GUATEMALA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,634	2	9,245	+ 2,389
Tuberculosis	2	6,922	37	301	+ 6,621
Measles	3	6,684	72	0	+ 6,684
Malaria	4	6,614	74	0	+ 6,614
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,533	9	2,617	+ 3,916
Stroke	6	5,789	6	4,849	+ 940
Coronary Heart Disease	7	5,491	1	9,825	- 4,333
Low Birth Weight	8	5,484	16	1,658	+ 3,826
Birth Trauma	9	5,232	19	1,466	+ 3,766
Road Traffic Accidents	10	4,786	8	4,026	+ 760
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,572	18	1,517	+ 1,055
Hypertension	12	2,490	26	679	+ 1,811
Liver Disease	13	2,380	5	5,684	- 3,305
Lung Disease	14	2,140	13	1,901	+ 238
HIV/AIDS	15	2,102	21	1,173	+ 929
Diabetes Mellitus	16	2,041	3	6,932	- 4,891
Meningitis	17	1,830	41	271	+ 1,559
Violence	18	1,759	7	4,411	- 2,652
Maternal Conditions	19	1,663	30	468	+ 1,195
Kidney Disease	20	1,436	4	6,277	- 4,841
Malnutrition	21	1,409	11	1,981	- 571
Other Injuries	22	1,308	10	2,466	- 1,157
Pertussis	23	1,253	53	70	+ 1,183
Asthma	24	1,223	36	335	+ 889
Endocrine Disorders	25	1,167	29	486	+ 682
Suicide	26	919	22	1,039	- 120
Cervical Cancer	27	763	25	808	- 45
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	719	12	1,957	- 1,237
Inflammatory/Heart	29	640	44	225	+ 415
Prostate Cancer	30	625	24	846	- 221
Liver Cancer	31	607	15	1,765	- 1,158
Syphilis	32	593	64	3	+ 591
Falls	33	551	20	1,371	- 820
Drownings	34	546	32	463	+ 83
Breast Cancer	35	540	28	495	+ 45
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	469	31	464	+ 5
Stomach Cancer	37	408	17	1,570	- 1,162
Lymphomas	38	326	43	229	+ 97
Fires	39	318	45	207	+ 110
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	304	23	1,029	- 725
Leukemia	41	296	27	601	- 305
Poisonings	42	273	39	275	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	273	54	62	+ 211
Epilepsy	44	273	33	463	- 190
War	45	262	68	2	+ 260
Tetanus	46	184	62	10	+ 175
Lung Cancers	47	183	35	391	- 208
Schistosomiasis	48	169	75	0	+ 169
Parkinson's Disease	49	164	34	393	- 229
Pancreas Cancer	50	161	38	282	- 121
Oral Cancer	51	159	49	142	+ 16
Leishmaniasis	52	137	69	1	+ 137
Oesophagus Cancer	53	125	48	144	- 19
Skin Disease	54	124	42	232	- 108
Skin Cancers	55	121	46	195	- 74
Appendicitis	56	111	47	164	- 52
Encephalitis	57	108	51	104	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	58	104	50	133	- 29
Drug Use	59	101	40	272	- 171
Alcohol	60	100	14	1,799	- 1,699
Hepatitis B	61	72	65	2	+ 70
Upper Respiratory	62	59	57	34	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	63	56	59	27	+ 28
Trypanosomiasis	64	55	73	0	+ 55
Bladder Cancer	65	43	55	57	- 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	34	52	82	- 47
Other Neoplasms	67	14	56	42	- 28
Ascariasis	68	13	63	7	+ 6
Hepatitis C	69	11	66	2	+ 9
Diphtheria	70	7	71	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	71	7	60	21	- 14
Otitis Media	72	6	70	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	73	2	67	2	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	58	33	- 32
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	61	19	- 19
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

DR Congo

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.