GUATEMALA VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,869	1	9,825	+ 7,044
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,192	12	1,957	+ 12,236
Stroke	3	9,706	6	4,849	+ 4,858
Lung Cancers	4	9,520	35	391	+ 9,129
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	5,835	31	464	+ 5,371
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,279	2	9,245	- 3,967
Lung Disease	7	4,868	13	1,901	+ 2,966
Breast Cancer	8	4,148	28	495	+ 3,652
Other Injuries	9	4,037	10	2,466	+ 1,571
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,300	38	282	+ 3,018
Kidney Disease	11	3,064	4	6,277	- 3,213
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,913	3	6,932	- 4,019
Prostate Cancer	13	2,903	24	846	+ 2,057
Lymphomas	14	2,688	43	229	+ 2,459
Liver Cancer	15	2,556	15	1,765	+ 791
Suicide	16	2,392	22	1,039	+ 1,353
Other Neoplasms	17	2,342	56	42	+ 2,300
Falls	18	2,212	20	1,371	+ 840
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,159	29	486	+ 1,673
Parkinson's Disease	20	2,021	34	393	+ 1,628
Leukemia	21	1,991	27	601	+ 1,390
Liver Disease	22	1,971	5	5,684	- 3,714
Hypertension	23	1,898	26	679	+ 1,219
Bladder Cancer	24	1,753	55	57	+ 1,695
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,619	44	225	+ 1,394
Stomach Cancer	26	1,477	17	1,570	- 94
Oral Cancer	27	1,248	49	142	+ 1,106
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,248	48	144	+ 1,104
Malnutrition	29	1,124	11	1,981	- 856
Ovary Cancer	30	1,058	50	133	+ 925
Road Traffic Accidents	31	891	8	4,026	- 3,135
Skin Cancers	32	869	46	195	+ 674
Alcohol	33	851	14	1,799	- 948
Uterin Cancer	34	726	59	27	+ 699
Congenital Anomalies	35	537	18	1,517	- 979
Drug Use	36	502	40	272	+ 231
Epilepsy	37	498	33	463	+ 35
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	483	9	2,617	- 2,135
Skin Disease	39	427	42	232	+ 195
Cervical Cancer	40	420	25	808	- 387
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	370	54	62	+ 308
Asthma	42	277	36	335	- 57
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	263	23	1,029	- 766
Anemia	44	260	83	0	+ 260
Drownings	45	232	32	463	- 232
Multiple Sclerosis	46	201	60	21	+ 180
Low Birth Weight	47	174	16	1,658	- 1,485
Schizophrenia	48	173	80	0	+ 173
Violence	49	144	7	4,411	- 4,267
Tuberculosis	50	116	37	301	- 185
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	114	52	82	+ 32
Hepatitis C	52	111	66	2	+ 109
Fires	53	108	45	207	- 100
HIV/AIDS	54	97	21	1,173	- 1,076
Birth Trauma	55	82	19	1,466	- 1,384
Osteoarthritis	56	66	84	0	+ 66
Poisonings	57	61	39	275	- 214
Meningitis	58	44	41	271	- 227
Hepatitis B	59	36	65	2	+ 34
Oral conditions	60	31	86	0	+ 31
Appendicitis	61	24	47	164	- 140
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	20	85	0	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	63	14	57	34	- 20
Maternal Conditions	64	14	30	468	- 455
Otitis Media	65	4	70	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	66	2	51	104	- 101
War	67	2	68	2	- 0
Syphilis	68	1	64	3	- 2
Pertussis	69	1	53	70	- 69
Tetanus	70	1	62	10	- 9
Schistosomiasis	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	69	1	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	76	0	58	33	- 32
Measles	77	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	78	0	67	2	- 2
Ascariasis	79	0	63	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	61	19	- 19
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

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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.