PERU VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,292	2	13,769	+ 19,523
Stroke	2	17,054	3	7,722	+ 9,333
Lung Cancers	3	13,591	10	3,169	+ 10,423
Lung Disease	4	9,723	15	2,519	+ 7,204
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,937	8	4,437	+ 2,500
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,708	6	5,811	+ 896
Kidney Disease	7	6,596	4	7,234	- 638
Hypertension	8	5,721	28	1,061	+ 4,660
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,978	1	15,326	- 10,349
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	4,110	14	2,642	+ 1,468
Stomach Cancer	11	4,004	7	5,072	- 1,067
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,667	23	1,607	+ 1,060
Liver Disease	13	2,457	5	6,375	- 3,918
Breast Cancer	14	2,187	20	1,969	+ 217
Prostate Cancer	15	2,173	11	3,167	- 994
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,160	9	4,414	- 2,254
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,925	19	1,997	- 72
Leukemia	18	1,887	22	1,850	+ 37
Lymphomas	19	1,879	18	2,254	- 375
Liver Cancer	20	1,760	16	2,476	- 716
Bladder Cancer	21	1,738	41	463	+ 1,275
Falls	22	1,695	25	1,285	+ 410
Violence	23	1,554	12	3,013	- 1,459
Low Birth Weight	24	1,348	24	1,475	- 127
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,333	26	1,270	+ 63
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,012	40	474	+ 538
Asthma	27	943	50	208	+ 735
Ovary Cancer	28	886	33	713	+ 173
Suicide	29	776	30	903	- 126
Other Injuries	30	650	13	2,876	- 2,225
Inflammatory/Heart	31	633	39	494	+ 139
Skin Cancers	32	600	32	786	- 186
Oesophagus Cancer	33	512	42	394	+ 118
Cervical Cancer	34	508	21	1,924	- 1,416
Oral Cancer	35	506	38	519	- 13
Epilepsy	36	445	47	262	+ 183
Uterin Cancer	37	422	45	304	+ 118
Drug Use	38	377	34	635	- 259
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	306	35	609	- 303
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	287	27	1,108	- 821
Birth Trauma	41	279	37	537	- 258
Other Neoplasms	42	250	58	54	+ 196
Malnutrition	43	228	29	1,006	- 778
Drownings	44	213	36	584	- 371
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	175	51	198	- 23
Poisonings	46	143	55	126	+ 17
Fires	47	133	49	239	- 106
Skin Disease	48	126	54	156	- 31
War	49	123	67	3	+ 120
Tuberculosis	50	118	17	2,377	- 2,260
Meningitis	51	106	56	118	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	92	57	107	- 16
HIV/AIDS	53	79	31	849	- 770
Encephalitis	54	71	46	281	- 209
Alcohol	55	71	44	321	- 251
Multiple Sclerosis	56	65	62	35	+ 31
Maternal Conditions	57	42	43	345	- 303
Pertussis	58	40	48	260	- 221
Appendicitis	59	36	53	170	- 134
Hepatitis B	60	28	64	10	+ 18
Syphilis	61	20	52	182	- 163
Schistosomiasis	62	13	77	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	63	7	65	4	+ 3
Tetanus	64	5	60	48	- 43
Measles	65	2	73	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	2	63	11	- 9
Otitis Media	67	1	71	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	68	1	76	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	68	3	- 2
Ascariasis	70	0	69	2	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	61	35	- 35
Chagas disease	76	0	59	49	- 49
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	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.