CANADA VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,879	1	40,063	- 19,185
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,647	7	7,431	+ 12,216
Diabetes Mellitus	3	14,731	9	5,718	+ 9,013
Kidney Disease	4	13,339	14	4,578	+ 8,761
Liver Disease	5	12,080	17	3,624	+ 8,457
Stroke	6	10,304	5	14,159	- 3,855
Violence	7	9,373	40	605	+ 8,768
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,557	28	1,998	+ 6,559
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	5,562	36	840	+ 4,722
Other Injuries	10	5,240	24	2,392	+ 2,848
Malnutrition	11	4,209	51	192	+ 4,017
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	4,158	2	30,970	- 26,811
Lung Disease	13	4,041	4	14,212	- 10,171
Alcohol	14	3,823	33	1,491	+ 2,332
Liver Cancer	15	3,751	20	3,113	+ 639
Low Birth Weight	16	3,525	42	553	+ 2,971
Stomach Cancer	17	3,337	26	2,177	+ 1,160
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,223	35	1,081	+ 2,142
Birth Trauma	19	3,115	50	193	+ 2,923
Falls	20	2,914	12	4,829	- 1,915
HIV/AIDS	21	2,492	53	163	+ 2,329
Suicide	22	2,209	15	4,417	- 2,208
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	2,188	43	442	+ 1,746
Prostate Cancer	24	1,797	13	4,711	- 2,914
Cervical Cancer	25	1,716	41	578	+ 1,138
Hypertension	26	1,444	22	2,563	- 1,119
Leukemia	27	1,277	21	3,098	- 1,822
Breast Cancer	28	1,053	8	5,910	- 4,857
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,032	19	3,233	- 2,201
Maternal Conditions	30	995	64	45	+ 950
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	986	6	9,651	- 8,664
Drownings	32	985	48	283	+ 702
Epilepsy	33	984	44	384	+ 600
Parkinson's Disease	34	834	18	3,359	- 2,524
Lung Cancers	35	832	3	20,937	- 20,105
Asthma	36	711	49	262	+ 449
Tuberculosis	37	641	58	97	+ 543
Pancreas Cancer	38	599	11	5,057	- 4,458
Poisonings	39	585	56	121	+ 463
Drug Use	40	577	16	3,686	- 3,109
Meningitis	41	576	59	68	+ 508
Skin Disease	42	493	38	679	- 186
Lymphomas	43	487	10	5,146	- 4,659
Inflammatory/Heart	44	479	27	2,060	- 1,581
Fires	45	441	52	192	+ 248
Skin Cancers	46	415	30	1,756	- 1,342
Appendicitis	47	348	62	49	+ 299
Oesophagus Cancer	48	306	25	2,230	- 1,924
Oral Cancer	49	302	32	1,592	- 1,290
Ovary Cancer	50	282	29	1,902	- 1,620
Encephalitis	51	220	68	3	+ 217
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	174	47	322	- 148
Pertussis	53	148	69	1	+ 147
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	132	39	636	- 504
Bladder Cancer	55	122	23	2,521	- 2,398
Other Neoplasms	56	89	31	1,679	- 1,589
Upper Respiratory	57	72	63	47	+ 26
Dengue	58	69	72	0	+ 69
Uterin Cancer	59	58	34	1,183	- 1,125
Multiple Sclerosis	60	44	37	692	- 648
Chagas disease	61	40	70	1	+ 40
Tetanus	62	21	71	0	+ 21
Ascariasis	63	15	82	0	+ 15
Syphilis	64	6	67	5	+ 1
Hepatitis B	65	5	60	66	- 61
Hepatitis C	66	5	45	363	- 358
Chlamydia	67	5	83	0	+ 5
War	68	4	65	21	- 17
Leishmaniasis	69	1	77	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	66	8	- 7
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	118	- 118
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	343	- 343
Osteoarthritis	84	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	143	- 143
Oral conditions	86	0	61	51	- 51
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Guatemala

Canada

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.