PERU VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	38,526	2	13,769	+ 24,756
Stroke	2	11,049	3	7,722	+ 3,327
War	3	10,601	67	3	+ 10,597
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,041	1	15,326	- 11,285
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,483	9	4,414	- 931
Kidney Disease	6	3,181	4	7,234	- 4,053
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	2,945	27	1,108	+ 1,837
Congenital Anomalies	8	2,838	19	1,997	+ 841
Lung Cancers	9	2,797	10	3,169	- 371
Breast Cancer	10	2,667	20	1,969	+ 698
Liver Disease	11	2,349	5	6,375	- 4,026
Low Birth Weight	12	2,257	24	1,475	+ 781
Lung Disease	13	2,187	15	2,519	- 331
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	2,118	6	5,811	- 3,693
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,095	8	4,437	- 2,341
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,671	14	2,642	- 971
Asthma	17	1,437	50	208	+ 1,229
Lymphomas	18	1,130	18	2,254	- 1,124
Leukemia	19	1,087	22	1,850	- 763
Bladder Cancer	20	1,035	41	463	+ 572
Birth Trauma	21	1,017	37	537	+ 480
Stomach Cancer	22	990	7	5,072	- 4,082
Hypertension	23	966	28	1,061	- 95
Other Injuries	24	712	13	2,876	- 2,164
Violence	25	607	12	3,013	- 2,406
Endocrine Disorders	26	571	40	474	+ 97
Pancreas Cancer	27	561	23	1,607	- 1,045
Prostate Cancer	28	552	11	3,167	- 2,615
Falls	29	523	25	1,285	- 762
Parkinson's Disease	30	501	26	1,270	- 768
Liver Cancer	31	501	16	2,476	- 1,976
Inflammatory/Heart	32	461	39	494	- 33
Suicide	33	454	30	903	- 449
Ovary Cancer	34	448	33	713	- 265
Meningitis	35	403	56	118	+ 285
Oral Cancer	36	395	38	519	- 124
Pertussis	37	395	48	260	+ 134
Skin Cancers	38	378	32	786	- 408
Drug Use	39	341	34	635	- 295
Drownings	40	294	36	584	- 290
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	270	51	198	+ 72
Cervical Cancer	42	257	21	1,924	- 1,667
Fires	43	244	49	239	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	44	199	45	304	- 105
Maternal Conditions	45	143	43	345	- 202
Poisonings	46	134	55	126	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	47	133	42	394	- 261
Epilepsy	48	126	47	262	- 136
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	108	35	609	- 501
Encephalitis	50	105	46	281	- 175
Malnutrition	51	99	29	1,006	- 907
Tetanus	52	79	60	48	+ 31
Alcohol	53	69	44	321	- 252
Appendicitis	54	50	53	170	- 121
Syphilis	55	42	52	182	- 141
Tuberculosis	56	32	17	2,377	- 2,345
Other Neoplasms	57	29	58	54	- 25
HIV/AIDS	58	20	31	849	- 829
Multiple Sclerosis	59	19	62	35	- 15
Schistosomiasis	60	16	77	0	+ 16
Skin Disease	61	11	54	156	- 146
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	9	57	107	- 98
Hepatitis B	63	7	64	10	- 3
Diphtheria	64	7	70	1	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	65	7	76	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	66	4	63	11	- 7
Ascariasis	67	1	69	2	- 0
Hepatitis C	68	1	65	4	- 3
Chlamydia	69	1	68	3	- 2
Measles	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	66	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	59	49	- 49
Malaria	79	0	61	35	- 35
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.