UNITED KINGDOM VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	32,185	3	40,540	- 8,355
Coronary Heart Disease	2	28,914	2	71,728	- 42,813
Stroke	3	16,215	4	37,626	- 21,411
Kidney Disease	4	15,191	18	5,471	+ 9,720
Liver Disease	5	13,388	14	7,666	+ 5,723
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	12,204	1	98,135	- 85,931
Stomach Cancer	7	10,650	24	4,999	+ 5,652
Diabetes Mellitus	8	9,317	17	5,842	+ 3,475
Road Traffic Accidents	9	9,270	33	2,169	+ 7,101
Lung Cancers	10	6,654	5	35,715	- 29,061
Prostate Cancer	11	6,651	8	13,289	- 6,638
Violence	12	6,327	46	868	+ 5,459
Other Injuries	13	6,039	19	5,464	+ 575
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	5,548	7	18,446	- 12,898
Lung Disease	15	5,289	6	32,896	- 27,607
Liver Cancer	16	5,200	21	5,237	- 37
Tuberculosis	17	4,992	47	351	+ 4,641
Lymphomas	18	4,733	10	9,350	- 4,618
Congenital Anomalies	19	4,193	35	2,127	+ 2,066
Breast Cancer	20	4,136	9	12,718	- 8,583
Cervical Cancer	21	4,040	43	1,099	+ 2,941
Leukemia	22	3,885	22	5,211	- 1,326
Pancreas Cancer	23	3,374	11	8,995	- 5,621
Low Birth Weight	24	3,098	40	1,313	+ 1,784
Falls	25	2,698	15	7,618	- 4,920
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,666	13	8,573	- 5,906
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	2,327	38	1,599	+ 728
Hypertension	28	2,228	23	5,208	- 2,980
Malnutrition	29	2,112	58	116	+ 1,997
Suicide	30	1,896	20	5,325	- 3,429
HIV/AIDS	31	1,782	55	188	+ 1,594
Skin Cancers	32	1,650	27	3,727	- 2,077
Ovary Cancer	33	1,498	25	4,019	- 2,521
Drug Use	34	1,334	31	2,824	- 1,490
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,278	36	2,090	- 812
Drownings	36	1,226	49	301	+ 925
Birth Trauma	37	1,128	54	190	+ 938
Oral Cancer	38	1,090	30	3,109	- 2,018
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,036	29	3,126	- 2,090
Endocrine Disorders	40	996	28	3,297	- 2,301
Bladder Cancer	41	972	16	6,133	- 5,162
Oesophagus Cancer	42	827	12	8,727	- 7,900
Maternal Conditions	43	724	64	47	+ 678
Alcohol	44	675	39	1,555	- 880
Uterin Cancer	45	638	32	2,346	- 1,708
Encephalitis	46	589	68	6	+ 583
Epilepsy	47	550	42	1,193	- 643
Pertussis	48	547	69	3	+ 544
Fires	49	502	48	334	+ 167
Asthma	50	437	41	1,302	- 865
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	416	45	876	- 460
Syphilis	52	383	62	49	+ 334
Appendicitis	53	358	59	105	+ 253
Skin Disease	54	328	34	2,134	- 1,806
Poisonings	55	264	53	221	+ 44
Meningitis	56	247	52	232	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	226	44	1,014	- 788
Other Neoplasms	58	114	26	3,986	- 3,872
Chagas disease	59	102	71	0	+ 102
Tetanus	60	100	72	0	+ 100
Malaria	61	73	76	0	+ 73
Multiple Sclerosis	62	72	37	1,856	- 1,783
Upper Respiratory	63	23	63	48	- 25
Hepatitis B	64	20	65	40	- 20
Hepatitis C	65	8	51	267	- 259
Dengue	66	8	73	0	+ 7
War	67	7	67	10	- 3
Chlamydia	68	6	79	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	69	4	80	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	70	2	74	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	66	16	- 15
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	50	277	- 277
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	101	- 101
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Peru

United Kingdom

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.