SWEDEN VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,979	7	2,659	+ 2,320
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,473	1	15,136	- 10,663
Stroke	3	2,508	3	6,035	- 3,526
Kidney Disease	4	2,350	12	1,629	+ 721
Liver Disease	5	2,071	23	723	+ 1,348
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,888	2	10,917	- 9,029
Stomach Cancer	7	1,648	26	612	+ 1,035
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,441	11	1,834	- 393
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,434	34	315	+ 1,119
Lung Cancers	10	1,029	5	3,722	- 2,693
Prostate Cancer	11	1,029	8	2,622	- 1,593
Violence	12	979	47	113	+ 866
Other Injuries	13	934	15	1,374	- 439
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	858	6	3,049	- 2,191
Lung Disease	15	818	4	4,344	- 3,526
Liver Cancer	16	804	22	752	+ 53
Tuberculosis	17	772	56	24	+ 748
Lymphomas	18	732	16	1,357	- 625
Congenital Anomalies	19	649	35	308	+ 341
Breast Cancer	20	640	13	1,582	- 943
Cervical Cancer	21	625	38	228	+ 397
Leukemia	22	601	20	825	- 225
Pancreas Cancer	23	522	9	1,849	- 1,327
Low Birth Weight	24	479	51	50	+ 429
Falls	25	417	17	1,109	- 692
Parkinson's Disease	26	412	19	943	- 531
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	360	36	289	+ 71
Hypertension	28	345	10	1,838	- 1,494
Malnutrition	29	327	45	117	+ 210
Suicide	30	293	14	1,479	- 1,186
HIV/AIDS	31	276	61	13	+ 263
Skin Cancers	32	255	25	650	- 395
Ovary Cancer	33	232	27	553	- 321
Drug Use	34	206	30	423	- 217
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	198	37	277	- 79
Drownings	36	190	46	114	+ 75
Birth Trauma	37	174	55	34	+ 141
Oral Cancer	38	169	31	379	- 211
Inflammatory/Heart	39	160	28	547	- 387
Endocrine Disorders	40	154	24	702	- 548
Bladder Cancer	41	150	21	760	- 610
Oesophagus Cancer	42	128	29	538	- 410
Maternal Conditions	43	112	64	5	+ 107
Alcohol	44	104	32	359	- 254
Uterin Cancer	45	99	33	345	- 246
Encephalitis	46	91	71	0	+ 91
Epilepsy	47	85	44	121	- 35
Pertussis	48	85	67	0	+ 84
Fires	49	78	49	65	+ 13
Asthma	50	68	42	158	- 91
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	64	48	110	- 46
Syphilis	52	59	72	0	+ 59
Appendicitis	53	55	59	18	+ 37
Skin Disease	54	51	39	220	- 169
Poisonings	55	41	60	18	+ 23
Meningitis	56	38	54	35	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	35	43	129	- 94
Other Neoplasms	58	18	18	1,036	- 1,018
Chagas disease	59	16	77	0	+ 16
Tetanus	60	15	68	0	+ 15
Malaria	61	11	74	0	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	62	11	41	170	- 159
Upper Respiratory	63	4	58	20	- 16
Hepatitis B	64	3	62	9	- 6
Hepatitis C	65	1	53	44	- 43
Dengue	66	1	80	0	+ 1
War	67	1	65	2	- 1
Chlamydia	68	1	73	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	81	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	40	175	- 175
Schizophrenia	83	0	50	63	- 63
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Peru

Sweden

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.