TRINIDAD/TOB. VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		TRINIDAD/TOB.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	662	10	205	+ 457
Coronary Heart Disease	2	595	1	1,476	- 881
Stroke	3	334	3	822	- 489
Kidney Disease	4	313	5	439	- 127
Liver Disease	5	276	14	136	+ 140
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	251	9	215	+ 36
Stomach Cancer	7	219	26	69	+ 150
Diabetes Mellitus	8	192	2	1,275	- 1,084
Road Traffic Accidents	9	191	15	130	+ 61
Lung Cancers	10	137	8	217	- 80
Prostate Cancer	11	137	6	330	- 193
Violence	12	130	4	549	- 419
Other Injuries	13	124	30	61	+ 63
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	114	13	196	- 81
Lung Disease	15	109	16	129	- 20
Liver Cancer	16	107	28	66	+ 41
Tuberculosis	17	103	43	22	+ 81
Lymphomas	18	97	20	111	- 14
Congenital Anomalies	19	86	22	93	- 7
Breast Cancer	20	85	7	258	- 173
Cervical Cancer	21	83	21	97	- 14
Leukemia	22	80	29	62	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	23	69	19	114	- 44
Low Birth Weight	24	64	23	83	- 19
Falls	25	56	33	43	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	26	55	32	51	+ 4
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	48	45	18	+ 30
Hypertension	28	46	11	201	- 155
Malnutrition	29	43	47	17	+ 27
Suicide	30	39	17	121	- 82
HIV/AIDS	31	37	12	196	- 159
Skin Cancers	32	34	57	4	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	33	31	24	80	- 49
Drug Use	34	27	44	19	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	26	31	52	- 26
Drownings	36	25	39	31	- 6
Birth Trauma	37	23	40	25	- 2
Oral Cancer	38	22	38	31	- 8
Inflammatory/Heart	39	21	25	72	- 51
Endocrine Disorders	40	20	18	119	- 99
Bladder Cancer	41	20	34	41	- 21
Oesophagus Cancer	42	17	41	24	- 7
Maternal Conditions	43	15	50	10	+ 5
Alcohol	44	14	42	23	- 9
Uterin Cancer	45	13	27	68	- 55
Encephalitis	46	12	54	6	+ 6
Epilepsy	47	11	37	32	- 21
Pertussis	48	11	67	0	+ 11
Fires	49	10	48	16	- 6
Asthma	50	9	35	40	- 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	9	49	11	- 3
Syphilis	52	8	61	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	53	7	56	4	+ 3
Skin Disease	54	7	36	39	- 32
Poisonings	55	5	59	1	+ 4
Meningitis	56	5	52	9	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	5	53	8	- 4
Other Neoplasms	58	2	51	10	- 8
Chagas disease	59	2	74	0	+ 2
Tetanus	60	2	65	0	+ 2
Malaria	61	2	72	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	58	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	0	64	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	64	0	60	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	62	0	+ 0
Dengue	66	0	55	5	- 5
War	67	0	46	17	- 17
Chlamydia	68	0	63	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TRINIDAD/TOB.

Peru

Trinidad/Tob.

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.