GUATEMALA VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	9,429	2	9,245	+ 184
Stroke	2	7,378	6	4,849	+ 2,530
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	6,596	9	2,617	+ 3,978
Coronary Heart Disease	4	6,198	1	9,825	- 3,627
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,816	8	4,026	- 210
Liver Disease	6	3,495	5	5,684	- 2,189
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,718	3	6,932	- 4,214
Hypertension	8	2,664	26	679	+ 1,984
Lung Disease	9	1,904	13	1,901	+ 3
Malnutrition	10	1,898	11	1,981	- 82
Birth Trauma	11	1,774	19	1,466	+ 308
Kidney Disease	12	1,662	4	6,277	- 4,614
Maternal Conditions	13	1,564	30	468	+ 1,096
Tuberculosis	14	1,564	37	301	+ 1,262
Other Injuries	15	1,554	10	2,466	- 912
Low Birth Weight	16	1,528	16	1,658	- 130
Malaria	17	1,258	74	0	+ 1,258
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,243	18	1,517	- 273
Meningitis	19	1,164	41	271	+ 893
Violence	20	1,106	7	4,411	- 3,305
Suicide	21	1,098	22	1,039	+ 59
Asthma	22	938	36	335	+ 604
Breast Cancer	23	896	28	495	+ 401
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	891	12	1,957	- 1,065
HIV/AIDS	25	885	21	1,173	- 288
Falls	26	484	20	1,371	- 888
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	423	23	1,029	- 606
Lymphomas	28	422	43	229	+ 193
Leukemia	29	415	27	601	- 186
Cervical Cancer	30	381	25	808	- 426
Fires	31	379	45	207	+ 172
Inflammatory/Heart	32	354	44	225	+ 128
Drownings	33	339	32	463	- 125
Poisonings	34	329	39	275	+ 53
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	325	31	464	- 139
Pertussis	36	258	53	70	+ 188
Parkinson's Disease	37	244	34	393	- 149
Epilepsy	38	234	33	463	- 228
Oesophagus Cancer	39	233	48	144	+ 89
Ovary Cancer	40	229	50	133	+ 96
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	221	54	62	+ 159
Schistosomiasis	42	209	75	0	+ 209
Endocrine Disorders	43	205	29	486	- 280
Oral Cancer	44	204	49	142	+ 62
Liver Cancer	45	199	15	1,765	- 1,566
Lung Cancers	46	177	35	391	- 214
Prostate Cancer	47	156	24	846	- 690
Stomach Cancer	48	139	17	1,570	- 1,431
Alcohol	49	131	14	1,799	- 1,668
Skin Disease	50	129	42	232	- 104
Bladder Cancer	51	121	55	57	+ 63
Tetanus	52	108	62	10	+ 98
Drug Use	53	104	40	272	- 167
Syphilis	54	100	64	3	+ 97
Appendicitis	55	90	47	164	- 74
Skin Cancers	56	86	46	195	- 109
Hepatitis B	57	79	65	2	+ 77
Pancreas Cancer	58	56	38	282	- 226
Leishmaniasis	59	55	69	1	+ 54
Upper Respiratory	60	51	57	34	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	61	50	59	27	+ 23
Encephalitis	62	45	51	104	- 59
Measles	63	36	72	0	+ 36
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	34	52	82	- 48
Hepatitis C	65	18	66	2	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	66	17	56	42	- 24
Multiple Sclerosis	67	11	60	21	- 10
Ascariasis	68	5	63	7	- 2
Otitis Media	69	5	70	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	3	67	2	+ 1
War	71	1	68	2	- 1
Diphtheria	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	58	33	- 32
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	61	19	- 19
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	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

Eritrea

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.