BRAZIL VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	118,427	1	165,788	- 47,360
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	111,444	3	94,705	+ 16,739
Diabetes Mellitus	3	83,558	5	59,608	+ 23,950
Kidney Disease	4	75,661	7	37,690	+ 37,970
Liver Disease	5	68,522	13	21,422	+ 47,100
Stroke	6	58,445	2	123,207	- 64,762
Violence	7	53,166	4	68,779	- 15,613
Road Traffic Accidents	8	48,535	8	33,871	+ 14,664
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	31,550	35	5,659	+ 25,891
Other Injuries	10	29,722	21	13,807	+ 15,915
Malnutrition	11	23,874	34	6,695	+ 17,179
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	23,588	10	30,717	- 7,129
Lung Disease	13	22,920	6	59,373	- 36,453
Alcohol	14	21,685	32	7,121	+ 14,564
Liver Cancer	15	21,279	25	11,514	+ 9,765
Low Birth Weight	16	19,992	33	6,881	+ 13,111
Stomach Cancer	17	18,931	17	17,992	+ 939
Congenital Anomalies	18	18,281	23	12,317	+ 5,964
Birth Trauma	19	17,671	45	3,777	+ 13,894
Falls	20	16,531	16	18,847	- 2,315
HIV/AIDS	21	14,135	22	12,558	+ 1,577
Suicide	22	12,530	20	14,540	- 2,010
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	12,409	44	4,258	+ 8,151
Prostate Cancer	24	10,193	15	19,001	- 8,808
Cervical Cancer	25	9,735	29	9,511	+ 224
Hypertension	26	8,188	11	28,822	- 20,634
Leukemia	27	7,241	30	8,531	- 1,290
Breast Cancer	28	5,971	14	20,759	- 14,788
Endocrine Disorders	29	5,853	19	16,927	- 11,074
Maternal Conditions	30	5,646	53	1,507	+ 4,139
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	5,595	12	23,161	- 17,567
Drownings	32	5,585	39	4,937	+ 648
Epilepsy	33	5,580	46	3,263	+ 2,317
Parkinson's Disease	34	4,733	41	4,770	- 37
Lung Cancers	35	4,717	9	31,659	- 26,942
Asthma	36	4,033	48	2,595	+ 1,439
Tuberculosis	37	3,633	40	4,895	- 1,262
Pancreas Cancer	38	3,399	24	11,999	- 8,600
Poisonings	39	3,317	66	317	+ 3,001
Drug Use	40	3,274	49	2,467	+ 806
Meningitis	41	3,268	54	1,359	+ 1,909
Skin Disease	42	2,797	31	7,179	- 4,382
Lymphomas	43	2,762	27	10,376	- 7,614
Inflammatory/Heart	44	2,716	18	17,508	- 14,792
Fires	45	2,500	58	1,028	+ 1,472
Skin Cancers	46	2,351	38	5,032	- 2,680
Appendicitis	47	1,974	57	1,067	+ 906
Oesophagus Cancer	48	1,734	26	10,466	- 8,731
Oral Cancer	49	1,713	28	9,951	- 8,238
Ovary Cancer	50	1,601	43	4,355	- 2,754
Encephalitis	51	1,249	72	65	+ 1,184
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	987	61	596	+ 390
Pertussis	53	841	75	30	+ 811
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	746	51	2,193	- 1,447
Bladder Cancer	55	693	36	5,306	- 4,613
Other Neoplasms	56	506	42	4,665	- 4,159
Upper Respiratory	57	411	67	260	+ 151
Dengue	58	393	76	14	+ 379
Uterin Cancer	59	328	47	2,780	- 2,452
Multiple Sclerosis	60	249	64	356	- 107
Chagas disease	61	229	37	5,045	- 4,816
Tetanus	62	119	71	88	+ 31
Ascariasis	63	85	78	7	+ 78
Syphilis	64	34	68	223	- 189
Hepatitis B	65	30	59	775	- 745
Hepatitis C	66	26	52	1,955	- 1,928
Chlamydia	67	26	80	5	+ 21
War	68	25	56	1,090	- 1,065
Leishmaniasis	69	6	63	432	- 426
Otitis Media	70	1	70	94	- 93
Diphtheria	71	0	79	7	- 6
Measles	72	0	81	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	83	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	74	44	- 44
Schistosomiasis	75	0	62	593	- 593
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	10	- 10
Leprosy	77	0	69	173	- 173
Hookworm Disease	78	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	661	- 661
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	83	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Guatemala

Brazil

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.