USA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	160,769	11	60,317	+ 100,451
Coronary Heart Disease	2	144,432	1	504,904	- 360,472
Stroke	3	80,997	4	158,520	- 77,523
Kidney Disease	4	75,883	6	85,861	- 9,978
Liver Disease	5	66,876	16	43,402	+ 23,473
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	60,959	2	287,198	- 226,240
Stomach Cancer	7	53,201	33	13,077	+ 40,124
Diabetes Mellitus	8	46,539	10	61,418	- 14,879
Road Traffic Accidents	9	46,303	17	41,694	+ 4,608
Lung Cancers	10	33,238	5	155,533	- 122,294
Prostate Cancer	11	33,224	20	35,612	- 2,388
Violence	12	31,604	27	18,976	+ 12,628
Other Injuries	13	30,165	25	25,997	+ 4,167
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	27,715	9	61,827	- 34,113
Lung Disease	15	26,418	3	195,387	- 168,969
Liver Cancer	16	25,974	23	27,064	- 1,091
Tuberculosis	17	24,935	62	546	+ 24,389
Lymphomas	18	23,640	19	40,281	- 16,641
Congenital Anomalies	19	20,943	34	11,762	+ 9,182
Breast Cancer	20	20,659	13	48,671	- 28,012
Cervical Cancer	21	20,179	38	6,984	+ 13,195
Leukemia	22	19,406	24	26,966	- 7,559
Pancreas Cancer	23	16,854	15	44,293	- 27,439
Low Birth Weight	24	15,474	39	6,924	+ 8,550
Falls	25	13,478	18	40,418	- 26,940
Parkinson's Disease	26	13,319	21	34,491	- 21,172
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	11,624	37	9,955	+ 1,669
Hypertension	28	11,129	8	65,960	- 54,831
Malnutrition	29	10,551	40	6,762	+ 3,789
Suicide	30	9,471	12	53,099	- 43,628
HIV/AIDS	31	8,901	42	5,660	+ 3,241
Skin Cancers	32	8,242	32	14,311	- 6,069
Ovary Cancer	33	7,482	31	14,591	- 7,110
Drug Use	34	6,666	7	74,435	- 67,769
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	6,385	48	3,461	+ 2,924
Drownings	36	6,125	45	4,070	+ 2,055
Birth Trauma	37	5,633	54	1,233	+ 4,400
Oral Cancer	38	5,446	35	11,555	- 6,109
Inflammatory/Heart	39	5,177	22	32,529	- 27,352
Endocrine Disorders	40	4,975	14	46,985	- 42,010
Bladder Cancer	41	4,854	26	19,622	- 14,768
Oesophagus Cancer	42	4,131	28	17,829	- 13,698
Maternal Conditions	43	3,619	56	779	+ 2,840
Alcohol	44	3,371	30	14,659	- 11,289
Uterin Cancer	45	3,189	36	10,063	- 6,874
Encephalitis	46	2,943	68	25	+ 2,917
Epilepsy	47	2,748	50	3,162	- 415
Pertussis	48	2,732	69	16	+ 2,716
Fires	49	2,506	49	3,183	- 677
Asthma	50	2,183	46	3,818	- 1,635
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	2,078	47	3,646	- 1,567
Syphilis	52	1,913	66	49	+ 1,864
Appendicitis	53	1,788	63	424	+ 1,364
Skin Disease	54	1,639	43	5,409	- 3,770
Poisonings	55	1,319	53	1,674	- 355
Meningitis	56	1,235	60	606	+ 629
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	1,126	52	2,461	- 1,334
Other Neoplasms	58	569	29	17,743	- 17,174
Chagas disease	59	510	70	4	+ 505
Tetanus	60	499	71	2	+ 497
Malaria	61	367	77	0	+ 367
Multiple Sclerosis	62	362	44	5,059	- 4,697
Upper Respiratory	63	117	65	229	- 112
Hepatitis B	64	101	59	608	- 507
Hepatitis C	65	42	41	5,684	- 5,642
Dengue	66	38	76	0	+ 38
War	67	36	55	1,198	- 1,162
Chlamydia	68	29	84	0	+ 29
Ascariasis	69	19	82	0	+ 19
Diphtheria	70	12	75	0	+ 12
Otitis Media	71	1	67	34	- 33
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.