PERU VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,799	2	13,769	+ 18,030
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,469	6	5,811	+ 8,657
Lung Cancers	3	12,615	10	3,169	+ 9,446
Stroke	4	12,480	3	7,722	+ 4,759
Lung Disease	5	11,771	15	2,519	+ 9,253
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,366	14	2,642	+ 3,724
Breast Cancer	7	5,501	20	1,969	+ 3,531
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,398	1	15,326	- 9,929
Kidney Disease	9	4,415	4	7,234	- 2,819
Other Injuries	10	4,291	13	2,876	+ 1,415
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,971	23	1,607	+ 2,365
Liver Disease	12	3,644	5	6,375	- 2,732
Suicide	13	3,369	30	903	+ 2,466
Lymphomas	14	3,129	18	2,254	+ 875
Prostate Cancer	15	3,089	11	3,167	- 78
Parkinson's Disease	16	3,005	26	1,270	+ 1,735
Diabetes Mellitus	17	2,967	8	4,437	- 1,470
Falls	18	2,943	25	1,285	+ 1,658
Hypertension	19	2,604	28	1,061	+ 1,543
Leukemia	20	2,572	22	1,850	+ 722
Endocrine Disorders	21	2,562	40	474	+ 2,088
Stomach Cancer	22	2,484	7	5,072	- 2,588
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,382	39	494	+ 1,889
Other Neoplasms	24	2,371	58	54	+ 2,317
Liver Cancer	25	2,356	16	2,476	- 120
Bladder Cancer	26	2,126	41	463	+ 1,663
Ovary Cancer	27	1,713	33	713	+ 999
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,544	42	394	+ 1,150
Alcohol	29	1,229	44	321	+ 907
Road Traffic Accidents	30	1,219	9	4,414	- 3,196
Skin Cancers	31	1,049	32	786	+ 263
Malnutrition	32	944	29	1,006	- 62
Oral Cancer	33	923	38	519	+ 404
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	918	51	198	+ 720
Epilepsy	35	817	47	262	+ 555
Uterin Cancer	36	760	45	304	+ 456
Congenital Anomalies	37	505	19	1,997	- 1,491
Cervical Cancer	38	465	21	1,924	- 1,458
Drug Use	39	451	34	635	- 184
Anemia	40	410	82	0	+ 410
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	328	35	609	- 281
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	300	27	1,108	- 808
Schizophrenia	43	282	83	0	+ 282
Skin Disease	44	261	54	156	+ 104
Asthma	45	224	50	208	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	46	199	62	35	+ 165
Hepatitis C	47	180	65	4	+ 176
Violence	48	151	12	3,013	- 2,862
Low Birth Weight	49	148	24	1,475	- 1,327
Osteoarthritis	50	128	85	0	+ 128
Fires	51	123	49	239	- 116
HIV/AIDS	52	120	31	849	- 728
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	112	57	107	+ 5
Drownings	54	95	36	584	- 489
Tuberculosis	55	90	17	2,377	- 2,287
Poisonings	56	72	55	126	- 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	58	84	0	+ 58
Meningitis	58	33	56	118	- 85
Birth Trauma	59	29	37	537	- 508
Hepatitis B	60	27	64	10	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	61	19	63	11	+ 8
Appendicitis	62	16	53	170	- 154
Maternal Conditions	63	16	43	345	- 329
Oral conditions	64	14	86	0	+ 14
Encephalitis	65	8	46	281	- 273
Syphilis	66	7	52	182	- 176
War	67	3	67	3	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	48	260	- 260
Tetanus	69	0	60	48	- 48
Measles	70	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	1	- 1
Chlamydia	72	0	68	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	69	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	66	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	61	35	- 35
Chagas disease	82	0	59	49	- 49
Leishmaniasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	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.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.