BELGIUM VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,446	1	15,281	- 8,834
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,066	6	5,677	+ 389
Diabetes Mellitus	3	4,548	20	1,269	+ 3,279
Kidney Disease	4	4,118	8	2,952	+ 1,167
Liver Disease	5	3,730	17	1,433	+ 2,297
Stroke	6	3,181	3	7,408	- 4,226
Violence	7	2,894	44	149	+ 2,744
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,642	29	666	+ 1,976
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,717	33	418	+ 1,300
Other Injuries	10	1,618	11	2,006	- 389
Malnutrition	11	1,299	38	291	+ 1,009
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,284	2	9,416	- 8,132
Lung Disease	13	1,248	5	6,438	- 5,190
Alcohol	14	1,180	32	500	+ 681
Liver Cancer	15	1,158	24	976	+ 183
Low Birth Weight	16	1,088	50	70	+ 1,018
Stomach Cancer	17	1,030	26	863	+ 167
Congenital Anomalies	18	995	40	282	+ 713
Birth Trauma	19	962	53	47	+ 915
Falls	20	900	15	1,756	- 856
HIV/AIDS	21	769	57	36	+ 733
Suicide	22	682	10	2,111	- 1,429
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	675	42	213	+ 463
Prostate Cancer	24	555	13	1,824	- 1,270
Cervical Cancer	25	530	41	243	+ 287
Hypertension	26	446	27	740	- 294
Leukemia	27	394	21	1,199	- 805
Breast Cancer	28	325	9	2,587	- 2,262
Endocrine Disorders	29	319	18	1,432	- 1,113
Maternal Conditions	30	307	64	6	+ 301
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	305	7	3,329	- 3,024
Drownings	32	304	47	79	+ 225
Epilepsy	33	304	36	348	- 44
Parkinson's Disease	34	258	19	1,378	- 1,120
Lung Cancers	35	257	4	6,777	- 6,520
Asthma	36	220	46	128	+ 92
Tuberculosis	37	198	54	46	+ 152
Pancreas Cancer	38	185	14	1,809	- 1,624
Poisonings	39	181	55	41	+ 139
Drug Use	40	178	39	287	- 109
Meningitis	41	178	58	28	+ 149
Skin Disease	42	152	35	380	- 227
Lymphomas	43	150	16	1,552	- 1,402
Inflammatory/Heart	44	148	23	1,060	- 913
Fires	45	136	48	75	+ 61
Skin Cancers	46	128	31	522	- 394
Appendicitis	47	107	62	17	+ 91
Oesophagus Cancer	48	94	25	898	- 804
Oral Cancer	49	93	28	675	- 581
Ovary Cancer	50	87	30	653	- 565
Encephalitis	51	68	66	1	+ 67
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	54	49	73	- 19
Pertussis	53	46	68	1	+ 45
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	41	37	293	- 252
Bladder Cancer	55	38	22	1,078	- 1,041
Other Neoplasms	56	28	12	1,828	- 1,800
Upper Respiratory	57	22	59	22	+ 0
Dengue	58	21	83	0	+ 21
Uterin Cancer	59	18	34	384	- 366
Multiple Sclerosis	60	14	45	147	- 133
Chagas disease	61	12	77	0	+ 12
Tetanus	62	6	78	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	63	5	82	0	+ 5
Syphilis	64	2	70	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	65	2	63	17	- 15
Hepatitis C	66	1	52	53	- 52
Chlamydia	67	1	71	0	+ 1
War	68	1	67	1	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	65	2	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	40	- 40
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	43	199	- 199
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Guatemala

Belgium

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.