GUATEMALA VS ANTIGUA/BAR.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ANTIGUA/BAR.		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,243	1	9,825	+ 5,418
Stroke	2	12,970	6	4,849	+ 8,122
Diabetes Mellitus	3	9,812	3	6,932	+ 2,880
Hypertension	4	4,653	26	679	+ 3,973
Prostate Cancer	5	4,600	24	846	+ 3,755
Breast Cancer	6	4,591	28	495	+ 4,095
Kidney Disease	7	4,471	4	6,277	- 1,805
Endocrine Disorders	8	4,274	29	486	+ 3,788
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,159	2	9,245	- 5,086
Other Injuries	10	3,586	10	2,466	+ 1,120
Lung Disease	11	3,010	13	1,901	+ 1,109
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	2,763	31	464	+ 2,299
Skin Disease	13	1,581	42	232	+ 1,349
Cervical Cancer	14	1,564	25	808	+ 756
Stomach Cancer	15	1,267	17	1,570	- 303
Lung Cancers	16	1,182	35	391	+ 791
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	1,178	12	1,957	- 779
HIV/AIDS	18	1,084	21	1,173	- 88
Lymphomas	19	1,073	43	229	+ 844
Uterin Cancer	20	1,025	59	27	+ 997
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,001	44	225	+ 775
Anemia	22	919	83	0	+ 919
Pancreas Cancer	23	902	38	282	+ 620
Leukemia	24	857	27	601	+ 256
Liver Cancer	25	805	15	1,765	- 960
Congenital Anomalies	26	757	18	1,517	- 759
Epilepsy	27	628	33	463	+ 165
Liver Disease	28	623	5	5,684	- 5,061
Alcohol	29	612	14	1,799	- 1,187
Ovary Cancer	30	592	50	133	+ 459
Prostatic Hypertrophy	31	575	85	0	+ 575
Other Neoplasms	32	531	56	42	+ 489
Oral Cancer	33	453	49	142	+ 311
Violence	34	418	7	4,411	- 3,993
Drownings	35	417	32	463	- 47
Asthma	36	342	36	335	+ 7
Low Birth Weight	37	300	16	1,658	- 1,359
Malnutrition	38	236	11	1,981	- 1,744
Appendicitis	39	229	47	164	+ 65
Drug Use	40	221	40	272	- 51
Bladder Cancer	41	198	55	57	+ 140
Parkinson's Disease	42	180	34	393	- 213
Skin Cancers	43	179	46	195	- 16
Birth Trauma	44	171	19	1,466	- 1,295
Schizophrenia	45	164	80	0	+ 164
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	148	9	2,617	- 2,470
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	146	23	1,029	- 884
Poisonings	48	127	39	275	- 148
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	106	54	62	+ 44
Tuberculosis	50	96	37	301	- 205
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	79	52	82	- 3
Maternal Conditions	52	77	30	468	- 391
Meningitis	53	73	41	271	- 198
Suicide	54	68	22	1,039	- 972
Otitis Media	55	52	70	0	+ 52
Multiple Sclerosis	56	48	60	21	+ 27
Fires	57	31	45	207	- 177
Oesophagus Cancer	58	20	48	144	- 124
War	59	4	68	2	+ 1
Syphilis	60	0	64	3	- 2
Chlamydia	61	0	67	2	- 2
Diphtheria	62	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	63	0	62	10	- 10
Pertussis	64	0	53	70	- 70
Measles	65	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	63	7	- 7
Dengue	67	0	58	33	- 33
Trichuriasis	68	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	76	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	71	0	57	34	- 34
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Encephalitis	73	0	51	104	- 104
Hepatitis B	74	0	65	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	75	0	66	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	76	0	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	61	19	- 19
Malaria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Road Traffic Accidents	81	0	8	4,026	- 4,026
Falls	82	0	20	1,371	- 1,371
Oral conditions	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Antigua/Bar.

Guatemala

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.