PERU VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	44,900	2	13,769	+ 31,131
Stroke	2	33,340	3	7,722	+ 25,619
Diabetes Mellitus	3	20,928	8	4,437	+ 16,492
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,481	1	15,326	- 2,845
Prostate Cancer	5	11,336	11	3,167	+ 8,169
Hypertension	6	11,219	28	1,061	+ 10,158
Violence	7	10,519	12	3,013	+ 7,506
Lung Disease	8	8,135	15	2,519	+ 5,616
Kidney Disease	9	7,065	4	7,234	- 169
Breast Cancer	10	6,689	20	1,969	+ 4,720
HIV/AIDS	11	6,158	31	849	+ 5,310
Endocrine Disorders	12	4,484	40	474	+ 4,009
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,862	14	2,642	+ 1,220
Skin Disease	14	3,774	54	156	+ 3,618
Other Injuries	15	3,758	13	2,876	+ 882
Inflammatory/Heart	16	3,283	39	494	+ 2,790
Congenital Anomalies	17	3,028	19	1,997	+ 1,032
Stomach Cancer	18	3,018	7	5,072	- 2,053
Uterin Cancer	19	2,808	45	304	+ 2,504
Pancreas Cancer	20	2,756	23	1,607	+ 1,150
Cervical Cancer	21	2,752	21	1,924	+ 829
Road Traffic Accidents	22	2,653	9	4,414	- 1,761
Liver Cancer	23	2,593	16	2,476	+ 117
Lung Cancers	24	2,588	10	3,169	- 581
Drownings	25	2,481	36	584	+ 1,897
Lymphomas	26	2,415	18	2,254	+ 161
Oral Cancer	27	2,029	38	519	+ 1,510
Falls	28	2,011	25	1,285	+ 726
Leukemia	29	1,945	22	1,850	+ 95
Liver Disease	30	1,934	5	6,375	- 4,441
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,866	35	609	+ 1,258
Anemia	32	1,815	82	0	+ 1,815
Ovary Cancer	33	1,484	33	713	+ 771
Low Birth Weight	34	1,360	24	1,475	- 115
Asthma	35	1,200	50	208	+ 992
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,189	42	394	+ 796
Malnutrition	37	1,048	29	1,006	+ 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,000	51	198	+ 801
Fires	39	933	49	239	+ 695
Other Neoplasms	40	656	58	54	+ 602
Epilepsy	41	651	47	262	+ 389
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	646	6	5,811	- 5,165
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	640	27	1,108	- 468
Parkinson's Disease	44	608	26	1,270	- 661
Bladder Cancer	45	608	41	463	+ 145
Tuberculosis	46	588	17	2,377	- 1,790
Alcohol	47	525	44	321	+ 204
Birth Trauma	48	426	37	537	- 111
Skin Cancers	49	411	32	786	- 375
Drug Use	50	397	34	635	- 238
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	384	84	0	+ 384
Suicide	52	349	30	903	- 554
Maternal Conditions	53	321	43	345	- 24
Otitis Media	54	237	71	0	+ 237
Appendicitis	55	144	53	170	- 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	124	57	107	+ 17
Osteoarthritis	57	114	85	0	+ 114
War	58	20	67	3	+ 16
Syphilis	59	3	52	182	- 179
Poisonings	60	2	55	126	- 124
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	83	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	62	35	- 35
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	68	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	67	0	63	11	- 11
Leprosy	68	0	72	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	64	10	- 10
Hepatitis C	70	0	65	4	- 4
Meningitis	71	0	56	118	- 118
Encephalitis	72	0	46	281	- 281
Ascariasis	73	0	69	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	70	1	- 1
Pertussis	79	0	48	260	- 260
Tetanus	80	0	60	48	- 48
Measles	81	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	61	35	- 35
Chagas disease	84	0	59	49	- 49
Leishmaniasis	85	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	78	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.