CHILE VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,045	1	10,685	- 640
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,453	6	3,920	+ 5,533
Diabetes Mellitus	3	7,087	10	3,177	+ 3,911
Kidney Disease	4	6,417	3	4,065	+ 2,353
Liver Disease	5	5,812	13	2,647	+ 3,165
Stroke	6	4,957	2	9,731	- 4,774
Violence	7	4,510	29	744	+ 3,766
Road Traffic Accidents	8	4,117	12	2,826	+ 1,290
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,676	39	334	+ 2,342
Other Injuries	10	2,521	21	1,310	+ 1,211
Malnutrition	11	2,025	37	420	+ 1,605
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,001	5	4,000	- 1,999
Lung Disease	13	1,944	4	4,062	- 2,118
Alcohol	14	1,839	47	207	+ 1,632
Liver Cancer	15	1,805	19	1,369	+ 436
Low Birth Weight	16	1,696	36	437	+ 1,258
Stomach Cancer	17	1,606	8	3,631	- 2,025
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,551	25	858	+ 693
Birth Trauma	19	1,499	54	87	+ 1,411
Falls	20	1,402	23	904	+ 498
HIV/AIDS	21	1,199	33	539	+ 660
Suicide	22	1,063	15	1,700	- 638
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	1,053	46	223	+ 829
Prostate Cancer	24	865	14	2,435	- 1,571
Cervical Cancer	25	826	27	780	+ 46
Hypertension	26	694	7	3,817	- 3,122
Leukemia	27	614	24	879	- 265
Breast Cancer	28	506	16	1,689	- 1,182
Endocrine Disorders	29	496	22	1,286	- 790
Maternal Conditions	30	479	63	24	+ 455
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	475	11	3,022	- 2,548
Drownings	32	474	44	283	+ 191
Epilepsy	33	473	43	294	+ 179
Parkinson's Disease	34	401	26	790	- 389
Lung Cancers	35	400	9	3,452	- 3,052
Asthma	36	342	42	295	+ 48
Tuberculosis	37	308	38	410	- 102
Pancreas Cancer	38	288	17	1,567	- 1,279
Poisonings	39	281	57	68	+ 213
Drug Use	40	278	50	149	+ 129
Meningitis	41	277	53	95	+ 182
Skin Disease	42	237	28	763	- 526
Lymphomas	43	234	18	1,394	- 1,159
Inflammatory/Heart	44	230	31	709	- 479
Fires	45	212	41	295	- 83
Skin Cancers	46	199	34	526	- 326
Appendicitis	47	167	59	37	+ 131
Oesophagus Cancer	48	147	30	722	- 575
Oral Cancer	49	145	40	307	- 162
Ovary Cancer	50	136	35	514	- 379
Encephalitis	51	106	70	2	+ 104
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	84	48	187	- 103
Pertussis	53	71	68	3	+ 69
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	63	52	104	- 41
Bladder Cancer	55	59	32	641	- 582
Other Neoplasms	56	43	20	1,358	- 1,315
Upper Respiratory	57	35	67	4	+ 31
Dengue	58	33	73	0	+ 33
Uterin Cancer	59	28	45	275	- 247
Multiple Sclerosis	60	21	62	27	- 5
Chagas disease	61	19	55	79	- 59
Tetanus	62	10	69	2	+ 8
Ascariasis	63	7	72	0	+ 7
Syphilis	64	3	66	5	- 2
Hepatitis B	65	3	60	30	- 27
Hepatitis C	66	2	61	27	- 24
Chlamydia	67	2	80	0	+ 2
War	68	2	64	14	- 12
Leishmaniasis	69	1	81	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	71	2	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	58	38	- 38
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	180	- 180
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	131	- 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	73	- 73
Oral conditions	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

Guatemala

Chile

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.