PERU VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,588	2	13,769	+ 26,819
Stroke	2	27,123	3	7,722	+ 19,401
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	18,069	6	5,811	+ 12,258
Lung Disease	4	16,237	15	2,519	+ 13,719
Lung Cancers	5	13,921	10	3,169	+ 10,752
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,042	1	15,326	- 2,284
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,848	14	2,642	+ 9,206
Kidney Disease	8	9,897	4	7,234	+ 2,663
Breast Cancer	9	8,070	20	1,969	+ 6,101
Other Injuries	10	7,366	13	2,876	+ 4,490
Diabetes Mellitus	11	7,113	8	4,437	+ 2,676
Suicide	12	6,999	30	903	+ 6,096
Prostate Cancer	13	6,730	11	3,167	+ 3,562
Pancreas Cancer	14	6,239	23	1,607	+ 4,632
Hypertension	15	6,170	28	1,061	+ 5,109
Road Traffic Accidents	16	4,869	9	4,414	+ 455
Endocrine Disorders	17	4,636	40	474	+ 4,162
Stomach Cancer	18	4,570	7	5,072	- 501
Other Neoplasms	19	4,413	58	54	+ 4,359
Lymphomas	20	4,352	18	2,254	+ 2,099
Parkinson's Disease	21	3,049	26	1,270	+ 1,779
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,990	39	494	+ 2,497
Violence	23	2,808	12	3,013	- 205
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,724	42	394	+ 2,331
Leukemia	25	2,668	22	1,850	+ 818
Bladder Cancer	26	2,628	41	463	+ 2,165
Liver Disease	27	1,959	5	6,375	- 4,416
HIV/AIDS	28	1,858	31	849	+ 1,009
Cervical Cancer	29	1,637	21	1,924	- 287
Congenital Anomalies	30	1,619	19	1,997	- 378
Oral Cancer	31	1,591	38	519	+ 1,072
Ovary Cancer	32	1,526	33	713	+ 813
Skin Cancers	33	1,419	32	786	+ 633
Liver Cancer	34	1,402	16	2,476	- 1,074
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,278	27	1,108	+ 170
Skin Disease	36	1,237	54	156	+ 1,080
Asthma	37	1,208	50	208	+ 1,000
Uterin Cancer	38	1,097	45	304	+ 793
Alcohol	39	995	44	321	+ 673
Epilepsy	40	817	47	262	+ 555
Tuberculosis	41	766	17	2,377	- 1,611
Low Birth Weight	42	699	24	1,475	- 776
Malnutrition	43	694	29	1,006	- 311
Anemia	44	672	82	0	+ 672
Drownings	45	616	36	584	+ 32
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	541	35	609	- 68
Falls	47	523	25	1,285	- 761
Fires	48	519	49	239	+ 280
Drug Use	49	386	34	635	- 249
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	372	51	198	+ 174
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	328	57	107	+ 221
Osteoarthritis	52	309	85	0	+ 309
Birth Trauma	53	211	37	537	- 326
Schizophrenia	54	171	83	0	+ 171
Poisonings	55	158	55	126	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	56	125	62	35	+ 90
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	118	84	0	+ 118
Meningitis	58	98	56	118	- 20
Appendicitis	59	86	53	170	- 84
Maternal Conditions	60	85	43	345	- 260
Chagas disease	61	47	59	49	- 2
Upper Respiratory	62	47	63	11	+ 36
Hepatitis B	63	40	64	10	+ 30
Encephalitis	64	37	46	281	- 244
Hepatitis C	65	33	65	4	+ 29
Syphilis	66	27	52	182	- 155
Otitis Media	67	15	71	0	+ 15
Oral conditions	68	11	86	0	+ 11
Leprosy	69	4	72	0	+ 4
War	70	3	67	3	+ 0
Tetanus	71	3	60	48	- 44
Pertussis	72	2	48	260	- 258
Diphtheria	73	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	68	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	61	35	- 35
Ascariasis	80	0	69	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	66	4	- 4
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

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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.