PERU VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,009	2	13,769	+ 25,240
Diabetes Mellitus	2	18,479	8	4,437	+ 14,042
Lung Disease	3	14,024	15	2,519	+ 11,505
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	10,290	6	5,811	+ 4,479
Kidney Disease	5	10,171	4	7,234	+ 2,937
Stroke	6	10,092	3	7,722	+ 2,370
Asthma	7	9,596	50	208	+ 9,388
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	7,588	1	15,326	- 7,738
Road Traffic Accidents	9	6,228	9	4,414	+ 1,814
Suicide	10	4,416	30	903	+ 3,513
Oral Cancer	11	4,291	38	519	+ 3,772
Lung Cancers	12	2,632	10	3,169	- 537
Oesophagus Cancer	13	2,290	42	394	+ 1,896
Other Injuries	14	2,268	13	2,876	- 608
Breast Cancer	15	2,051	20	1,969	+ 81
Stomach Cancer	16	1,959	7	5,072	- 3,113
Liver Disease	17	1,932	5	6,375	- 4,443
Leukemia	18	1,713	22	1,850	- 137
Liver Cancer	19	1,617	16	2,476	- 859
Hypertension	20	1,565	28	1,061	+ 504
Lymphomas	21	1,523	18	2,254	- 730
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,467	19	1,997	- 530
Falls	23	1,430	25	1,285	+ 145
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,352	14	2,642	- 1,290
Tuberculosis	25	1,141	17	2,377	- 1,236
Cervical Cancer	26	1,130	21	1,924	- 793
Drownings	27	1,083	36	584	+ 499
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	897	27	1,108	- 211
Low Birth Weight	29	795	24	1,475	- 680
Prostate Cancer	30	752	11	3,167	- 2,416
Violence	31	740	12	3,013	- 2,273
Endocrine Disorders	32	686	40	474	+ 212
Anemia	33	660	82	0	+ 660
Bladder Cancer	34	640	41	463	+ 178
Inflammatory/Heart	35	630	39	494	+ 137
Skin Disease	36	434	54	156	+ 278
Ovary Cancer	37	417	33	713	- 296
War	38	415	67	3	+ 411
Epilepsy	39	400	47	262	+ 138
Drug Use	40	381	34	635	- 254
Fires	41	354	49	239	+ 115
Uterin Cancer	42	323	45	304	+ 19
Pancreas Cancer	43	317	23	1,607	- 1,290
Birth Trauma	44	286	37	537	- 251
Parkinson's Disease	45	249	26	1,270	- 1,021
Meningitis	46	217	56	118	+ 99
Dengue	47	194	66	4	+ 191
Maternal Conditions	48	143	43	345	- 202
Poisonings	49	138	55	126	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	50	127	58	54	+ 73
Alcohol	51	122	44	321	- 199
Skin Cancers	52	86	32	786	- 699
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	73	51	198	- 125
Malnutrition	54	64	29	1,006	- 941
HIV/AIDS	55	58	31	849	- 790
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	56	35	609	- 552
Tetanus	57	41	60	48	- 7
Syphilis	58	22	52	182	- 160
Pertussis	59	22	48	260	- 239
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	16	57	107	- 91
Encephalitis	61	15	46	281	- 265
Hepatitis B	62	9	64	10	- 1
Leprosy	63	8	72	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	64	8	53	170	- 163
Schizophrenia	65	7	83	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	66	7	63	11	- 4
Osteoarthritis	67	5	85	0	+ 5
Oral conditions	68	5	86	0	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	69	3	62	35	- 31
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	3	84	0	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	69	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	75	0	65	4	- 4
Otitis Media	76	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	61	35	- 35
Schistosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	59	49	- 49
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.