PERU VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	99,030	2	13,769	+ 85,261
Stroke	2	27,507	3	7,722	+ 19,786
Lung Cancers	3	21,691	10	3,169	+ 18,523
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	16,826	1	15,326	+ 1,500
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	12,293	14	2,642	+ 9,651
Lung Disease	6	11,507	15	2,519	+ 8,989
Other Neoplasms	7	7,788	58	54	+ 7,734
Diabetes Mellitus	8	7,528	8	4,437	+ 3,091
Breast Cancer	9	6,703	20	1,969	+ 4,734
Liver Disease	10	6,657	5	6,375	+ 282
Prostate Cancer	11	5,460	11	3,167	+ 2,292
Stomach Cancer	12	4,973	7	5,072	- 99
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,568	23	1,607	+ 2,962
Alcohol	14	4,407	44	321	+ 4,086
Hypertension	15	4,154	28	1,061	+ 3,093
Falls	16	3,964	25	1,285	+ 2,679
Bladder Cancer	17	3,955	41	463	+ 3,492
Suicide	18	3,603	30	903	+ 2,700
Lymphomas	19	3,484	18	2,254	+ 1,231
Kidney Disease	20	3,420	4	7,234	- 3,814
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	3,114	6	5,811	- 2,697
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,991	9	4,414	- 1,423
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,940	39	494	+ 2,447
Leukemia	24	2,907	22	1,850	+ 1,057
Oral Cancer	25	2,841	38	519	+ 2,322
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,601	35	609	+ 1,992
Ovary Cancer	27	2,464	33	713	+ 1,751
Other Injuries	28	2,126	13	2,876	- 750
Liver Cancer	29	1,927	16	2,476	- 549
Uterin Cancer	30	1,820	45	304	+ 1,516
Skin Cancers	31	1,813	32	786	+ 1,027
Cervical Cancer	32	1,604	21	1,924	- 319
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,517	42	394	+ 1,123
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,262	26	1,270	- 7
Epilepsy	35	964	47	262	+ 702
Congenital Anomalies	36	771	19	1,997	- 1,226
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	706	27	1,108	- 402
Endocrine Disorders	38	699	40	474	+ 225
Drownings	39	535	36	584	- 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	515	51	198	+ 316
Tuberculosis	41	502	17	2,377	- 1,875
Low Birth Weight	42	487	24	1,475	- 988
Asthma	43	454	50	208	+ 246
Multiple Sclerosis	44	423	62	35	+ 388
Fires	45	399	49	239	+ 160
Skin Disease	46	395	54	156	+ 239
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	310	57	107	+ 203
Drug Use	48	270	34	635	- 365
Violence	49	247	12	3,013	- 2,766
Malnutrition	50	244	29	1,006	- 761
Poisonings	51	172	55	126	+ 47
Hepatitis C	52	158	65	4	+ 154
Meningitis	53	144	56	118	+ 26
HIV/AIDS	54	97	31	849	- 752
Appendicitis	55	58	53	170	- 113
Hepatitis B	56	44	64	10	+ 34
Birth Trauma	57	44	37	537	- 493
Schizophrenia	58	25	83	0	+ 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	24	84	0	+ 24
Upper Respiratory	60	16	63	11	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	61	15	85	0	+ 15
Anemia	62	10	82	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	63	8	43	345	- 337
Encephalitis	64	5	46	281	- 275
Oral conditions	65	3	86	0	+ 3
War	66	3	67	3	- 0
Tetanus	67	1	60	48	- 46
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Syphilis	69	0	52	182	- 182
Diphtheria	70	0	70	1	- 1
Pertussis	71	0	48	260	- 260
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	68	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	49	- 49
Malaria	78	0	61	35	- 35
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	66	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to 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.