PERU VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,553	2	13,769	+ 3,784
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,681	1	15,326	+ 1,355
Stroke	3	16,022	3	7,722	+ 8,300
Lung Cancers	4	12,702	10	3,169	+ 9,534
Suicide	5	9,161	30	903	+ 8,258
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,602	6	5,811	+ 1,791
Liver Cancer	7	7,254	16	2,476	+ 4,778
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	6,372	14	2,642	+ 3,730
Kidney Disease	9	6,326	4	7,234	- 908
Stomach Cancer	10	5,399	7	5,072	+ 327
Lung Disease	11	5,337	15	2,519	+ 2,819
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,378	23	1,607	+ 2,771
Diabetes Mellitus	13	4,264	8	4,437	- 173
Liver Disease	14	3,974	5	6,375	- 2,402
Road Traffic Accidents	15	2,753	9	4,414	- 1,661
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,473	26	1,270	+ 1,203
Hypertension	17	2,323	28	1,061	+ 1,262
Other Injuries	18	2,275	13	2,876	- 601
Lymphomas	19	2,176	18	2,254	- 77
Falls	20	1,837	25	1,285	+ 552
Breast Cancer	21	1,803	20	1,969	- 167
Prostate Cancer	22	1,449	11	3,167	- 1,718
Leukemia	23	1,340	22	1,850	- 510
Tuberculosis	24	1,221	17	2,377	- 1,156
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,183	40	474	+ 709
Other Neoplasms	26	1,131	58	54	+ 1,077
Bladder Cancer	27	1,107	41	463	+ 644
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,085	42	394	+ 691
Oral Cancer	29	912	38	519	+ 393
Ovary Cancer	30	832	33	713	+ 119
Inflammatory/Heart	31	829	39	494	+ 336
Asthma	32	720	50	208	+ 512
Alcohol	33	676	44	321	+ 355
Cervical Cancer	34	667	21	1,924	- 1,257
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	581	27	1,108	- 527
Skin Disease	36	441	54	156	+ 285
Skin Cancers	37	366	32	786	- 420
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	338	35	609	- 271
Hepatitis B	39	329	64	10	+ 320
Epilepsy	40	328	47	262	+ 66
Congenital Anomalies	41	324	19	1,997	- 1,672
Drownings	42	313	36	584	- 270
Uterin Cancer	43	263	45	304	- 41
Violence	44	242	12	3,013	- 2,771
Low Birth Weight	45	232	24	1,475	- 1,243
Anemia	46	206	82	0	+ 206
Fires	47	165	49	239	- 74
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	140	51	198	- 58
Hepatitis C	49	105	65	4	+ 101
Drug Use	50	96	34	635	- 539
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	94	57	107	- 14
Poisonings	52	72	55	126	- 54
Malnutrition	53	55	29	1,006	- 950
Birth Trauma	54	55	37	537	- 482
HIV/AIDS	55	53	31	849	- 796
Schizophrenia	56	48	83	0	+ 48
Appendicitis	57	34	53	170	- 137
Meningitis	58	32	56	118	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	31	84	0	+ 31
Osteoarthritis	60	26	85	0	+ 26
Maternal Conditions	61	21	43	345	- 324
Syphilis	62	17	52	182	- 166
Upper Respiratory	63	16	63	11	+ 5
Oral conditions	64	13	86	0	+ 13
Encephalitis	65	12	46	281	- 269
Multiple Sclerosis	66	7	62	35	- 28
Pertussis	67	4	48	260	- 257
War	68	3	67	3	- 0
Tetanus	69	3	60	48	- 45
Otitis Media	70	3	71	0	+ 3
Malaria	71	1	61	35	- 34
Schistosomiasis	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	0	70	1	- 1
Ascariasis	74	0	69	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	66	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	59	49	- 49
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	3	- 3
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.