PERU VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,594	2	13,769	+ 32,825
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	33,607	6	5,811	+ 27,796
Stroke	3	18,578	3	7,722	+ 10,856
Lung Disease	4	13,374	15	2,519	+ 10,855
Lung Cancers	5	11,458	10	3,169	+ 8,290
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	9,387	14	2,642	+ 6,745
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,185	1	15,326	- 7,142
Prostate Cancer	8	8,072	11	3,167	+ 4,905
Pancreas Cancer	9	5,691	23	1,607	+ 4,084
Hypertension	10	5,659	28	1,061	+ 4,598
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,647	8	4,437	+ 1,210
Kidney Disease	12	5,015	4	7,234	- 2,219
Breast Cancer	13	4,871	20	1,969	+ 2,902
Suicide	14	4,554	30	903	+ 3,652
Other Injuries	15	4,228	13	2,876	+ 1,353
Lymphomas	16	4,176	18	2,254	+ 1,923
Falls	17	3,414	25	1,285	+ 2,129
Other Neoplasms	18	3,189	58	54	+ 3,135
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,903	26	1,270	+ 1,633
Leukemia	20	2,541	22	1,850	+ 691
Bladder Cancer	21	2,340	41	463	+ 1,877
Liver Cancer	22	2,314	16	2,476	- 162
Liver Disease	23	2,227	5	6,375	- 4,148
Endocrine Disorders	24	2,161	40	474	+ 1,687
Skin Cancers	25	2,002	32	786	+ 1,216
Stomach Cancer	26	1,885	7	5,072	- 3,186
Ovary Cancer	27	1,701	33	713	+ 988
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,684	39	494	+ 1,190
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,657	42	394	+ 1,263
Drug Use	30	1,303	34	635	+ 668
Oral Cancer	31	1,168	38	519	+ 648
Alcohol	32	1,104	44	321	+ 783
Uterin Cancer	33	1,061	45	304	+ 757
Road Traffic Accidents	34	970	9	4,414	- 3,444
Congenital Anomalies	35	947	19	1,997	- 1,049
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	891	27	1,108	- 217
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	853	35	609	+ 244
Cervical Cancer	38	700	21	1,924	- 1,223
Skin Disease	39	677	54	156	+ 521
Anemia	40	538	82	0	+ 538
Multiple Sclerosis	41	524	62	35	+ 490
Asthma	42	487	50	208	+ 279
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	397	57	107	+ 289
Epilepsy	44	371	47	262	+ 109
Malnutrition	45	360	29	1,006	- 646
Drownings	46	352	36	584	- 232
Violence	47	348	12	3,013	- 2,665
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	340	51	198	+ 141
Fires	49	199	49	239	- 40
Schizophrenia	50	195	83	0	+ 195
Low Birth Weight	51	155	24	1,475	- 1,320
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	141	84	0	+ 141
Hepatitis C	53	136	65	4	+ 132
Meningitis	54	108	56	118	- 10
Birth Trauma	55	103	37	537	- 434
Tuberculosis	56	74	17	2,377	- 2,303
Osteoarthritis	57	74	85	0	+ 74
Upper Respiratory	58	60	63	11	+ 49
Appendicitis	59	56	53	170	- 115
Poisonings	60	55	55	126	- 71
HIV/AIDS	61	39	31	849	- 810
Hepatitis B	62	29	64	10	+ 20
Oral conditions	63	26	86	0	+ 26
Maternal Conditions	64	15	43	345	- 330
War	65	5	67	3	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	2	71	0	+ 2
Pertussis	67	1	48	260	- 259
Tetanus	68	1	60	48	- 46
Schistosomiasis	69	1	77	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	70	1	- 0
Encephalitis	71	1	46	281	- 280
Syphilis	72	0	52	182	- 182
Chlamydia	73	0	68	3	- 3
Malaria	74	0	61	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	49	- 49
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	66	4	- 4
Ascariasis	81	0	69	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	72	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.