GUATEMALA VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,863	1	9,825	+ 27,039
Stroke	2	24,566	6	4,849	+ 19,717
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	14,453	2	9,245	+ 5,208
Lung Cancers	4	12,836	35	391	+ 12,444
Lung Disease	5	9,644	13	1,901	+ 7,742
Kidney Disease	6	8,304	4	6,277	+ 2,027
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	6,875	12	1,957	+ 4,918
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	5,695	31	464	+ 5,231
Hypertension	9	5,100	26	679	+ 4,420
Parkinson's Disease	10	4,617	34	393	+ 4,224
Breast Cancer	11	4,398	28	495	+ 3,903
Prostate Cancer	12	3,531	24	846	+ 2,685
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,323	38	282	+ 3,041
Liver Cancer	14	2,732	15	1,765	+ 967
Bladder Cancer	15	2,706	55	57	+ 2,649
Stomach Cancer	16	2,679	17	1,570	+ 1,109
Other Injuries	17	2,536	10	2,466	+ 70
Leukemia	18	2,363	27	601	+ 1,762
Lymphomas	19	2,213	43	229	+ 1,984
Diabetes Mellitus	20	2,208	3	6,932	- 4,723
Falls	21	2,173	20	1,371	+ 801
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,519	8	4,026	- 2,508
Liver Disease	23	1,412	5	5,684	- 4,272
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,265	44	225	+ 1,040
Other Neoplasms	25	1,184	56	42	+ 1,142
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	1,066	23	1,029	+ 36
Ovary Cancer	27	972	50	133	+ 839
Suicide	28	930	22	1,039	- 110
Endocrine Disorders	29	918	29	486	+ 432
Oral Cancer	30	768	49	142	+ 626
Skin Cancers	31	765	46	195	+ 570
Drownings	32	760	32	463	+ 296
Uterin Cancer	33	650	59	27	+ 623
Epilepsy	34	435	33	463	- 28
Oesophagus Cancer	35	429	48	144	+ 285
Cervical Cancer	36	425	25	808	- 383
Drug Use	37	337	40	272	+ 66
Congenital Anomalies	38	304	18	1,517	- 1,213
Fires	39	255	45	207	+ 48
Multiple Sclerosis	40	236	60	21	+ 215
Low Birth Weight	41	222	16	1,658	- 1,437
Violence	42	181	7	4,411	- 4,229
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	175	54	62	+ 113
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	166	9	2,617	- 2,452
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	116	52	82	+ 35
Tuberculosis	46	116	37	301	- 185
Skin Disease	47	98	42	232	- 134
Hepatitis B	48	98	65	2	+ 95
Alcohol	49	88	14	1,799	- 1,711
HIV/AIDS	50	82	21	1,173	- 1,090
Anemia	51	82	83	0	+ 82
Hepatitis C	52	67	66	2	+ 65
Meningitis	53	58	41	271	- 213
Schizophrenia	54	48	80	0	+ 48
Asthma	55	48	36	335	- 287
Poisonings	56	34	39	275	- 241
Birth Trauma	57	29	19	1,466	- 1,437
Appendicitis	58	17	47	164	- 147
Upper Respiratory	59	14	57	34	- 20
Leishmaniasis	60	6	69	1	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	61	4	30	468	- 465
Tetanus	62	3	62	10	- 7
Oral conditions	63	3	86	0	+ 3
War	64	2	68	2	- 0
Syphilis	65	2	64	3	- 1
Malnutrition	66	1	11	1,981	- 1,979
Encephalitis	67	1	51	104	- 103
Measles	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	53	70	- 70
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	58	33	- 33
Trichuriasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	63	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	61	19	- 19
Malaria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	67	2	- 2
Leprosy	81	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	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.