GUATEMALA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	102,187	1	9,825	+ 92,362
Stroke	2	31,496	6	4,849	+ 26,648
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	6,783	12	1,957	+ 4,826
Lung Cancers	4	5,667	35	391	+ 5,276
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	5,545	31	464	+ 5,081
Alcohol	6	5,305	14	1,799	+ 3,506
Lung Disease	7	4,242	13	1,901	+ 2,341
Liver Disease	8	3,992	5	5,684	- 1,692
Suicide	9	3,850	22	1,039	+ 2,811
Stomach Cancer	10	3,247	17	1,570	+ 1,676
Inflammatory/Heart	11	2,614	44	225	+ 2,389
Breast Cancer	12	2,364	28	495	+ 1,869
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,249	38	282	+ 1,967
Other Injuries	14	2,111	10	2,466	- 355
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	2,087	2	9,245	- 7,158
Falls	16	1,829	20	1,371	+ 457
Prostate Cancer	17	1,798	24	846	+ 952
Oral Cancer	18	1,731	49	142	+ 1,589
Road Traffic Accidents	19	1,387	8	4,026	- 2,639
Lymphomas	20	1,290	43	229	+ 1,061
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,194	34	393	+ 801
Fires	22	1,192	45	207	+ 984
Leukemia	23	1,064	27	601	+ 464
Drownings	24	1,044	32	463	+ 581
Oesophagus Cancer	25	947	48	144	+ 803
Kidney Disease	26	922	4	6,277	- 5,355
Ovary Cancer	27	824	50	133	+ 691
Uterin Cancer	28	750	59	27	+ 723
Drug Use	29	747	40	272	+ 475
Diabetes Mellitus	30	716	3	6,932	- 6,216
Hypertension	31	706	26	679	+ 26
Liver Cancer	32	698	15	1,765	- 1,068
Poisonings	33	598	39	275	+ 323
Cervical Cancer	34	583	25	808	- 225
Bladder Cancer	35	568	55	57	+ 510
Skin Cancers	36	522	46	195	+ 327
Tuberculosis	37	516	37	301	+ 215
Violence	38	490	7	4,411	- 3,920
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	460	54	62	+ 398
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	452	23	1,029	- 577
Congenital Anomalies	41	388	18	1,517	- 1,128
HIV/AIDS	42	321	21	1,173	- 852
Endocrine Disorders	43	271	29	486	- 215
Asthma	44	234	36	335	- 101
Epilepsy	45	223	33	463	- 240
Encephalitis	46	179	51	104	+ 75
Low Birth Weight	47	124	16	1,658	- 1,535
Other Neoplasms	48	100	56	42	+ 58
Multiple Sclerosis	49	81	60	21	+ 60
Meningitis	50	70	41	271	- 201
Skin Disease	51	59	42	232	- 173
Birth Trauma	52	48	19	1,466	- 1,418
Malnutrition	53	42	11	1,981	- 1,939
Appendicitis	54	38	47	164	- 125
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	29	52	82	- 53
Hepatitis B	56	26	65	2	+ 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	24	9	2,617	- 2,593
Upper Respiratory	58	10	57	34	- 25
War	59	6	68	2	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	60	4	30	468	- 465
Chlamydia	61	2	67	2	- 0
Hepatitis C	62	1	66	2	- 1
Syphilis	63	1	64	3	- 2
Tetanus	64	0	62	10	- 10
Pertussis	65	0	53	70	- 70
Otitis Media	66	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	67	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	63	7	- 7
Dengue	71	0	58	33	- 33
Trichuriasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	61	19	- 19
Malaria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Belarus

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.