GUATEMALA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	18,688	21	1,173	+ 17,515
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,277	2	9,245	+ 32
Malaria	3	6,786	74	0	+ 6,786
Low Birth Weight	4	4,644	16	1,658	+ 2,986
Birth Trauma	5	4,481	19	1,466	+ 3,015
Stroke	6	4,443	6	4,849	- 405
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,258	1	9,825	- 5,567
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,746	8	4,026	- 281
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,546	9	2,617	+ 929
Tuberculosis	10	3,262	37	301	+ 2,960
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,041	3	6,932	- 3,891
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,534	18	1,517	+ 1,017
Liver Disease	13	2,026	5	5,684	- 3,659
Kidney Disease	14	2,017	4	6,277	- 4,260
Measles	15	1,840	72	0	+ 1,840
Hypertension	16	1,678	26	679	+ 999
Maternal Conditions	17	1,410	30	468	+ 941
Syphilis	18	1,361	64	3	+ 1,358
Meningitis	19	1,291	41	271	+ 1,020
Lung Disease	20	1,225	13	1,901	- 677
Pertussis	21	1,108	53	70	+ 1,038
Suicide	22	1,089	22	1,039	+ 50
Other Injuries	23	1,068	10	2,466	- 1,397
Breast Cancer	24	857	28	495	+ 361
Endocrine Disorders	25	743	29	486	+ 258
Asthma	26	663	36	335	+ 328
Inflammatory/Heart	27	641	44	225	+ 416
Cervical Cancer	28	570	25	808	- 238
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	564	12	1,957	- 1,393
Drug Use	30	511	40	272	+ 240
Malnutrition	31	489	11	1,981	- 1,492
Falls	32	464	20	1,371	- 907
Violence	33	455	7	4,411	- 3,956
Liver Cancer	34	437	15	1,765	- 1,328
Prostate Cancer	35	435	24	846	- 410
Drownings	36	401	32	463	- 62
Oral Cancer	37	351	49	142	+ 209
Epilepsy	38	328	33	463	- 135
Fires	39	307	45	207	+ 99
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	291	31	464	- 173
Lung Cancers	41	272	35	391	- 120
Tetanus	42	237	62	10	+ 227
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	222	23	1,029	- 807
Poisonings	44	214	39	275	- 61
Lymphomas	45	197	43	229	- 32
Parkinson's Disease	46	179	34	393	- 214
Trypanosomiasis	47	168	73	0	+ 168
Skin Cancers	48	164	46	195	- 31
Stomach Cancer	49	158	17	1,570	- 1,412
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	144	54	62	+ 82
Skin Disease	51	132	42	232	- 100
Ovary Cancer	52	130	50	133	- 3
Alcohol	53	121	14	1,799	- 1,678
Oesophagus Cancer	54	120	48	144	- 24
Pancreas Cancer	55	116	38	282	- 166
Bladder Cancer	56	86	55	57	+ 29
Encephalitis	57	79	51	104	- 25
Uterin Cancer	58	78	59	27	+ 51
Appendicitis	59	56	47	164	- 107
Schistosomiasis	60	43	75	0	+ 43
Leukemia	61	38	27	601	- 563
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	37	52	82	- 45
Other Neoplasms	63	32	56	42	- 10
Diphtheria	64	31	71	0	+ 31
Hepatitis B	65	31	65	2	+ 28
Upper Respiratory	66	17	57	34	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	67	15	60	21	- 6
Chlamydia	68	4	67	2	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	3	66	2	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	3	63	7	- 4
War	71	2	68	2	- 0
Otitis Media	72	2	70	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	58	33	- 32
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	61	19	- 19
Leishmaniasis	78	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Equ. Guinea

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.