PERU VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,143	2	13,769	+ 20,374
Diabetes Mellitus	2	29,508	8	4,437	+ 25,072
Stroke	3	19,027	3	7,722	+ 11,306
Violence	4	12,710	12	3,013	+ 9,697
Kidney Disease	5	10,165	4	7,234	+ 2,931
Prostate Cancer	6	7,632	11	3,167	+ 4,465
Breast Cancer	7	5,976	20	1,969	+ 4,007
Lung Cancers	8	5,027	10	3,169	+ 1,859
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	4,970	6	5,811	- 841
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	4,753	1	15,326	- 10,574
Hypertension	11	4,657	28	1,061	+ 3,596
HIV/AIDS	12	4,535	31	849	+ 3,686
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,527	14	2,642	+ 1,885
Liver Disease	14	3,145	5	6,375	- 3,230
Road Traffic Accidents	15	3,012	9	4,414	- 1,402
Lung Disease	16	2,990	15	2,519	+ 472
Suicide	17	2,800	30	903	+ 1,897
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,762	40	474	+ 2,288
Pancreas Cancer	19	2,634	23	1,607	+ 1,027
Lymphomas	20	2,579	18	2,254	+ 325
Cervical Cancer	21	2,242	21	1,924	+ 319
Congenital Anomalies	22	2,159	19	1,997	+ 162
Low Birth Weight	23	1,918	24	1,475	+ 443
Ovary Cancer	24	1,855	33	713	+ 1,141
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,668	39	494	+ 1,175
Stomach Cancer	26	1,598	7	5,072	- 3,474
Uterin Cancer	27	1,567	45	304	+ 1,263
Liver Cancer	28	1,525	16	2,476	- 951
Leukemia	29	1,443	22	1,850	- 407
Other Injuries	30	1,410	13	2,876	- 1,465
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,202	35	609	+ 594
Parkinson's Disease	32	1,187	26	1,270	- 82
Falls	33	995	25	1,285	- 290
Bladder Cancer	34	938	41	463	+ 475
Asthma	35	933	50	208	+ 725
Skin Disease	36	898	54	156	+ 742
Epilepsy	37	742	47	262	+ 480
Oral Cancer	38	715	38	519	+ 196
Drownings	39	714	36	584	+ 130
Birth Trauma	40	584	37	537	+ 47
Oesophagus Cancer	41	563	42	394	+ 170
Alcohol	42	535	44	321	+ 214
Tuberculosis	43	498	17	2,377	- 1,879
Drug Use	44	434	34	635	- 202
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	416	27	1,108	- 692
War	46	390	67	3	+ 387
Malnutrition	47	383	29	1,006	- 623
Fires	48	378	49	239	+ 139
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	258	51	198	+ 60
Maternal Conditions	50	240	43	345	- 105
Other Neoplasms	51	234	58	54	+ 180
Meningitis	52	220	56	118	+ 102
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	188	57	107	+ 81
Encephalitis	54	141	46	281	- 139
Dengue	55	121	66	4	+ 118
Appendicitis	56	102	53	170	- 69
Skin Cancers	57	99	32	786	- 687
Multiple Sclerosis	58	52	62	35	+ 18
Poisonings	59	34	55	126	- 92
Hepatitis B	60	11	64	10	+ 1
Syphilis	61	3	52	182	- 179
Hepatitis C	62	3	65	4	- 1
Chlamydia	63	2	68	3	- 0
Upper Respiratory	64	2	63	11	- 10
Tetanus	65	1	60	48	- 46
Ascariasis	66	1	69	2	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	48	260	- 260
Diphtheria	68	0	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	61	35	- 35
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Trinidad/Tob.

Peru

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.