	171	59	129	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	156	48	294	- 138
Other Neoplasms	58	79	22	4,748	- 4,669
Chagas disease	59	70	71	3	+ 67
Tetanus	60	69	72	2	+ 67
Malaria	61	51	83	0	+ 51
Multiple Sclerosis	62	50	49	287	- 237
Upper Respiratory	63	16	62	47	- 30
Hepatitis B	64	14	58	162	- 148
Hepatitis C	65	6	42	652	- 646
Dengue	66	5	77	0	+ 5
War	67	5	68	6	- 1
Chlamydia	68	4	82	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	3	78	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	2	76	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	65	11	- 11
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	69	4	- 4
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	37	914	- 914
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	181	- 181
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	85	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.