SWITZERLAND VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,166	8	1,949	+ 2,216
Coronary Heart Disease	2	3,742	1	10,713	- 6,971
Stroke	3	2,099	3	3,918	- 1,819
Kidney Disease	4	1,966	13	1,261	+ 705
Liver Disease	5	1,733	21	677	+ 1,056
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,579	2	7,192	- 5,613
Stomach Cancer	7	1,378	24	614	+ 765
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,206	17	1,022	+ 184
Road Traffic Accidents	9	1,200	34	193	+ 1,007
Lung Cancers	10	861	4	3,520	- 2,658
Prostate Cancer	11	861	10	1,579	- 718
Violence	12	819	51	42	+ 777
Other Injuries	13	782	30	410	+ 372
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	718	7	1,995	- 1,276
Lung Disease	15	685	5	2,902	- 2,218
Liver Cancer	16	673	19	805	- 132
Tuberculosis	17	646	56	21	+ 625
Lymphomas	18	613	15	1,131	- 519
Congenital Anomalies	19	543	31	305	+ 237
Breast Cancer	20	535	11	1,577	- 1,042
Cervical Cancer	21	523	42	105	+ 418
Leukemia	22	503	22	671	- 168
Pancreas Cancer	23	437	12	1,486	- 1,049
Low Birth Weight	24	401	43	105	+ 296
Falls	25	349	9	1,919	- 1,570
Parkinson's Disease	26	345	18	857	- 512
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	301	35	186	+ 115
Hypertension	28	288	6	2,471	- 2,183
Malnutrition	29	273	47	84	+ 189
Suicide	30	245	14	1,249	- 1,004
HIV/AIDS	31	231	54	29	+ 202
Skin Cancers	32	214	27	493	- 280
Ovary Cancer	33	194	29	457	- 263
Drug Use	34	173	36	176	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	165	41	122	+ 43
Drownings	36	159	50	49	+ 109
Birth Trauma	37	146	52	32	+ 114
Oral Cancer	38	141	26	500	- 359
Inflammatory/Heart	39	134	16	1,027	- 893
Endocrine Disorders	40	129	25	593	- 464
Bladder Cancer	41	126	23	669	- 544
Oesophagus Cancer	42	107	28	491	- 384
Maternal Conditions	43	94	64	4	+ 90
Alcohol	44	87	32	229	- 142
Uterin Cancer	45	83	33	224	- 141
Encephalitis	46	76	68	1	+ 76
Epilepsy	47	71	39	159	- 87
Pertussis	48	71	73	0	+ 71
Fires	49	65	55	21	+ 44
Asthma	50	57	46	95	- 38
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	54	48	78	- 24
Syphilis	52	50	65	2	+ 48
Appendicitis	53	46	59	15	+ 32
Skin Disease	54	42	40	129	- 87
Poisonings	55	34	60	13	+ 21
Meningitis	56	32	57	20	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	29	49	68	- 39
Other Neoplasms	58	15	20	681	- 667
Chagas disease	59	13	76	0	+ 13
Tetanus	60	13	70	0	+ 13
Malaria	61	10	77	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	62	9	38	160	- 150
Upper Respiratory	63	3	61	11	- 8
Hepatitis B	64	3	63	5	- 2
Hepatitis C	65	1	58	15	- 14
Dengue	66	1	81	0	+ 1
War	67	1	67	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	1	79	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	66	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	44	102	- 102
Schizophrenia	83	0	45	96	- 96
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	85	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	86	0	62	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Peru

Switzerland

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.