BRAZIL VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	103,454	3	94,705	+ 8,749
Coronary Heart Disease	2	92,941	1	165,788	- 72,847
Stroke	3	52,121	2	123,207	- 71,086
Kidney Disease	4	48,830	7	37,690	+ 11,140
Liver Disease	5	43,034	13	21,422	+ 21,612
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	39,227	10	30,717	+ 8,510
Stomach Cancer	7	34,234	17	17,992	+ 16,242
Diabetes Mellitus	8	29,948	5	59,608	- 29,660
Road Traffic Accidents	9	29,796	8	33,871	- 4,075
Lung Cancers	10	21,389	9	31,659	- 10,270
Prostate Cancer	11	21,380	15	19,001	+ 2,379
Violence	12	20,337	4	68,779	- 48,442
Other Injuries	13	19,411	21	13,807	+ 5,604
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	17,834	12	23,161	- 5,327
Lung Disease	15	17,000	6	59,373	- 42,373
Liver Cancer	16	16,714	25	11,514	+ 5,200
Tuberculosis	17	16,046	40	4,895	+ 11,150
Lymphomas	18	15,212	27	10,376	+ 4,837
Congenital Anomalies	19	13,477	23	12,317	+ 1,160
Breast Cancer	20	13,294	14	20,759	- 7,465
Cervical Cancer	21	12,985	29	9,511	+ 3,475
Leukemia	22	12,488	30	8,531	+ 3,957
Pancreas Cancer	23	10,845	24	11,999	- 1,153
Low Birth Weight	24	9,957	33	6,881	+ 3,076
Falls	25	8,673	16	18,847	- 10,173
Parkinson's Disease	26	8,570	41	4,770	+ 3,800
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	7,480	35	5,659	+ 1,821
Hypertension	28	7,162	11	28,822	- 21,661
Malnutrition	29	6,789	34	6,695	+ 94
Suicide	30	6,094	20	14,540	- 8,446
HIV/AIDS	31	5,728	22	12,558	- 6,830
Skin Cancers	32	5,304	38	5,032	+ 272
Ovary Cancer	33	4,814	43	4,355	+ 459
Drug Use	34	4,289	49	2,467	+ 1,822
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	4,109	44	4,258	- 149
Drownings	36	3,942	39	4,937	- 996
Birth Trauma	37	3,625	45	3,777	- 152
Oral Cancer	38	3,505	28	9,951	- 6,447
Inflammatory/Heart	39	3,331	18	17,508	- 14,176
Endocrine Disorders	40	3,201	19	16,927	- 13,726
Bladder Cancer	41	3,124	36	5,306	- 2,182
Oesophagus Cancer	42	2,658	26	10,466	- 7,807
Maternal Conditions	43	2,329	53	1,507	+ 822
Alcohol	44	2,169	32	7,121	- 4,952
Uterin Cancer	45	2,052	47	2,780	- 728
Encephalitis	46	1,894	72	65	+ 1,829
Epilepsy	47	1,768	46	3,263	- 1,495
Pertussis	48	1,758	75	30	+ 1,728
Fires	49	1,612	58	1,028	+ 585
Asthma	50	1,405	48	2,595	- 1,190
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	1,337	51	2,193	- 855
Syphilis	52	1,231	68	223	+ 1,008
Appendicitis	53	1,151	57	1,067	+ 83
Skin Disease	54	1,054	31	7,179	- 6,125
Poisonings	55	849	66	317	+ 533
Meningitis	56	795	54	1,359	- 564
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	725	61	596	+ 128
Other Neoplasms	58	366	42	4,665	- 4,298
Chagas disease	59	328	37	5,045	- 4,717
Tetanus	60	321	71	88	+ 234
Malaria	61	236	74	44	+ 192
Multiple Sclerosis	62	233	64	356	- 123
Upper Respiratory	63	75	67	260	- 185
Hepatitis B	64	65	59	775	- 710
Hepatitis C	65	27	52	1,955	- 1,928
Dengue	66	25	76	14	+ 11
War	67	23	56	1,090	- 1,067
Chlamydia	68	19	80	5	+ 13
Ascariasis	69	12	78	7	+ 5
Diphtheria	70	8	79	7	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	70	94	- 93
Leprosy	72	0	69	173	- 173
Measles	73	0	81	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	85	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	63	432	- 432
Schistosomiasis	77	0	62	593	- 593
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	82	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Schizophrenia	83	0	60	661	- 661
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	85	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Peru

Brazil

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.