GUATEMALA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,913	1	9,825	+ 22,089
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,104	12	1,957	+ 9,148
Stroke	3	10,806	6	4,849	+ 5,957
Lung Cancers	4	10,104	35	391	+ 9,713
Lung Disease	5	9,288	13	1,901	+ 7,386
Hypertension	6	5,815	26	679	+ 5,136
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,648	31	464	+ 5,184
Kidney Disease	8	4,942	4	6,277	- 1,335
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,495	2	9,245	- 4,750
Breast Cancer	10	4,089	28	495	+ 3,594
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,900	38	282	+ 3,618
Prostate Cancer	12	3,578	24	846	+ 2,732
Diabetes Mellitus	13	3,377	3	6,932	- 3,555
Falls	14	3,326	20	1,371	+ 1,954
Liver Disease	15	3,297	5	5,684	- 2,387
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,733	34	393	+ 2,340
Lymphomas	17	2,658	43	229	+ 2,429
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,317	29	486	+ 1,832
Suicide	19	2,232	22	1,039	+ 1,192
Stomach Cancer	20	2,096	17	1,570	+ 525
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,930	44	225	+ 1,704
Leukemia	22	1,896	27	601	+ 1,295
Other Injuries	23	1,790	10	2,466	- 676
Other Neoplasms	24	1,771	56	42	+ 1,729
Liver Cancer	25	1,749	15	1,765	- 17
Alcohol	26	1,358	14	1,799	- 441
Oesophagus Cancer	27	1,348	48	144	+ 1,204
Bladder Cancer	28	1,344	55	57	+ 1,286
Oral Cancer	29	1,307	49	142	+ 1,165
Ovary Cancer	30	1,127	50	133	+ 994
Skin Cancers	31	880	46	195	+ 685
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	831	9	2,617	- 1,786
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	785	54	62	+ 723
Road Traffic Accidents	34	686	8	4,026	- 3,341
Epilepsy	35	671	33	463	+ 208
Congenital Anomalies	36	497	18	1,517	- 1,019
Uterin Cancer	37	484	59	27	+ 457
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	470	23	1,029	- 559
Cervical Cancer	39	463	25	808	- 345
Drug Use	40	419	40	272	+ 147
Multiple Sclerosis	41	341	60	21	+ 320
Skin Disease	42	335	42	232	+ 103
Anemia	43	216	83	0	+ 216
Asthma	44	201	36	335	- 134
Low Birth Weight	45	167	16	1,658	- 1,491
Violence	46	167	7	4,411	- 4,244
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	118	52	82	+ 36
Hepatitis C	48	110	66	2	+ 108
Drownings	49	100	32	463	- 364
Malnutrition	50	98	11	1,981	- 1,883
Schizophrenia	51	85	80	0	+ 85
Osteoarthritis	52	79	84	0	+ 79
Fires	53	78	45	207	- 130
HIV/AIDS	54	75	21	1,173	- 1,098
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	63	85	0	+ 63
Tuberculosis	56	61	37	301	- 240
Birth Trauma	57	52	19	1,466	- 1,414
Poisonings	58	47	39	275	- 228
Hepatitis B	59	39	65	2	+ 37
Meningitis	60	36	41	271	- 235
Upper Respiratory	61	30	57	34	- 4
Appendicitis	62	28	47	164	- 136
Oral conditions	63	13	86	0	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	64	8	30	468	- 460
Otitis Media	65	3	70	0	+ 3
War	66	2	68	2	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	2	51	104	- 102
Syphilis	68	1	64	3	- 2
Pertussis	69	1	53	70	- 69
Measles	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	69	1	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	61	19	- 19
Tetanus	75	0	62	10	- 10
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	63	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	58	33	- 33
Leprosy	84	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	67	2	- 2
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.