PERU VS ARGENTINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARGENTINA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,828	2	13,769	+ 20,059
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	28,432	1	15,326	+ 13,106
Lung Disease	3	16,117	15	2,519	+ 13,599
Stroke	4	15,870	3	7,722	+ 8,149
Kidney Disease	5	9,426	4	7,234	+ 2,192
Lung Cancers	6	6,946	10	3,169	+ 3,778
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,195	14	2,642	+ 3,553
Breast Cancer	8	4,899	20	1,969	+ 2,930
Diabetes Mellitus	9	4,743	8	4,437	+ 307
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,369	9	4,414	- 46
Hypertension	11	4,023	28	1,061	+ 2,962
Other Injuries	12	3,914	13	2,876	+ 1,038
Inflammatory/Heart	13	3,812	39	494	+ 3,318
Pancreas Cancer	14	3,196	23	1,607	+ 1,589
Prostate Cancer	15	3,127	11	3,167	- 40
Liver Disease	16	2,795	5	6,375	- 3,580
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,766	40	474	+ 2,292
Suicide	18	2,599	30	903	+ 1,696
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	2,592	6	5,811	- 3,219
Stomach Cancer	20	2,444	7	5,072	- 2,628
Other Neoplasms	21	2,237	58	54	+ 2,182
Skin Disease	22	2,199	54	156	+ 2,043
Violence	23	1,881	12	3,013	- 1,132
Lymphomas	24	1,878	18	2,254	- 375
Cervical Cancer	25	1,720	21	1,924	- 204
Congenital Anomalies	26	1,678	19	1,997	- 318
Leukemia	27	1,518	22	1,850	- 332
Low Birth Weight	28	1,514	24	1,475	+ 39
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,425	42	394	+ 1,031
Liver Cancer	30	1,419	16	2,476	- 1,058
Bladder Cancer	31	1,162	41	463	+ 699
HIV/AIDS	32	1,028	31	849	+ 179
Ovary Cancer	33	907	33	713	+ 193
Skin Cancers	34	744	32	786	- 42
Oral Cancer	35	744	38	519	+ 225
Parkinson's Disease	36	669	26	1,270	- 601
Uterin Cancer	37	655	45	304	+ 351
Malnutrition	38	645	29	1,006	- 361
Drug Use	39	573	34	635	- 63
Anemia	40	479	82	0	+ 479
Tuberculosis	41	454	17	2,377	- 1,923
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	401	27	1,108	- 707
Falls	43	351	25	1,285	- 934
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	338	35	609	- 270
Chagas disease	45	313	59	49	+ 264
Alcohol	46	306	44	321	- 15
Asthma	47	280	50	208	+ 71
Drownings	48	264	36	584	- 320
Birth Trauma	49	259	37	537	- 278
Epilepsy	50	231	47	262	- 31
Meningitis	51	220	56	118	+ 102
Fires	52	194	49	239	- 45
Maternal Conditions	53	193	43	345	- 152
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	169	57	107	+ 61
Poisonings	55	134	55	126	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	56	96	51	198	- 102
Hepatitis C	57	78	65	4	+ 74
Multiple Sclerosis	58	70	62	35	+ 36
Osteoarthritis	59	51	85	0	+ 51
Appendicitis	60	49	53	170	- 122
Schizophrenia	61	41	83	0	+ 41
Hepatitis B	62	39	64	10	+ 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	63	33	84	0	+ 33
Encephalitis	64	12	46	281	- 269
Syphilis	65	10	52	182	- 172
Oral conditions	66	10	86	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	67	8	63	11	- 3
Pertussis	68	7	48	260	- 253
Leprosy	69	4	72	0	+ 4
War	70	3	67	3	- 0
Tetanus	71	2	60	48	- 45
Leishmaniasis	72	2	76	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	73	1	71	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	79	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	77	0	69	2	- 2
Diphtheria	78	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	79	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	68	3	- 3
Malaria	83	0	61	35	- 35
Schistosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PERU

Argentina

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.