PERU VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,068	2	13,769	+ 14,299
Violence	2	18,915	12	3,013	+ 15,902
Stroke	3	12,657	3	7,722	+ 4,936
Diabetes Mellitus	4	11,659	8	4,437	+ 7,223
Road Traffic Accidents	5	11,608	9	4,414	+ 7,194
HIV/AIDS	6	7,814	31	849	+ 6,965
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	7,499	1	15,326	- 7,828
Kidney Disease	8	6,188	4	7,234	- 1,046
Hypertension	9	5,419	28	1,061	+ 4,358
Lung Disease	10	5,372	15	2,519	+ 2,853
Lung Cancers	11	4,068	10	3,169	+ 900
Low Birth Weight	12	3,221	24	1,475	+ 1,746
Prostate Cancer	13	2,972	11	3,167	- 196
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,969	19	1,997	+ 972
Breast Cancer	15	2,674	20	1,969	+ 704
Liver Disease	16	2,441	5	6,375	- 3,934
Stomach Cancer	17	2,269	7	5,072	- 2,803
Other Neoplasms	18	2,261	58	54	+ 2,207
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	2,125	14	2,642	- 517
Cervical Cancer	20	2,072	21	1,924	+ 148
Other Injuries	21	1,766	13	2,876	- 1,109
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	1,418	27	1,108	+ 310
Lymphomas	23	1,302	18	2,254	- 952
Birth Trauma	24	1,134	37	537	+ 597
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,129	23	1,607	- 478
Liver Cancer	26	1,074	16	2,476	- 1,402
Leukemia	27	1,051	22	1,850	- 799
Falls	28	903	25	1,285	- 382
Chagas disease	29	862	59	49	+ 813
Endocrine Disorders	30	793	40	474	+ 318
Tuberculosis	31	780	17	2,377	- 1,597
Malnutrition	32	656	29	1,006	- 350
Inflammatory/Heart	33	625	39	494	+ 131
Suicide	34	610	30	903	- 292
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	597	6	5,811	- 5,215
Ovary Cancer	36	587	33	713	- 126
Skin Cancers	37	577	32	786	- 209
Oral Cancer	38	568	38	519	+ 48
Maternal Conditions	39	440	43	345	+ 95
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	436	35	609	- 173
Epilepsy	41	428	47	262	+ 166
Malaria	42	419	61	35	+ 384
Drownings	43	405	36	584	- 179
Oesophagus Cancer	44	386	42	394	- 8
Bladder Cancer	45	380	41	463	- 82
Asthma	46	325	50	208	+ 116
Uterin Cancer	47	323	45	304	+ 19
Parkinson's Disease	48	263	26	1,270	- 1,007
Meningitis	49	262	56	118	+ 144
Drug Use	50	235	34	635	- 400
War	51	193	67	3	+ 190
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	188	57	107	+ 80
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	157	84	0	+ 157
Fires	54	151	49	239	- 88
Anemia	55	131	82	0	+ 131
Appendicitis	56	102	53	170	- 69
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	84	51	198	- 115
Poisonings	58	70	55	126	- 55
Dengue	59	68	66	4	+ 64
Multiple Sclerosis	60	53	62	35	+ 18
Encephalitis	61	39	46	281	- 242
Alcohol	62	36	44	321	- 286
Hepatitis B	63	31	64	10	+ 21
Pertussis	64	27	48	260	- 234
Hepatitis C	65	22	65	4	+ 18
Skin Disease	66	18	54	156	- 138
Syphilis	67	16	52	182	- 166
Tetanus	68	8	60	48	- 40
Schizophrenia	69	6	83	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	70	5	69	2	+ 3
Leprosy	71	4	72	0	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	72	3	85	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	73	3	76	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	74	1	63	11	- 10
Otitis Media	75	1	71	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	76	1	77	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	68	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Venezuela

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.