PERU VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,312	2	13,769	+ 14,543
Violence	2	12,667	12	3,013	+ 9,654
Stroke	3	10,895	3	7,722	+ 3,174
Lung Disease	4	10,471	15	2,519	+ 7,953
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	7,083	1	15,326	- 8,244
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,105	9	4,414	+ 690
Kidney Disease	7	4,493	4	7,234	- 2,741
Hypertension	8	4,207	28	1,061	+ 3,146
Stomach Cancer	9	4,018	7	5,072	- 1,054
Lung Cancers	10	3,452	10	3,169	+ 283
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,306	8	4,437	- 1,131
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	2,874	14	2,642	+ 232
Breast Cancer	13	2,412	20	1,969	+ 443
Prostate Cancer	14	2,356	11	3,167	- 811
Other Neoplasms	15	2,107	58	54	+ 2,052
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,948	19	1,997	- 49
HIV/AIDS	17	1,764	31	849	+ 915
Lymphomas	18	1,711	18	2,254	- 542
Liver Disease	19	1,595	5	6,375	- 4,780
Cervical Cancer	20	1,490	21	1,924	- 434
Leukemia	21	1,452	22	1,850	- 398
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,418	6	5,811	- 4,393
Low Birth Weight	23	1,377	24	1,475	- 98
Liver Cancer	24	1,357	16	2,476	- 1,119
Pancreas Cancer	25	1,330	23	1,607	- 277
Suicide	26	1,292	30	903	+ 389
Malnutrition	27	1,235	29	1,006	+ 229
Other Injuries	28	1,047	13	2,876	- 1,829
Falls	29	998	25	1,285	- 287
Endocrine Disorders	30	899	40	474	+ 425
Inflammatory/Heart	31	874	39	494	+ 380
Tuberculosis	32	836	17	2,377	- 1,541
Ovary Cancer	33	738	33	713	+ 25
Skin Disease	34	724	54	156	+ 568
Skin Cancers	35	676	32	786	- 110
Oesophagus Cancer	36	549	42	394	+ 155
Oral Cancer	37	531	38	519	+ 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	491	27	1,108	- 617
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	459	35	609	- 150
Drownings	40	453	36	584	- 131
Birth Trauma	41	426	37	537	- 111
Bladder Cancer	42	400	41	463	- 62
Epilepsy	43	393	47	262	+ 131
Drug Use	44	323	34	635	- 312
Uterin Cancer	45	278	45	304	- 26
Maternal Conditions	46	259	43	345	- 86
Parkinson's Disease	47	252	26	1,270	- 1,018
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	219	84	0	+ 219
War	49	171	67	3	+ 167
Meningitis	50	160	56	118	+ 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	159	57	107	+ 52
Appendicitis	52	140	53	170	- 31
Chagas disease	53	134	59	49	+ 85
Asthma	54	126	50	208	- 82
Dengue	55	88	66	4	+ 84
Fires	56	83	49	239	- 156
Anemia	57	66	82	0	+ 66
Osteoarthritis	58	44	85	0	+ 44
Hepatitis C	59	43	65	4	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	60	41	62	35	+ 6
Poisonings	61	40	55	126	- 86
Hepatitis B	62	33	64	10	+ 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	25	51	198	- 173
Encephalitis	64	25	46	281	- 256
Syphilis	65	20	52	182	- 163
Upper Respiratory	66	18	63	11	+ 6
Malaria	67	17	61	35	- 18
Alcohol	68	15	44	321	- 306
Pertussis	69	12	48	260	- 248
Schizophrenia	70	12	83	0	+ 12
Tetanus	71	9	60	48	- 38
Leprosy	72	5	72	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	73	5	71	0	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	74	5	76	0	+ 5
Oral conditions	75	5	86	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	76	3	69	2	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	77	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	70	1	- 1
Chlamydia	81	0	68	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	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

Colombia

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.