PERU VS VANUATU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VANUATU		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	46,562	2	13,769	+ 32,793
Stroke	2	29,563	3	7,722	+ 21,841
Diabetes Mellitus	3	13,005	8	4,437	+ 8,568
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,746	1	15,326	- 2,581
Lung Disease	5	11,113	15	2,519	+ 8,594
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	8,190	27	1,108	+ 7,082
Kidney Disease	7	7,221	4	7,234	- 13
Suicide	8	5,543	30	903	+ 4,640
Liver Disease	9	5,273	5	6,375	- 1,103
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,893	19	1,997	+ 2,896
Hypertension	11	4,821	28	1,061	+ 3,760
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,569	9	4,414	+ 155
Asthma	13	4,567	50	208	+ 4,359
Low Birth Weight	14	4,440	24	1,475	+ 2,965
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	3,586	51	198	+ 3,387
Drownings	16	3,566	36	584	+ 2,982
Other Injuries	17	3,062	13	2,876	+ 186
Liver Cancer	18	2,819	16	2,476	+ 342
Birth Trauma	19	2,014	37	537	+ 1,477
Peptic Ulcer Disease	20	1,891	35	609	+ 1,282
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,805	6	5,811	- 4,007
Tuberculosis	22	1,668	17	2,377	- 709
Lung Cancers	23	1,539	10	3,169	- 1,630
Maternal Conditions	24	1,447	43	345	+ 1,102
Falls	25	1,349	25	1,285	+ 64
Breast Cancer	26	1,327	20	1,969	- 642
Cervical Cancer	27	1,316	21	1,924	- 607
Parkinson's Disease	28	1,191	26	1,270	- 79
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,139	39	494	+ 645
Pertussis	30	1,040	48	260	+ 780
Malnutrition	31	1,027	29	1,006	+ 21
Leukemia	32	917	22	1,850	- 933
Endocrine Disorders	33	899	40	474	+ 425
Prostate Cancer	34	891	11	3,167	- 2,276
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	871	14	2,642	- 1,772
Meningitis	36	827	56	118	+ 709
Syphilis	37	785	52	182	+ 603
Violence	38	695	12	3,013	- 2,318
Skin Disease	39	695	54	156	+ 539
Stomach Cancer	40	628	7	5,072	- 4,444
Epilepsy	41	542	47	262	+ 280
Fires	42	429	49	239	+ 190
Alcohol	43	409	44	321	+ 87
Ovary Cancer	44	403	33	713	- 311
Lymphomas	45	329	18	2,254	- 1,925
Tetanus	46	293	60	48	+ 246
Poisonings	47	226	55	126	+ 100
Uterin Cancer	48	201	45	304	- 103
Bladder Cancer	49	192	41	463	- 271
Appendicitis	50	138	53	170	- 32
Hepatitis B	51	127	64	10	+ 118
Encephalitis	52	107	46	281	- 173
Pancreas Cancer	53	91	23	1,607	- 1,516
Oral Cancer	54	85	38	519	- 434
Other Neoplasms	55	75	58	54	+ 21
Drug Use	56	44	34	635	- 591
Multiple Sclerosis	57	28	62	35	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	27	57	107	- 81
Dengue	59	19	66	4	+ 16
Diphtheria	60	19	70	1	+ 18
Hepatitis C	61	16	65	4	+ 12
Measles	62	10	73	0	+ 10
Ascariasis	63	8	69	2	+ 7
War	64	3	67	3	- 0
Upper Respiratory	65	3	63	11	- 8
Chlamydia	66	2	68	3	- 0
Otitis Media	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	68	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	31	849	- 849
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	61	35	- 35
Schistosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	59	49	- 49
Prostatic Hypertrophy	78	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	79	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	82	0	42	394	- 394
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Skin Cancers	86	0	32	786	- 786
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.