THAILAND VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,872	3	31,289	+ 1,583
Coronary Heart Disease	2	29,532	1	51,305	- 21,774
Stroke	3	16,561	2	50,273	- 33,712
Kidney Disease	4	15,516	4	26,822	- 11,307
Liver Disease	5	13,674	11	17,596	- 3,922
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	12,464	6	22,851	- 10,387
Stomach Cancer	7	10,878	27	3,451	+ 7,427
Diabetes Mellitus	8	9,516	10	18,776	- 9,260
Road Traffic Accidents	9	9,467	7	22,428	- 12,960
Lung Cancers	10	6,796	8	22,296	- 15,500
Prostate Cancer	11	6,793	30	3,013	+ 3,781
Violence	12	6,462	31	2,965	+ 3,497
Other Injuries	13	6,168	21	4,869	+ 1,299
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	5,667	13	9,908	- 4,242
Lung Disease	15	5,402	9	19,474	- 14,073
Liver Cancer	16	5,311	5	23,883	- 18,572
Tuberculosis	17	5,098	14	9,551	- 4,453
Lymphomas	18	4,834	22	4,539	+ 295
Congenital Anomalies	19	4,282	35	2,107	+ 2,175
Breast Cancer	20	4,224	17	6,053	- 1,829
Cervical Cancer	21	4,126	19	5,110	- 984
Leukemia	22	3,968	26	3,902	+ 66
Pancreas Cancer	23	3,446	33	2,383	+ 1,063
Low Birth Weight	24	3,164	40	1,548	+ 1,616
Falls	25	2,756	18	5,409	- 2,653
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,723	23	4,292	- 1,569
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	2,377	15	6,863	- 4,486
Hypertension	28	2,276	34	2,179	+ 96
Malnutrition	29	2,157	42	962	+ 1,195
Suicide	30	1,936	16	6,147	- 4,210
HIV/AIDS	31	1,820	12	13,922	- 12,102
Skin Cancers	32	1,685	41	1,133	+ 553
Ovary Cancer	33	1,530	36	2,003	- 474
Drug Use	34	1,363	45	794	+ 569
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,306	39	1,679	- 373
Drownings	36	1,252	25	3,956	- 2,703
Birth Trauma	37	1,152	50	533	+ 618
Oral Cancer	38	1,114	20	4,961	- 3,847
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,059	32	2,879	- 1,820
Endocrine Disorders	40	1,017	37	1,888	- 871
Bladder Cancer	41	993	38	1,798	- 806
Oesophagus Cancer	42	845	29	3,156	- 2,311
Maternal Conditions	43	740	52	227	+ 513
Alcohol	44	689	49	548	+ 141
Uterin Cancer	45	652	44	864	- 212
Encephalitis	46	602	46	722	- 120
Epilepsy	47	562	47	689	- 127
Pertussis	48	559	62	77	+ 481
Fires	49	512	48	617	- 105
Asthma	50	446	24	4,182	- 3,735
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	425	51	436	- 11
Syphilis	52	391	64	36	+ 355
Appendicitis	53	366	59	114	+ 252
Skin Disease	54	335	28	3,375	- 3,040
Poisonings	55	270	57	132	+ 138
Meningitis	56	252	43	931	- 678
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	230	53	194	+ 36
Other Neoplasms	58	116	54	192	- 75
Chagas disease	59	104	73	0	+ 104
Tetanus	60	102	58	116	- 14
Malaria	61	75	66	13	+ 62
Multiple Sclerosis	62	74	61	86	- 12
Upper Respiratory	63	24	65	18	+ 6
Hepatitis B	64	21	56	153	- 133
Hepatitis C	65	8	67	7	+ 1
Dengue	66	8	55	172	- 164
War	67	7	60	87	- 80
Chlamydia	68	6	70	3	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	4	69	4	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	2	71	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	7	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	63	56	- 56
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	72	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Peru

Thailand

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.