GUATEMALA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	13,500	21	1,173	+ 12,328
Tuberculosis	2	8,326	37	301	+ 8,024
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	7,712	2	9,245	- 1,533
Coronary Heart Disease	4	7,468	1	9,825	- 2,357
Stroke	5	6,786	6	4,849	+ 1,937
Malaria	6	5,919	74	0	+ 5,919
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,785	8	4,026	+ 759
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	3,904	9	2,617	+ 1,287
Low Birth Weight	9	3,841	16	1,658	+ 2,183
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,142	3	6,932	- 3,790
Birth Trauma	11	2,986	19	1,466	+ 1,520
Hypertension	12	2,792	26	679	+ 2,113
Liver Disease	13	2,786	5	5,684	- 2,899
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,182	18	1,517	+ 666
Kidney Disease	15	1,835	4	6,277	- 4,442
Maternal Conditions	16	1,729	30	468	+ 1,261
Lung Disease	17	1,619	13	1,901	- 282
Violence	18	1,613	7	4,411	- 2,798
Suicide	19	1,044	22	1,039	+ 4
Other Injuries	20	997	10	2,466	- 1,468
Pertussis	21	985	53	70	+ 916
Meningitis	22	896	41	271	+ 624
Asthma	23	871	36	335	+ 536
Malnutrition	24	814	11	1,981	- 1,167
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	689	12	1,957	- 1,268
Inflammatory/Heart	26	657	44	225	+ 432
Endocrine Disorders	27	622	29	486	+ 137
Prostate Cancer	28	592	24	846	- 253
Cervical Cancer	29	587	25	808	- 220
Liver Cancer	30	507	15	1,765	- 1,258
Measles	31	477	72	0	+ 477
Breast Cancer	32	475	28	495	- 20
Falls	33	445	20	1,371	- 926
Syphilis	34	319	64	3	+ 316
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	315	23	1,029	- 715
Drownings	36	311	32	463	- 152
Fires	37	270	45	207	+ 63
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	266	31	464	- 198
Stomach Cancer	39	263	17	1,570	- 1,307
Epilepsy	40	227	33	463	- 236
Poisonings	41	211	39	275	- 64
Parkinson's Disease	42	207	34	393	- 186
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	199	54	62	+ 137
Drug Use	44	196	40	272	- 76
Lymphomas	45	183	43	229	- 46
Leukemia	46	172	27	601	- 429
Lung Cancers	47	161	35	391	- 231
Ovary Cancer	48	148	50	133	+ 15
Alcohol	49	138	14	1,799	- 1,661
Skin Disease	50	137	42	232	- 95
Schistosomiasis	51	134	75	0	+ 134
Pancreas Cancer	52	125	38	282	- 157
Skin Cancers	53	108	46	195	- 87
Oral Cancer	54	98	49	142	- 44
Tetanus	55	69	62	10	+ 59
Encephalitis	56	59	51	104	- 44
Oesophagus Cancer	57	58	48	144	- 86
Appendicitis	58	55	47	164	- 108
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	45	52	82	- 37
Uterin Cancer	60	44	59	27	+ 17
Bladder Cancer	61	44	55	57	- 14
Hepatitis B	62	43	65	2	+ 41
Other Neoplasms	63	23	56	42	- 19
Upper Respiratory	64	20	57	34	- 14
Trypanosomiasis	65	20	73	0	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	66	11	60	21	- 9
Hepatitis C	67	7	66	2	+ 5
Diphtheria	68	6	71	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	69	3	63	7	- 4
Chlamydia	70	3	67	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	2	70	0	+ 2
War	72	2	68	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	58	33	- 32
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	61	19	- 19
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.