GUATEMALA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	16,899	2	9,245	+ 7,654
Tuberculosis	2	15,195	37	301	+ 14,894
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	15,131	9	2,617	+ 12,514
HIV/AIDS	4	12,123	21	1,173	+ 10,950
Stroke	5	10,608	6	4,849	+ 5,760
Malaria	6	10,594	74	0	+ 10,594
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,368	1	9,825	- 456
Low Birth Weight	8	7,197	16	1,658	+ 5,538
Birth Trauma	9	7,080	19	1,466	+ 5,614
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,782	8	4,026	+ 1,756
Measles	11	5,250	72	0	+ 5,250
Hypertension	12	4,045	26	679	+ 3,366
Maternal Conditions	13	3,794	30	468	+ 3,325
Liver Disease	14	3,726	5	5,684	- 1,959
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,687	3	6,932	- 3,245
Meningitis	16	3,278	41	271	+ 3,007
Violence	17	3,258	7	4,411	- 1,153
Lung Disease	18	3,089	13	1,901	+ 1,187
Congenital Anomalies	19	2,505	18	1,517	+ 989
Asthma	20	2,458	36	335	+ 2,123
Kidney Disease	21	2,294	4	6,277	- 3,983
Malnutrition	22	2,231	11	1,981	+ 251
Other Injuries	23	2,005	10	2,466	- 461
Suicide	24	1,890	22	1,039	+ 850
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,366	29	486	+ 881
Breast Cancer	26	1,112	28	495	+ 617
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	1,025	23	1,029	- 5
War	28	1,013	68	2	+ 1,011
Tetanus	29	906	62	10	+ 896
Inflammatory/Heart	30	872	44	225	+ 646
Pertussis	31	857	53	70	+ 787
Cervical Cancer	32	743	25	808	- 64
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	659	12	1,957	- 1,298
Drownings	34	653	32	463	+ 190
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	626	54	62	+ 564
Falls	36	586	20	1,371	- 786
Schistosomiasis	37	547	75	0	+ 547
Prostate Cancer	38	505	24	846	- 341
Fires	39	458	45	207	+ 251
Poisonings	40	433	39	275	+ 158
Syphilis	41	388	64	3	+ 385
Lymphomas	42	384	43	229	+ 155
Epilepsy	43	384	33	463	- 79
Liver Cancer	44	377	15	1,765	- 1,388
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	376	31	464	- 88
Oral Cancer	46	294	49	142	+ 152
Leukemia	47	285	27	601	- 316
Parkinson's Disease	48	217	34	393	- 175
Stomach Cancer	49	212	17	1,570	- 1,359
Ovary Cancer	50	207	50	133	+ 74
Appendicitis	51	200	47	164	+ 36
Alcohol	52	199	14	1,799	- 1,600
Oesophagus Cancer	53	156	48	144	+ 12
Skin Disease	54	156	42	232	- 76
Lung Cancers	55	151	35	391	- 240
Leishmaniasis	56	147	69	1	+ 146
Drug Use	57	142	40	272	- 130
Skin Cancers	58	138	46	195	- 57
Trypanosomiasis	59	128	73	0	+ 128
Pancreas Cancer	60	118	38	282	- 164
Hepatitis B	61	107	65	2	+ 104
Encephalitis	62	90	51	104	- 13
Upper Respiratory	63	79	57	34	+ 45
Bladder Cancer	64	75	55	57	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	65	63	59	27	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	49	52	82	- 33
Diphtheria	67	34	71	0	+ 34
Otitis Media	68	20	70	0	+ 20
Hepatitis C	69	18	66	2	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	70	16	56	42	- 26
Ascariasis	71	15	63	7	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	72	12	60	21	- 8
Chlamydia	73	6	67	2	+ 4
Dengue	74	0	58	33	- 32
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	61	19	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Central Africa

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.