GUATEMALA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	36,080	12	1,957	+ 34,123
Coronary Heart Disease	2	31,897	1	9,825	+ 22,073
Stroke	3	13,351	6	4,849	+ 8,503
Lung Cancers	4	7,502	35	391	+ 7,110
Hypertension	5	6,587	26	679	+ 5,907
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,650	31	464	+ 4,186
Falls	7	4,300	20	1,371	+ 2,928
Lung Disease	8	4,183	13	1,901	+ 2,282
Pancreas Cancer	9	4,046	38	282	+ 3,764
Liver Disease	10	3,465	5	5,684	- 2,219
Prostate Cancer	11	3,148	24	846	+ 2,302
Breast Cancer	12	3,076	28	495	+ 2,581
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,767	34	393	+ 2,374
Lymphomas	14	2,760	43	229	+ 2,531
Suicide	15	2,745	22	1,039	+ 1,706
Liver Cancer	16	1,769	15	1,765	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,681	44	225	+ 1,455
Alcohol	18	1,507	14	1,799	- 292
Stomach Cancer	19	1,450	17	1,570	- 121
Other Injuries	20	1,417	10	2,466	- 1,049
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	1,415	2	9,245	- 7,830
Diabetes Mellitus	22	1,356	3	6,932	- 5,576
Other Neoplasms	23	1,223	56	42	+ 1,181
Leukemia	24	1,204	27	601	+ 604
Ovary Cancer	25	1,117	50	133	+ 984
Kidney Disease	26	1,109	4	6,277	- 5,168
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,038	48	144	+ 894
Bladder Cancer	28	1,001	55	57	+ 943
Skin Cancers	29	964	46	195	+ 769
Drug Use	30	873	40	272	+ 602
Endocrine Disorders	31	833	29	486	+ 347
Uterin Cancer	32	730	59	27	+ 703
Road Traffic Accidents	33	698	8	4,026	- 3,329
Oral Cancer	34	672	49	142	+ 530
Congenital Anomalies	35	623	18	1,517	- 894
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	491	23	1,029	- 538
Drownings	37	344	32	463	- 120
Epilepsy	38	338	33	463	- 125
Schizophrenia	39	302	80	0	+ 302
Asthma	40	275	36	335	- 60
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	269	52	82	+ 188
Multiple Sclerosis	42	260	60	21	+ 239
Violence	43	209	7	4,411	- 4,202
Cervical Cancer	44	201	25	808	- 606
Fires	45	200	45	207	- 8
Tuberculosis	46	104	37	301	- 198
Skin Disease	47	88	42	232	- 144
Low Birth Weight	48	85	16	1,658	- 1,574
Poisonings	49	80	39	275	- 195
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	62	54	62	- 0
Osteoarthritis	51	54	84	0	+ 54
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	50	9	2,617	- 2,568
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	35	85	0	+ 35
Appendicitis	54	31	47	164	- 133
Meningitis	55	31	41	271	- 241
Birth Trauma	56	25	19	1,466	- 1,441
Malnutrition	57	21	11	1,981	- 1,959
Anemia	58	18	83	0	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	59	18	21	1,173	- 1,155
Hepatitis C	60	15	66	2	+ 13
Oral conditions	61	12	86	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	62	6	57	34	- 28
Hepatitis B	63	5	65	2	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	64	5	30	468	- 463
War	65	2	68	2	- 0
Encephalitis	66	2	51	104	- 102
Syphilis	67	1	64	3	- 2
Otitis Media	68	1	70	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	53	70	- 70
Tetanus	70	0	62	10	- 10
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	61	19	- 19
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	63	7	- 7
Dengue	82	0	58	33	- 33
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	67	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Finland

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.