PERU VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	49,022	3	7,722	+ 41,300
Coronary Heart Disease	2	28,340	2	13,769	+ 14,571
Lung Disease	3	11,058	15	2,519	+ 8,540
Diabetes Mellitus	4	10,437	8	4,437	+ 6,001
Road Traffic Accidents	5	9,086	9	4,414	+ 4,672
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	9,034	6	5,811	+ 3,223
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	8,581	1	15,326	- 6,746
Kidney Disease	8	7,784	4	7,234	+ 550
Liver Cancer	9	7,705	16	2,476	+ 5,228
Liver Disease	10	7,367	5	6,375	+ 992
Lung Cancers	11	6,564	10	3,169	+ 3,395
Hypertension	12	6,128	28	1,061	+ 5,067
Falls	13	4,755	25	1,285	+ 3,470
Stomach Cancer	14	4,665	7	5,072	- 407
Tuberculosis	15	2,912	17	2,377	+ 535
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	2,546	14	2,642	- 97
Asthma	17	2,512	50	208	+ 2,304
Suicide	18	2,235	30	903	+ 1,332
Low Birth Weight	19	2,198	24	1,475	+ 723
Oral Cancer	20	2,185	38	519	+ 1,666
Congenital Anomalies	21	2,177	19	1,997	+ 181
Breast Cancer	22	1,907	20	1,969	- 62
Other Injuries	23	1,707	13	2,876	- 1,168
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,651	39	494	+ 1,158
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,646	26	1,270	+ 376
Drownings	26	1,571	36	584	+ 987
HIV/AIDS	27	1,539	31	849	+ 690
Leukemia	28	1,510	22	1,850	- 340
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	1,353	27	1,108	+ 245
Lymphomas	30	914	18	2,254	- 1,340
Cervical Cancer	31	737	21	1,924	- 1,187
Birth Trauma	32	721	37	537	+ 184
Oesophagus Cancer	33	698	42	394	+ 304
Endocrine Disorders	34	642	40	474	+ 168
Prostate Cancer	35	589	11	3,167	- 2,578
Violence	36	550	12	3,013	- 2,463
Measles	37	549	73	0	+ 549
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	527	51	198	+ 328
Encephalitis	39	480	46	281	+ 200
Skin Disease	40	467	54	156	+ 311
Drug Use	41	421	34	635	- 214
Uterin Cancer	42	357	45	304	+ 53
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	295	35	609	- 314
Pancreas Cancer	44	287	23	1,607	- 1,320
Bladder Cancer	45	276	41	463	- 186
Alcohol	46	267	44	321	- 54
Ovary Cancer	47	266	33	713	- 447
Poisonings	48	256	55	126	+ 131
Maternal Conditions	49	238	43	345	- 107
Pertussis	50	217	48	260	- 43
Meningitis	51	192	56	118	+ 75
Fires	52	183	49	239	- 56
Epilepsy	53	180	47	262	- 82
Skin Cancers	54	144	32	786	- 642
Hepatitis B	55	117	64	10	+ 107
Syphilis	56	101	52	182	- 81
Other Neoplasms	57	100	58	54	+ 46
Tetanus	58	88	60	48	+ 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	69	57	107	- 38
Appendicitis	60	62	53	170	- 109
Multiple Sclerosis	61	42	62	35	+ 7
Dengue	62	39	66	4	+ 35
Malnutrition	63	37	29	1,006	- 969
Hepatitis C	64	24	65	4	+ 20
War	65	10	67	3	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	66	10	63	11	- 1
Malaria	67	4	61	35	- 31
Ascariasis	68	3	69	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	1	70	1	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	68	3	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	59	49	- 49
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	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.