GUATEMALA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,289	1	9,825	+ 13,465
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,351	12	1,957	+ 12,394
Stroke	3	11,290	6	4,849	+ 6,441
Lung Cancers	4	10,329	35	391	+ 9,937
Lung Disease	5	9,812	13	1,901	+ 7,911
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,653	2	9,245	- 592
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,073	31	464	+ 4,609
Kidney Disease	8	4,499	4	6,277	- 1,778
Breast Cancer	9	3,943	28	495	+ 3,447
Suicide	10	3,217	22	1,039	+ 2,178
Other Injuries	11	3,058	10	2,466	+ 592
Other Neoplasms	12	2,785	56	42	+ 2,744
Prostate Cancer	13	2,781	24	846	+ 1,935
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,758	38	282	+ 2,476
Falls	15	2,676	20	1,371	+ 1,304
Lymphomas	16	2,366	43	229	+ 2,137
Liver Disease	17	2,184	5	5,684	- 3,501
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,182	29	486	+ 1,697
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,100	34	393	+ 1,707
Diabetes Mellitus	20	1,935	3	6,932	- 4,997
Leukemia	21	1,828	27	601	+ 1,227
Bladder Cancer	22	1,644	55	57	+ 1,586
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,616	44	225	+ 1,391
Liver Cancer	24	1,487	15	1,765	- 278
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,369	48	144	+ 1,225
Stomach Cancer	26	1,315	17	1,570	- 255
Hypertension	27	1,127	26	679	+ 448
Oral Cancer	28	1,028	49	142	+ 886
Road Traffic Accidents	29	1,015	8	4,026	- 3,011
Ovary Cancer	30	995	50	133	+ 862
Skin Cancers	31	796	46	195	+ 601
Alcohol	32	761	14	1,799	- 1,037
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	637	9	2,617	- 1,981
Uterin Cancer	34	585	59	27	+ 558
Skin Disease	35	578	42	232	+ 346
Epilepsy	36	530	33	463	+ 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	446	54	62	+ 384
Malnutrition	38	443	11	1,981	- 1,537
Drug Use	39	438	40	272	+ 167
Congenital Anomalies	40	430	18	1,517	- 1,087
Cervical Cancer	41	370	25	808	- 438
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	324	23	1,029	- 705
Anemia	43	303	83	0	+ 303
Violence	44	228	7	4,411	- 4,183
Multiple Sclerosis	45	224	60	21	+ 203
Asthma	46	195	36	335	- 140
Drownings	47	120	32	463	- 343
Fires	48	114	45	207	- 93
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	111	52	82	+ 29
Low Birth Weight	50	106	16	1,658	- 1,552
Osteoarthritis	51	89	84	0	+ 89
Hepatitis C	52	81	66	2	+ 79
Birth Trauma	53	72	19	1,466	- 1,394
Tuberculosis	54	70	37	301	- 232
Poisonings	55	63	39	275	- 213
Schizophrenia	56	60	80	0	+ 60
HIV/AIDS	57	55	21	1,173	- 1,118
Meningitis	58	43	41	271	- 228
Upper Respiratory	59	34	57	34	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	31	85	0	+ 31
Oral conditions	61	29	86	0	+ 29
Appendicitis	62	25	47	164	- 138
Hepatitis B	63	25	65	2	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	64	9	30	468	- 459
Otitis Media	65	3	70	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	66	2	51	104	- 102
War	67	2	68	2	- 0
Pertussis	68	1	53	70	- 68
Diphtheria	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	64	3	- 3
Chlamydia	71	0	67	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	61	19	- 19
Tetanus	78	0	62	10	- 10
Measles	79	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	7	- 7
Dengue	83	0	58	33	- 33
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Belgium

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.