GUATEMALA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,324	1	9,825	+ 6,500
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	15,946	12	1,957	+ 13,989
Lung Disease	3	13,406	13	1,901	+ 11,505
Lung Cancers	4	11,373	35	391	+ 10,982
Stroke	5	11,193	6	4,849	+ 6,344
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,857	2	9,245	- 2,388
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,561	31	464	+ 6,097
Prostate Cancer	8	4,523	24	846	+ 3,677
Breast Cancer	9	3,970	28	495	+ 3,474
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,924	3	6,932	- 3,008
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,349	38	282	+ 3,067
Kidney Disease	12	2,783	4	6,277	- 3,493
Lymphomas	13	2,230	43	229	+ 2,001
Liver Disease	14	2,115	5	5,684	- 3,569
Hypertension	15	1,964	26	679	+ 1,284
Suicide	16	1,887	22	1,039	+ 847
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,834	34	393	+ 1,441
Alcohol	18	1,829	14	1,799	+ 30
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,756	29	486	+ 1,271
Leukemia	20	1,707	27	601	+ 1,106
Bladder Cancer	21	1,667	55	57	+ 1,609
Falls	22	1,653	20	1,371	+ 281
Stomach Cancer	23	1,480	17	1,570	- 91
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,456	48	144	+ 1,313
Liver Cancer	25	1,419	15	1,765	- 346
Skin Cancers	26	1,187	46	195	+ 992
Other Neoplasms	27	1,155	56	42	+ 1,113
Oral Cancer	28	1,133	49	142	+ 991
Ovary Cancer	29	1,122	50	133	+ 989
Other Injuries	30	1,061	10	2,466	- 1,405
Inflammatory/Heart	31	869	44	225	+ 644
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	661	23	1,029	- 369
Road Traffic Accidents	33	652	8	4,026	- 3,374
Drug Use	34	601	40	272	+ 330
Uterin Cancer	35	476	59	27	+ 448
Congenital Anomalies	36	468	18	1,517	- 1,049
Cervical Cancer	37	467	25	808	- 341
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	442	9	2,617	- 2,176
Multiple Sclerosis	39	403	60	21	+ 383
Epilepsy	40	382	33	463	- 81
Low Birth Weight	41	356	16	1,658	- 1,303
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	295	54	62	+ 233
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	258	52	82	+ 176
Asthma	44	252	36	335	- 83
Skin Disease	45	241	42	232	+ 9
Anemia	46	223	83	0	+ 223
Violence	47	193	7	4,411	- 4,218
Schizophrenia	48	173	80	0	+ 173
Fires	49	161	45	207	- 46
Drownings	50	114	32	463	- 350
Osteoarthritis	51	78	84	0	+ 78
Meningitis	52	76	41	271	- 195
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	75	85	0	+ 75
Appendicitis	54	70	47	164	- 94
HIV/AIDS	55	69	21	1,173	- 1,104
Birth Trauma	56	65	19	1,466	- 1,401
Tuberculosis	57	47	37	301	- 254
Upper Respiratory	58	47	57	34	+ 13
Malnutrition	59	43	11	1,981	- 1,938
Hepatitis C	60	26	66	2	+ 24
Hepatitis B	61	18	65	2	+ 16
Poisonings	62	17	39	275	- 258
Oral conditions	63	13	86	0	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	64	7	30	468	- 462
Otitis Media	65	5	70	0	+ 5
War	66	2	68	2	- 0
Encephalitis	67	2	51	104	- 102
Tetanus	68	1	62	10	- 9
Chlamydia	69	1	67	2	- 1
Syphilis	70	1	64	3	- 2
Measles	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Pertussis	72	0	53	70	- 70
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	61	19	- 19
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	63	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
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

Denmark

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.