SAINT LUCIA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		SAINT LUCIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	79	5	66	+ 13
Coronary Heart Disease	2	71	2	149	- 78
Stroke	3	40	1	188	- 149
Kidney Disease	4	37	4	80	- 42
Liver Disease	5	33	12	35	- 2
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	30	10	48	- 18
Stomach Cancer	7	26	15	22	+ 4
Diabetes Mellitus	8	23	3	140	- 117
Road Traffic Accidents	9	23	7	55	- 32
Lung Cancers	10	16	18	19	- 2
Prostate Cancer	11	16	6	56	- 40
Violence	12	16	11	37	- 21
Other Injuries	13	15	21	15	+ 0
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	14	16	21	- 7
Lung Disease	15	13	8	53	- 40
Liver Cancer	16	13	37	4	+ 9
Tuberculosis	17	12	44	3	+ 9
Lymphomas	18	12	24	13	- 1
Congenital Anomalies	19	10	30	8	+ 2
Breast Cancer	20	10	14	25	- 15
Cervical Cancer	21	10	25	12	- 2
Leukemia	22	10	36	4	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	23	8	31	8	+ 0
Low Birth Weight	24	8	19	17	- 10
Falls	25	7	26	11	- 4
Parkinson's Disease	26	7	23	14	- 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	6	35	5	+ 1
Hypertension	28	5	9	52	- 47
Malnutrition	29	5	33	7	- 1
Suicide	30	5	22	14	- 10
HIV/AIDS	31	4	84	0	+ 4
Skin Cancers	32	4	68	0	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	33	4	41	3	+ 1
Drug Use	34	3	46	2	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	3	34	5	- 2
Drownings	36	3	28	9	- 6
Birth Trauma	37	3	42	3	- 0
Oral Cancer	38	3	43	3	- 0
Inflammatory/Heart	39	3	13	31	- 29
Endocrine Disorders	40	2	17	20	- 18
Bladder Cancer	41	2	72	0	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	42	2	40	3	- 1
Maternal Conditions	43	2	47	2	- 0
Alcohol	44	2	29	9	- 8
Uterin Cancer	45	2	45	2	- 0
Encephalitis	46	1	52	1	+ 0
Epilepsy	47	1	32	7	- 6
Pertussis	48	1	63	0	+ 1
Fires	49	1	39	3	- 2
Asthma	50	1	27	10	- 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	1	38	4	- 3
Syphilis	52	1	57	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	53	1	51	1	- 0
Skin Disease	54	1	20	16	- 15
Poisonings	55	1	55	0	+ 0
Meningitis	56	1	49	1	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	1	50	1	- 1
Other Neoplasms	58	0	48	2	- 2
Chagas disease	59	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	60	0	56	0	+ 0
Malaria	61	0	81	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	62	0	54	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	63	0	59	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	64	0	60	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	65	0	+ 0
Dengue	66	0	53	1	- 1
War	67	0	58	0	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	62	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	64	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	86	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	61	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	69	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	70	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	74	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAINT LUCIA

Peru

Saint Lucia

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.