AUSTRALIA VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,406	1	21,548	- 7,142
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,557	8	4,446	+ 9,111
Diabetes Mellitus	3	10,165	7	4,471	+ 5,693
Kidney Disease	4	9,204	12	3,139	+ 6,065
Liver Disease	5	8,335	26	1,421	+ 6,914
Stroke	6	7,110	3	10,331	- 3,221
Violence	7	6,468	44	243	+ 6,224
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,904	29	1,245	+ 4,659
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,838	40	296	+ 3,542
Other Injuries	10	3,616	22	1,642	+ 1,973
Malnutrition	11	2,904	51	117	+ 2,787
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,869	2	15,588	- 12,719
Lung Disease	13	2,788	5	8,487	- 5,699
Alcohol	14	2,638	37	380	+ 2,258
Liver Cancer	15	2,589	20	2,036	+ 552
Low Birth Weight	16	2,432	43	248	+ 2,184
Stomach Cancer	17	2,303	27	1,288	+ 1,015
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,224	33	711	+ 1,513
Birth Trauma	19	2,150	50	140	+ 2,010
Falls	20	2,011	14	3,116	- 1,105
HIV/AIDS	21	1,719	57	50	+ 1,669
Suicide	22	1,524	11	3,150	- 1,626
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	1,510	42	276	+ 1,234
Prostate Cancer	24	1,240	9	3,766	- 2,526
Cervical Cancer	25	1,184	39	342	+ 843
Hypertension	26	996	23	1,631	- 635
Leukemia	27	881	18	2,126	- 1,245
Breast Cancer	28	726	10	3,405	- 2,679
Endocrine Disorders	29	712	16	2,328	- 1,616
Maternal Conditions	30	687	63	20	+ 666
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	681	6	6,209	- 5,528
Drownings	32	679	47	177	+ 502
Epilepsy	33	679	41	285	+ 394
Parkinson's Disease	34	576	19	2,036	- 1,460
Lung Cancers	35	574	4	8,769	- 8,195
Asthma	36	491	36	455	+ 35
Tuberculosis	37	442	56	53	+ 389
Pancreas Cancer	38	414	13	3,118	- 2,704
Poisonings	39	404	61	35	+ 369
Drug Use	40	398	21	1,783	- 1,385
Meningitis	41	398	60	37	+ 360
Skin Disease	42	340	34	594	- 254
Lymphomas	43	336	15	3,039	- 2,703
Inflammatory/Heart	44	330	24	1,571	- 1,241
Fires	45	304	55	55	+ 249
Skin Cancers	46	286	17	2,319	- 2,033
Appendicitis	47	240	62	26	+ 214
Oesophagus Cancer	48	211	25	1,494	- 1,283
Oral Cancer	49	208	32	972	- 764
Ovary Cancer	50	195	31	1,003	- 808
Encephalitis	51	152	68	3	+ 149
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	120	45	229	- 109
Pertussis	53	102	69	1	+ 101
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	91	38	379	- 288
Bladder Cancer	55	84	30	1,187	- 1,103
Other Neoplasms	56	62	28	1,252	- 1,191
Upper Respiratory	57	50	64	17	+ 33
Dengue	58	48	72	0	+ 48
Uterin Cancer	59	40	35	524	- 484
Multiple Sclerosis	60	30	46	188	- 157
Chagas disease	61	28	80	0	+ 28
Tetanus	62	14	70	1	+ 13
Ascariasis	63	10	75	0	+ 10
Syphilis	64	4	67	3	+ 1
Hepatitis B	65	4	58	41	- 37
Hepatitis C	66	3	48	173	- 170
Chlamydia	67	3	77	0	+ 3
War	68	3	65	8	- 5
Leishmaniasis	69	1	81	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	66	6	- 6
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	64	- 64
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	157	- 157
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	71	- 71
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Guatemala

Australia

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.