PERU VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	41,130	2	13,769	+ 27,361
Stroke	2	39,410	3	7,722	+ 31,689
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	22,967	6	5,811	+ 17,156
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	21,882	1	15,326	+ 6,556
Lung Cancers	5	14,072	10	3,169	+ 10,904
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	14,019	14	2,642	+ 11,377
Lung Disease	7	13,689	15	2,519	+ 11,170
Diabetes Mellitus	8	11,502	8	4,437	+ 7,065
Kidney Disease	9	8,953	4	7,234	+ 1,719
Stomach Cancer	10	8,087	7	5,072	+ 3,015
Prostate Cancer	11	6,783	11	3,167	+ 3,616
Breast Cancer	12	6,378	20	1,969	+ 4,408
Other Injuries	13	6,187	13	2,876	+ 3,311
Hypertension	14	6,004	28	1,061	+ 4,943
Pancreas Cancer	15	5,331	23	1,607	+ 3,724
Lymphomas	16	5,134	18	2,254	+ 2,880
Endocrine Disorders	17	4,940	40	474	+ 4,466
Liver Cancer	18	4,058	16	2,476	+ 1,581
Suicide	19	3,743	30	903	+ 2,840
Bladder Cancer	20	3,739	41	463	+ 3,276
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,639	26	1,270	+ 2,369
Liver Disease	22	3,595	5	6,375	- 2,780
Falls	23	3,298	25	1,285	+ 2,013
Leukemia	24	3,243	22	1,850	+ 1,393
Oral Cancer	25	2,913	38	519	+ 2,394
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,902	39	494	+ 2,409
Road Traffic Accidents	27	2,677	9	4,414	- 1,737
Other Neoplasms	28	2,083	58	54	+ 2,028
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,989	42	394	+ 1,595
Skin Cancers	30	1,672	32	786	+ 886
Epilepsy	31	1,326	47	262	+ 1,064
Uterin Cancer	32	1,296	45	304	+ 992
Ovary Cancer	33	1,269	33	713	+ 556
Cervical Cancer	34	1,050	21	1,924	- 874
HIV/AIDS	35	1,021	31	849	+ 172
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	737	27	1,108	- 372
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	730	35	609	+ 121
Tuberculosis	38	680	17	2,377	- 1,697
Skin Disease	39	646	54	156	+ 490
Congenital Anomalies	40	627	19	1,997	- 1,369
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	539	51	198	+ 341
Anemia	42	481	82	0	+ 481
Asthma	43	468	50	208	+ 260
Drug Use	44	410	34	635	- 225
Alcohol	45	355	44	321	+ 33
Fires	46	346	49	239	+ 107
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	316	57	107	+ 209
Violence	48	308	12	3,013	- 2,705
Hepatitis C	49	277	65	4	+ 273
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	263	84	0	+ 263
Drownings	51	253	36	584	- 331
Low Birth Weight	52	252	24	1,475	- 1,223
Malnutrition	53	251	29	1,006	- 755
Multiple Sclerosis	54	180	62	35	+ 145
Schizophrenia	55	157	83	0	+ 157
Meningitis	56	136	56	118	+ 19
Poisonings	57	94	55	126	- 32
Osteoarthritis	58	92	85	0	+ 92
Hepatitis B	59	83	64	10	+ 73
Birth Trauma	60	76	37	537	- 461
Appendicitis	61	66	53	170	- 104
Upper Respiratory	62	47	63	11	+ 36
Maternal Conditions	63	23	43	345	- 322
Syphilis	64	10	52	182	- 173
Oral conditions	65	9	86	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	66	8	71	0	+ 8
Encephalitis	67	4	46	281	- 276
Leishmaniasis	68	4	76	0	+ 4
War	69	3	67	3	- 0
Leprosy	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Measles	71	1	73	0	+ 1
Pertussis	72	0	48	260	- 260
Tetanus	73	0	60	48	- 48
Diphtheria	74	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	68	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	61	35	- 35
Chagas disease	79	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	84	0	66	4	- 4
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Portugal

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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.