PERU VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	46,732	6	5,811	+ 40,920
Coronary Heart Disease	2	34,157	2	13,769	+ 20,388
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	19,305	1	15,326	+ 3,979
Stroke	4	17,918	3	7,722	+ 10,196
Lung Cancers	5	17,007	10	3,169	+ 13,839
Lung Disease	6	15,665	15	2,519	+ 13,146
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	8,784	14	2,642	+ 6,142
Prostate Cancer	8	6,328	11	3,167	+ 3,161
Breast Cancer	9	6,056	20	1,969	+ 4,087
Lymphomas	10	4,453	18	2,254	+ 2,199
Pancreas Cancer	11	4,284	23	1,607	+ 2,677
Oesophagus Cancer	12	4,156	42	394	+ 3,762
Parkinson's Disease	13	4,082	26	1,270	+ 2,813
Liver Disease	14	3,650	5	6,375	- 2,725
Falls	15	3,628	25	1,285	+ 2,343
Bladder Cancer	16	2,921	41	463	+ 2,458
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,782	8	4,437	- 1,655
Kidney Disease	18	2,605	4	7,234	- 4,629
Other Injuries	19	2,602	13	2,876	- 274
Suicide	20	2,536	30	903	+ 1,633
Liver Cancer	21	2,494	16	2,476	+ 18
Leukemia	22	2,481	22	1,850	+ 631
Hypertension	23	2,480	28	1,061	+ 1,419
Stomach Cancer	24	2,381	7	5,072	- 2,691
Ovary Cancer	25	1,914	33	713	+ 1,200
Other Neoplasms	26	1,898	58	54	+ 1,844
Skin Cancers	27	1,775	32	786	+ 989
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,570	40	474	+ 1,096
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,489	39	494	+ 995
Oral Cancer	30	1,480	38	519	+ 961
Drug Use	31	1,345	34	635	+ 709
Uterin Cancer	32	1,117	45	304	+ 813
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,033	9	4,414	- 3,381
Skin Disease	34	1,016	54	156	+ 860
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,013	19	1,997	- 984
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	995	35	609	+ 387
Multiple Sclerosis	37	884	62	35	+ 849
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	761	27	1,108	- 347
Alcohol	39	740	44	321	+ 419
Low Birth Weight	40	625	24	1,475	- 850
Asthma	41	620	50	208	+ 412
Epilepsy	42	568	47	262	+ 306
Cervical Cancer	43	523	21	1,924	- 1,400
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	483	57	107	+ 375
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	417	51	198	+ 219
Violence	46	413	12	3,013	- 2,600
Tuberculosis	47	167	17	2,377	- 2,210
Fires	48	159	49	239	- 80
Drownings	49	143	36	584	- 441
Anemia	50	132	82	0	+ 132
Hepatitis C	51	127	65	4	+ 123
Meningitis	52	111	56	118	- 7
Poisonings	53	105	55	126	- 21
Birth Trauma	54	90	37	537	- 447
HIV/AIDS	55	90	31	849	- 759
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	88	84	0	+ 88
Osteoarthritis	57	80	85	0	+ 80
Malnutrition	58	55	29	1,006	- 951
Appendicitis	59	50	53	170	- 120
Schizophrenia	60	48	83	0	+ 48
Oral conditions	61	26	86	0	+ 26
Syphilis	62	23	52	182	- 159
Upper Respiratory	63	23	63	11	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	64	22	43	345	- 323
Hepatitis B	65	19	64	10	+ 9
Otitis Media	66	7	71	0	+ 7
War	67	5	67	3	+ 1
Encephalitis	68	3	46	281	- 278
Pertussis	69	1	48	260	- 259
Leishmaniasis	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	59	49	- 48
Tetanus	72	0	60	48	- 47
Dengue	73	0	66	4	- 3
Diphtheria	74	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	61	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	68	3	- 3
Ascariasis	80	0	69	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

United Kingdom

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.