AFGHANISTAN VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,593	1	40,195	- 18,602
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,319	4	14,649	+ 5,670
Diabetes Mellitus	3	15,235	12	5,750	+ 9,485
Kidney Disease	4	13,795	10	6,590	+ 7,205
Liver Disease	5	12,493	16	4,600	+ 7,894
Stroke	6	10,656	3	19,060	- 8,404
Violence	7	9,694	19	3,217	+ 6,477
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,849	11	6,033	+ 2,816
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	5,752	13	5,555	+ 197
Other Injuries	10	5,419	18	3,241	+ 2,178
Malnutrition	11	4,353	43	589	+ 3,764
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	4,301	23	1,765	+ 2,536
Lung Disease	13	4,179	15	4,650	- 471
Alcohol	14	3,954	58	150	+ 3,804
Liver Cancer	15	3,880	40	657	+ 3,223
Low Birth Weight	16	3,645	5	12,631	- 8,986
Stomach Cancer	17	3,452	26	1,501	+ 1,951
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,333	14	5,001	- 1,668
Birth Trauma	19	3,222	6	10,723	- 7,501
Falls	20	3,014	37	905	+ 2,109
HIV/AIDS	21	2,577	46	464	+ 2,113
Suicide	22	2,285	24	1,573	+ 712
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	2,262	25	1,505	+ 758
Prostate Cancer	24	1,858	55	258	+ 1,600
Cervical Cancer	25	1,775	44	541	+ 1,234
Hypertension	26	1,493	8	7,995	- 6,502
Leukemia	27	1,320	42	610	+ 710
Breast Cancer	28	1,089	22	1,822	- 733
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,067	28	1,364	- 297
Maternal Conditions	30	1,029	9	7,807	- 6,777
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,020	39	741	+ 279
Drownings	32	1,018	34	996	+ 22
Epilepsy	33	1,017	35	993	+ 25
Parkinson's Disease	34	863	41	628	+ 235
Lung Cancers	35	860	32	1,076	- 216
Asthma	36	735	17	3,403	- 2,667
Tuberculosis	37	662	7	9,839	- 9,177
Pancreas Cancer	38	620	56	229	+ 391
Poisonings	39	605	47	384	+ 221
Drug Use	40	597	51	328	+ 269
Meningitis	41	596	20	2,626	- 2,030
Skin Disease	42	510	61	94	+ 416
Lymphomas	43	504	36	946	- 442
Inflammatory/Heart	44	495	45	527	- 32
Fires	45	456	50	348	+ 108
Skin Cancers	46	429	59	145	+ 284
Appendicitis	47	360	52	298	+ 61
Oesophagus Cancer	48	316	29	1,314	- 998
Oral Cancer	49	312	27	1,467	- 1,155
Ovary Cancer	50	292	48	369	- 77
Encephalitis	51	228	31	1,190	- 962
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	180	65	25	+ 154
Pertussis	53	153	21	2,107	- 1,954
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	136	33	1,041	- 905
Bladder Cancer	55	126	54	272	- 146
Other Neoplasms	56	92	63	29	+ 64
Upper Respiratory	57	75	68	9	+ 66
Dengue	58	72	72	0	+ 72
Uterin Cancer	59	60	53	289	- 229
Multiple Sclerosis	60	45	62	84	- 39
Chagas disease	61	42	77	0	+ 42
Tetanus	62	22	30	1,254	- 1,233
Ascariasis	63	16	66	17	- 1
Syphilis	64	6	60	94	- 88
Hepatitis B	65	5	38	863	- 858
Hepatitis C	66	5	64	28	- 23
Chlamydia	67	5	69	1	+ 3
War	68	5	2	25,620	- 25,615
Leishmaniasis	69	1	70	1	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	71	1	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	67	16	- 16
Measles	72	0	49	350	- 350
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	57	185	- 185
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Guatemala

Afghanistan

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.