GUATEMALA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,852	1	9,825	+ 9,028
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,573	12	1,957	+ 12,616
Lung Cancers	3	9,852	35	391	+ 9,461
Lung Disease	4	6,688	13	1,901	+ 4,786
Stroke	5	6,663	6	4,849	+ 1,814
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,541	31	464	+ 4,077
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,497	2	9,245	- 5,748
Breast Cancer	8	2,781	28	495	+ 2,286
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,691	3	6,932	- 4,241
Lymphomas	10	2,422	43	229	+ 2,192
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,380	38	282	+ 2,098
Falls	12	2,272	20	1,371	+ 901
Prostate Cancer	13	2,217	24	846	+ 1,371
Kidney Disease	14	2,154	4	6,277	- 4,123
Suicide	15	2,078	22	1,039	+ 1,039
Drug Use	16	1,735	40	272	+ 1,463
Liver Disease	17	1,705	5	5,684	- 3,979
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,581	34	393	+ 1,188
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,521	29	486	+ 1,036
Liver Cancer	20	1,465	15	1,765	- 301
Leukemia	21	1,458	27	601	+ 857
Hypertension	22	1,206	26	679	+ 527
Bladder Cancer	23	1,186	55	57	+ 1,129
Other Injuries	24	1,126	10	2,466	- 1,340
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,049	48	144	+ 905
Stomach Cancer	26	1,025	17	1,570	- 546
Inflammatory/Heart	27	969	44	225	+ 744
Road Traffic Accidents	28	940	8	4,026	- 3,086
Ovary Cancer	29	895	50	133	+ 762
Skin Cancers	30	826	46	195	+ 631
Other Neoplasms	31	790	56	42	+ 748
Oral Cancer	32	749	49	142	+ 607
Alcohol	33	702	14	1,799	- 1,097
Uterin Cancer	34	557	59	27	+ 529
Congenital Anomalies	35	509	18	1,517	- 1,008
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	395	9	2,617	- 2,222
Multiple Sclerosis	37	326	60	21	+ 305
Skin Disease	38	320	42	232	+ 87
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	299	54	62	+ 237
Violence	40	285	7	4,411	- 4,126
Cervical Cancer	41	272	25	808	- 536
Low Birth Weight	42	260	16	1,658	- 1,398
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	208	23	1,029	- 821
Epilepsy	44	181	33	463	- 282
Hepatitis C	45	171	66	2	+ 169
Anemia	46	161	83	0	+ 161
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	152	52	82	+ 70
Drownings	48	133	32	463	- 330
Asthma	49	123	36	335	- 211
Birth Trauma	50	91	19	1,466	- 1,375
Malnutrition	51	91	11	1,981	- 1,890
Fires	52	90	45	207	- 117
HIV/AIDS	53	77	21	1,173	- 1,096
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	67	85	0	+ 67
Osteoarthritis	55	65	84	0	+ 65
Poisonings	56	57	39	275	- 218
Schizophrenia	57	56	80	0	+ 56
Tuberculosis	58	46	37	301	- 256
Meningitis	59	32	41	271	- 239
Hepatitis B	60	31	65	2	+ 29
Oral conditions	61	24	86	0	+ 24
Appendicitis	62	23	47	164	- 141
Upper Respiratory	63	22	57	34	- 12
Maternal Conditions	64	21	30	468	- 447
War	65	10	68	2	+ 8
Otitis Media	66	4	70	0	+ 3
Syphilis	67	2	64	3	- 0
Encephalitis	68	1	51	104	- 102
Pertussis	69	0	53	70	- 69
Chagas disease	70	0	61	19	- 19
Tetanus	71	0	62	10	- 10
Dengue	72	0	58	33	- 32
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	7	- 7
Chlamydia	83	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

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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.