PERU VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,427	2	13,769	+ 48,658
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	26,262	6	5,811	+ 20,451
Stroke	3	22,007	3	7,722	+ 14,286
Lung Cancers	4	15,011	10	3,169	+ 11,842
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	14,814	14	2,642	+ 12,172
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,859	1	15,326	- 3,468
Liver Disease	7	8,353	5	6,375	+ 1,977
Falls	8	7,485	25	1,285	+ 6,200
Lung Disease	9	6,571	15	2,519	+ 4,053
Breast Cancer	10	6,275	20	1,969	+ 4,306
Hypertension	11	6,060	28	1,061	+ 4,999
Prostate Cancer	12	5,672	11	3,167	+ 2,504
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,130	23	1,607	+ 3,524
Kidney Disease	14	4,865	4	7,234	- 2,369
Stomach Cancer	15	4,843	7	5,072	- 228
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,392	8	4,437	- 44
Lymphomas	17	4,311	18	2,254	+ 2,057
Oral Cancer	18	4,195	38	519	+ 3,676
Suicide	19	3,866	30	903	+ 2,963
Other Injuries	20	3,244	13	2,876	+ 368
Bladder Cancer	21	2,863	41	463	+ 2,400
Liver Cancer	22	2,750	16	2,476	+ 273
Leukemia	23	2,627	22	1,850	+ 777
Skin Cancers	24	2,093	32	786	+ 1,307
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,984	39	494	+ 1,490
Ovary Cancer	26	1,958	33	713	+ 1,245
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,939	9	4,414	- 2,475
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,837	42	394	+ 1,443
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,816	26	1,270	+ 547
Uterin Cancer	30	1,640	45	304	+ 1,336
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,604	35	609	+ 996
Cervical Cancer	32	1,598	21	1,924	- 326
Alcohol	33	1,284	44	321	+ 963
Skin Disease	34	996	54	156	+ 840
Epilepsy	35	984	47	262	+ 722
Congenital Anomalies	36	977	19	1,997	- 1,020
Endocrine Disorders	37	957	40	474	+ 483
Drownings	38	841	36	584	+ 258
Low Birth Weight	39	569	24	1,475	- 906
Other Neoplasms	40	543	58	54	+ 489
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	408	51	198	+ 210
Violence	42	348	12	3,013	- 2,665
Multiple Sclerosis	43	321	62	35	+ 286
Asthma	44	276	50	208	+ 68
Drug Use	45	262	34	635	- 374
Fires	46	227	49	239	- 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	199	27	1,108	- 910
Poisonings	48	174	55	126	+ 48
Malnutrition	49	168	29	1,006	- 837
Tuberculosis	50	155	17	2,377	- 2,222
Meningitis	51	147	56	118	+ 30
Birth Trauma	52	88	37	537	- 449
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	87	57	107	- 20
Hepatitis C	54	73	65	4	+ 69
Appendicitis	55	53	53	170	- 117
Hepatitis B	56	47	64	10	+ 38
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	43	84	0	+ 43
Upper Respiratory	58	37	63	11	+ 26
Anemia	59	32	82	0	+ 32
Schizophrenia	60	25	83	0	+ 25
Pertussis	61	21	48	260	- 239
Syphilis	62	19	52	182	- 163
Maternal Conditions	63	16	43	345	- 329
Otitis Media	64	14	71	0	+ 14
HIV/AIDS	65	12	31	849	- 836
Oral conditions	66	6	86	0	+ 6
Encephalitis	67	5	46	281	- 276
War	68	3	67	3	- 0
Osteoarthritis	69	2	85	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	0	70	1	- 1
Tetanus	71	0	60	48	- 48
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	68	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	59	49	- 49
Malaria	77	0	61	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	81	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
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.