VENEZUELA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	14,692	7	7,188	+ 7,504
Coronary Heart Disease	2	13,199	1	26,905	- 13,707
Stroke	3	7,402	3	12,133	- 4,731
Kidney Disease	4	6,935	8	5,932	+ 1,003
Liver Disease	5	6,111	16	2,340	+ 3,771
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	5,571	35	572	+ 4,999
Stomach Cancer	7	4,862	17	2,175	+ 2,687
Diabetes Mellitus	8	4,253	4	11,176	- 6,923
Road Traffic Accidents	9	4,231	5	11,127	- 6,896
Lung Cancers	10	3,037	11	3,900	- 862
Prostate Cancer	11	3,036	13	2,848	+ 188
Violence	12	2,888	2	18,132	- 15,244
Other Injuries	13	2,757	21	1,693	+ 1,063
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	2,533	19	2,037	+ 495
Lung Disease	15	2,414	10	5,150	- 2,735
Liver Cancer	16	2,374	26	1,029	+ 1,344
Tuberculosis	17	2,279	31	748	+ 1,531
Lymphomas	18	2,160	23	1,248	+ 913
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,914	14	2,846	- 932
Breast Cancer	20	1,888	15	2,563	- 675
Cervical Cancer	21	1,844	20	1,986	- 142
Leukemia	22	1,773	27	1,007	+ 766
Pancreas Cancer	23	1,540	25	1,082	+ 458
Low Birth Weight	24	1,414	12	3,088	- 1,674
Falls	25	1,232	28	865	+ 366
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,217	48	252	+ 965
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,062	22	1,359	- 297
Hypertension	28	1,017	9	5,195	- 4,178
Malnutrition	29	964	32	629	+ 335
Suicide	30	865	34	585	+ 280
HIV/AIDS	31	813	6	7,490	- 6,677
Skin Cancers	32	753	37	553	+ 200
Ovary Cancer	33	684	36	563	+ 121
Drug Use	34	609	50	225	+ 384
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	583	40	418	+ 166
Drownings	36	560	43	388	+ 171
Birth Trauma	37	515	24	1,087	- 572
Oral Cancer	38	498	38	544	- 46
Inflammatory/Heart	39	473	33	599	- 126
Endocrine Disorders	40	455	30	760	- 305
Bladder Cancer	41	444	45	365	+ 79
Oesophagus Cancer	42	378	44	370	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	43	331	39	422	- 91
Alcohol	44	308	62	34	+ 274
Uterin Cancer	45	291	47	309	- 18
Encephalitis	46	269	61	37	+ 232
Epilepsy	47	251	41	411	- 159
Pertussis	48	250	64	26	+ 224
Fires	49	229	54	144	+ 85
Asthma	50	199	46	311	- 112
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	190	57	80	+ 110
Syphilis	52	175	67	15	+ 160
Appendicitis	53	163	56	98	+ 66
Skin Disease	54	150	66	18	+ 132
Poisonings	55	121	58	68	+ 53
Meningitis	56	113	49	251	- 138
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	103	52	180	- 77
Other Neoplasms	58	52	18	2,167	- 2,115
Chagas disease	59	47	29	826	- 779
Tetanus	60	46	68	8	+ 38
Malaria	61	34	42	402	- 368
Multiple Sclerosis	62	33	60	51	- 18
Upper Respiratory	63	11	74	1	+ 9
Hepatitis B	64	9	63	30	- 20
Hepatitis C	65	4	65	21	- 17
Dengue	66	3	59	65	- 61
War	67	3	51	185	- 182
Chlamydia	68	3	82	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	70	5	- 3
Diphtheria	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	75	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	71	4	- 4
Measles	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	77	0	76	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	55	126	- 126
Schizophrenia	83	0	69	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	85	0	72	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Peru

Venezuela

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.