SRI LANKA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	10,335	8	5,117	+ 5,218
Coronary Heart Disease	2	9,285	1	26,304	- 17,019
Stroke	3	5,207	6	6,805	- 1,598
Kidney Disease	4	4,878	5	6,858	- 1,980
Liver Disease	5	4,299	17	1,303	+ 2,996
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,919	4	6,939	- 3,020
Stomach Cancer	7	3,420	16	1,321	+ 2,099
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,992	2	12,460	- 9,469
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,977	9	4,200	- 1,223
Lung Cancers	10	2,137	12	1,775	+ 362
Prostate Cancer	11	2,136	30	507	+ 1,629
Violence	12	2,032	31	499	+ 1,532
Other Injuries	13	1,939	14	1,529	+ 410
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	1,782	24	911	+ 870
Lung Disease	15	1,698	3	9,456	- 7,758
Liver Cancer	16	1,670	19	1,090	+ 579
Tuberculosis	17	1,603	25	769	+ 834
Lymphomas	18	1,520	21	1,027	+ 492
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,346	22	989	+ 357
Breast Cancer	20	1,328	15	1,383	- 55
Cervical Cancer	21	1,297	26	762	+ 535
Leukemia	22	1,248	18	1,155	+ 93
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,083	43	214	+ 870
Low Birth Weight	24	995	29	536	+ 459
Falls	25	866	23	964	- 98
Parkinson's Disease	26	856	45	168	+ 688
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	747	28	605	+ 143
Hypertension	28	715	20	1,055	- 340
Malnutrition	29	678	54	43	+ 635
Suicide	30	609	10	2,977	- 2,369
HIV/AIDS	31	572	55	39	+ 533
Skin Cancers	32	530	52	58	+ 472
Ovary Cancer	33	481	37	281	+ 200
Drug Use	34	428	40	257	+ 171
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	410	56	38	+ 372
Drownings	36	394	27	731	- 337
Birth Trauma	37	362	44	193	+ 169
Oral Cancer	38	350	11	2,893	- 2,543
Inflammatory/Heart	39	333	35	425	- 92
Endocrine Disorders	40	320	32	462	- 143
Bladder Cancer	41	312	34	432	- 120
Oesophagus Cancer	42	266	13	1,544	- 1,279
Maternal Conditions	43	233	48	96	+ 137
Alcohol	44	217	51	82	+ 134
Uterin Cancer	45	205	42	218	- 13
Encephalitis	46	189	61	10	+ 179
Epilepsy	47	177	39	269	- 93
Pertussis	48	176	59	15	+ 161
Fires	49	161	41	239	- 78
Asthma	50	140	7	6,471	- 6,331
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	134	53	49	+ 84
Syphilis	52	123	58	15	+ 108
Appendicitis	53	115	64	5	+ 110
Skin Disease	54	105	36	293	- 187
Poisonings	55	85	49	93	- 9
Meningitis	56	79	46	146	- 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	72	60	11	+ 61
Other Neoplasms	58	37	50	86	- 49
Chagas disease	59	33	83	0	+ 33
Tetanus	60	32	57	27	+ 5
Malaria	61	24	80	0	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	62	23	69	2	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	63	8	66	5	+ 3
Hepatitis B	64	7	62	6	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	3	75	0	+ 3
Dengue	66	2	47	131	- 129
War	67	2	38	280	- 277
Chlamydia	68	2	84	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	72	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	63	6	- 6
Measles	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	33	445	- 445
Schizophrenia	83	0	65	5	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	85	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Peru

Sri Lanka

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.