PERU VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,417	2	13,769	+ 25,648
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	26,462	6	5,811	+ 20,651
Stroke	3	14,414	3	7,722	+ 6,692
Lung Cancers	4	12,949	10	3,169	+ 9,780
Lung Disease	5	10,678	15	2,519	+ 8,159
Hypertension	6	9,093	28	1,061	+ 8,032
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	7,339	14	2,642	+ 4,697
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	7,172	1	15,326	- 8,155
Falls	9	7,062	25	1,285	+ 5,777
Prostate Cancer	10	5,811	11	3,167	+ 2,643
Breast Cancer	11	5,802	20	1,969	+ 3,832
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,467	23	1,607	+ 3,860
Kidney Disease	13	4,640	4	7,234	- 2,594
Suicide	14	4,596	30	903	+ 3,693
Lymphomas	15	4,162	18	2,254	+ 1,908
Inflammatory/Heart	16	3,778	39	494	+ 3,284
Diabetes Mellitus	17	3,760	8	4,437	- 677
Parkinson's Disease	18	3,154	26	1,270	+ 1,884
Liver Cancer	19	2,962	16	2,476	+ 485
Other Neoplasms	20	2,507	58	54	+ 2,452
Liver Disease	21	2,492	5	6,375	- 3,883
Leukemia	22	2,470	22	1,850	+ 620
Bladder Cancer	23	2,463	41	463	+ 2,000
Stomach Cancer	24	2,258	7	5,072	- 2,814
Endocrine Disorders	25	2,181	40	474	+ 1,707
Oral Cancer	26	1,841	38	519	+ 1,322
Skin Cancers	27	1,814	32	786	+ 1,029
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,806	42	394	+ 1,412
Ovary Cancer	29	1,682	33	713	+ 969
Other Injuries	30	1,507	13	2,876	- 1,369
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,123	19	1,997	- 874
Alcohol	32	842	44	321	+ 521
Uterin Cancer	33	823	45	304	+ 519
Road Traffic Accidents	34	710	9	4,414	- 3,704
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	684	27	1,108	- 424
Drug Use	36	648	34	635	+ 12
Osteoarthritis	37	624	85	0	+ 624
Multiple Sclerosis	38	588	62	35	+ 554
Epilepsy	39	583	47	262	+ 321
Skin Disease	40	476	54	156	+ 319
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	450	35	609	- 159
Cervical Cancer	42	387	21	1,924	- 1,537
Low Birth Weight	43	386	24	1,475	- 1,089
Anemia	44	374	82	0	+ 374
Schizophrenia	45	354	83	0	+ 354
Asthma	46	348	50	208	+ 140
Malnutrition	47	310	29	1,006	- 696
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	286	51	198	+ 88
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	249	57	107	+ 142
Drownings	50	181	36	584	- 403
Violence	51	156	12	3,013	- 2,857
Birth Trauma	52	118	37	537	- 419
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	117	84	0	+ 117
HIV/AIDS	54	107	31	849	- 742
Fires	55	79	49	239	- 160
Tuberculosis	56	78	17	2,377	- 2,299
Meningitis	57	73	56	118	- 44
Hepatitis C	58	55	65	4	+ 51
Appendicitis	59	54	53	170	- 117
Poisonings	60	48	55	126	- 78
Upper Respiratory	61	40	63	11	+ 29
Oral conditions	62	30	86	0	+ 30
Hepatitis B	63	17	64	10	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	64	16	43	345	- 329
Syphilis	65	6	52	182	- 177
Iodine Deficiency	66	4	79	0	+ 4
War	67	3	67	3	- 0
Encephalitis	68	2	46	281	- 278
Otitis Media	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Tetanus	70	1	60	48	- 46
Leishmaniasis	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	1	77	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	0	48	260	- 260
Diphtheria	74	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	59	49	- 49
Malaria	77	0	61	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	66	4	- 4
Ascariasis	82	0	69	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Switzerland

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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.