VIET NAM VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	49,721	7	27,836	+ 21,885
Coronary Heart Disease	2	44,668	2	91,939	- 47,270
Stroke	3	25,050	1	159,032	- 133,983
Kidney Disease	4	23,468	8	25,251	- 1,783
Liver Disease	5	20,683	10	23,900	- 3,217
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	18,853	6	29,307	- 10,454
Stomach Cancer	7	16,453	14	15,134	+ 1,319
Diabetes Mellitus	8	14,393	4	33,860	- 19,467
Road Traffic Accidents	9	14,320	5	29,475	- 15,155
Lung Cancers	10	10,280	11	21,294	- 11,015
Prostate Cancer	11	10,275	35	1,911	+ 8,364
Violence	12	9,774	36	1,785	+ 7,989
Other Injuries	13	9,329	23	5,539	+ 3,790
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	8,571	16	8,258	+ 313
Lung Disease	15	8,170	3	35,875	- 27,704
Liver Cancer	16	8,033	9	24,995	- 16,962
Tuberculosis	17	7,712	15	9,446	- 1,734
Lymphomas	18	7,311	30	2,964	+ 4,347
Congenital Anomalies	19	6,477	21	7,064	- 587
Breast Cancer	20	6,389	22	6,187	+ 202
Cervical Cancer	21	6,241	31	2,391	+ 3,850
Leukemia	22	6,002	28	4,899	+ 1,103
Pancreas Cancer	23	5,212	44	929	+ 4,283
Low Birth Weight	24	4,786	19	7,132	- 2,346
Falls	25	4,168	13	15,427	- 11,258
Parkinson's Disease	26	4,119	25	5,338	- 1,219
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	3,595	29	4,390	- 795
Hypertension	28	3,442	12	19,880	- 16,438
Malnutrition	29	3,263	63	120	+ 3,143
Suicide	30	2,929	18	7,249	- 4,320
HIV/AIDS	31	2,753	27	4,993	- 2,240
Skin Cancers	32	2,549	54	467	+ 2,082
Ovary Cancer	33	2,314	47	864	+ 1,450
Drug Use	34	2,061	41	1,366	+ 696
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,975	43	957	+ 1,018
Drownings	36	1,894	26	5,097	- 3,203
Birth Trauma	37	1,742	32	2,340	- 598
Oral Cancer	38	1,684	20	7,088	- 5,404
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,601	24	5,357	- 3,755
Endocrine Disorders	40	1,539	34	2,082	- 544
Bladder Cancer	41	1,501	45	896	+ 605
Oesophagus Cancer	42	1,278	33	2,265	- 987
Maternal Conditions	43	1,119	49	773	+ 346
Alcohol	44	1,043	46	867	+ 176
Uterin Cancer	45	986	42	1,159	- 172
Encephalitis	46	910	39	1,558	- 648
Epilepsy	47	850	53	583	+ 267
Pertussis	48	845	50	705	+ 140
Fires	49	775	52	595	+ 180
Asthma	50	675	17	8,150	- 7,475
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	643	38	1,708	- 1,065
Syphilis	52	592	56	328	+ 264
Appendicitis	53	553	60	201	+ 352
Skin Disease	54	507	40	1,515	- 1,008
Poisonings	55	408	48	832	- 424
Meningitis	56	382	51	624	- 243
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	348	59	224	+ 125
Other Neoplasms	58	176	57	325	- 149
Chagas disease	59	158	76	0	+ 158
Tetanus	60	154	58	286	- 132
Malaria	61	114	67	14	+ 100
Multiple Sclerosis	62	112	61	135	- 24
Upper Respiratory	63	36	66	34	+ 2
Hepatitis B	64	31	55	379	- 348
Hepatitis C	65	13	64	78	- 66
Dengue	66	12	62	127	- 115
War	67	11	65	34	- 23
Chlamydia	68	9	70	1	+ 8
Ascariasis	69	6	68	9	- 3
Diphtheria	70	4	69	3	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Peru

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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.