GUATEMALA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	26,340	6	4,849	+ 21,492
Coronary Heart Disease	2	22,838	1	9,825	+ 13,013
Lung Disease	3	12,487	13	1,901	+ 10,586
Lung Cancers	4	9,209	35	391	+ 8,817
Stomach Cancer	5	5,137	17	1,570	+ 3,566
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,925	12	1,957	+ 1,968
Hypertension	7	3,883	26	679	+ 3,204
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,226	8	4,026	- 800
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	3,202	31	464	+ 2,738
Oesophagus Cancer	10	3,131	48	144	+ 2,987
Kidney Disease	11	2,479	4	6,277	- 3,798
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	2,364	2	9,245	- 6,882
Liver Cancer	13	2,333	15	1,765	+ 568
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,084	3	6,932	- 4,848
Liver Disease	15	1,877	5	5,684	- 3,807
Falls	16	1,790	20	1,371	+ 419
Suicide	17	1,500	22	1,039	+ 460
Pancreas Cancer	18	1,438	38	282	+ 1,156
Breast Cancer	19	1,196	28	495	+ 700
Parkinson's Disease	20	911	34	393	+ 519
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	842	54	62	+ 781
Leukemia	22	750	27	601	+ 149
Lymphomas	23	746	43	229	+ 517
Oral Cancer	24	705	49	142	+ 563
Other Injuries	25	697	10	2,466	- 1,768
Drownings	26	681	32	463	+ 217
Cervical Cancer	27	666	25	808	- 142
Prostate Cancer	28	658	24	846	- 187
Bladder Cancer	29	488	55	57	+ 431
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	486	23	1,029	- 543
Congenital Anomalies	31	472	18	1,517	- 1,045
Tuberculosis	32	449	37	301	+ 147
Inflammatory/Heart	33	386	44	225	+ 161
HIV/AIDS	34	371	21	1,173	- 802
Ovary Cancer	35	362	50	133	+ 229
Poisonings	36	332	39	275	+ 57
Endocrine Disorders	37	330	29	486	- 155
Drug Use	38	312	40	272	+ 41
Asthma	39	298	36	335	- 36
Low Birth Weight	40	279	16	1,658	- 1,380
Skin Cancers	41	254	46	195	+ 59
Alcohol	42	246	14	1,799	- 1,553
Birth Trauma	43	227	19	1,466	- 1,239
Malnutrition	44	168	11	1,981	- 1,813
Uterin Cancer	45	151	59	27	+ 124
Epilepsy	46	147	33	463	- 316
Violence	47	143	7	4,411	- 4,267
Fires	48	135	45	207	- 72
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	130	52	82	+ 48
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	112	9	2,617	- 2,505
Meningitis	51	74	41	271	- 198
Skin Disease	52	67	42	232	- 165
Other Neoplasms	53	56	56	42	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	54	46	30	468	- 422
Encephalitis	55	36	51	104	- 68
Hepatitis B	56	36	65	2	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	57	34	57	34	+ 0
Syphilis	58	24	64	3	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	59	22	60	21	+ 2
Appendicitis	60	19	47	164	- 145
War	61	12	68	2	+ 10
Measles	62	7	72	0	+ 7
Tetanus	63	6	62	10	- 4
Pertussis	64	6	53	70	- 64
Schistosomiasis	65	5	75	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	66	1	66	2	- 1
Chlamydia	67	1	67	2	- 1
Ascariasis	68	0	63	7	- 7
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	58	33	- 32
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	61	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

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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.