PERU VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,637	2	13,769	+ 21,867
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	29,193	6	5,811	+ 23,381
Stroke	3	19,998	3	7,722	+ 12,277
Lung Cancers	4	15,259	10	3,169	+ 12,090
Lung Disease	5	13,050	15	2,519	+ 10,531
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,692	14	2,642	+ 9,050
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	9,458	1	15,326	- 5,869
Kidney Disease	8	6,705	4	7,234	- 529
Hypertension	9	6,285	28	1,061	+ 5,224
Diabetes Mellitus	10	5,360	8	4,437	+ 923
Breast Cancer	11	4,873	20	1,969	+ 2,904
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,656	23	1,607	+ 3,049
Prostate Cancer	13	4,426	11	3,167	+ 1,259
Stomach Cancer	14	3,997	7	5,072	- 1,075
Other Injuries	15	3,817	13	2,876	+ 941
Lymphomas	16	3,678	18	2,254	+ 1,425
Bladder Cancer	17	3,601	41	463	+ 3,138
Liver Cancer	18	3,515	16	2,476	+ 1,039
Inflammatory/Heart	19	3,436	39	494	+ 2,943
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,408	26	1,270	+ 2,138
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,353	40	474	+ 2,879
Other Neoplasms	22	3,274	58	54	+ 3,219
Liver Disease	23	2,917	5	6,375	- 3,458
Leukemia	24	2,601	22	1,850	+ 751
Suicide	25	2,489	30	903	+ 1,586
Falls	26	2,238	25	1,285	+ 954
Oral Cancer	27	1,781	38	519	+ 1,262
Ovary Cancer	28	1,397	33	713	+ 684
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,387	42	394	+ 993
Skin Disease	30	1,269	54	156	+ 1,113
Road Traffic Accidents	31	1,261	9	4,414	- 3,153
Skin Cancers	32	1,243	32	786	+ 457
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,112	51	198	+ 913
Uterin Cancer	34	1,111	45	304	+ 807
Asthma	35	781	50	208	+ 573
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	733	27	1,108	- 375
Anemia	37	631	82	0	+ 631
Congenital Anomalies	38	595	19	1,997	- 1,402
Cervical Cancer	39	590	21	1,924	- 1,334
Epilepsy	40	568	47	262	+ 306
Drug Use	41	535	34	635	- 100
Hepatitis C	42	450	65	4	+ 446
HIV/AIDS	43	371	31	849	- 477
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	328	35	609	- 281
Drownings	45	307	36	584	- 277
Alcohol	46	230	44	321	- 91
Malnutrition	47	209	29	1,006	- 797
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	203	57	107	+ 95
Multiple Sclerosis	49	198	62	35	+ 163
Tuberculosis	50	186	17	2,377	- 2,191
Violence	51	180	12	3,013	- 2,832
Low Birth Weight	52	174	24	1,475	- 1,301
Osteoarthritis	53	146	85	0	+ 146
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	141	84	0	+ 141
Fires	55	127	49	239	- 112
Schizophrenia	56	124	83	0	+ 124
Poisonings	57	117	55	126	- 8
Hepatitis B	58	112	64	10	+ 102
Meningitis	59	89	56	118	- 29
Birth Trauma	60	78	37	537	- 459
Appendicitis	61	55	53	170	- 116
Upper Respiratory	62	32	63	11	+ 21
Oral conditions	63	30	86	0	+ 30
Maternal Conditions	64	9	43	345	- 336
Leishmaniasis	65	7	76	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	66	6	71	0	+ 6
Syphilis	67	6	52	182	- 176
War	68	4	67	3	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	3	79	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	70	3	46	281	- 278
Chagas disease	71	2	59	49	- 46
Tetanus	72	1	60	48	- 46
Pertussis	73	1	48	260	- 259
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	77	0	66	4	- 4
Ascariasis	78	0	69	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	68	3	- 3
Malaria	83	0	61	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	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.