CHINA VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	762,087	2	1,771,525	- 1,009,438
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	717,146	12	183,342	+ 533,804
Diabetes Mellitus	3	537,701	14	161,672	+ 376,029
Kidney Disease	4	486,880	11	192,302	+ 294,577
Liver Disease	5	440,941	15	145,603	+ 295,338
Stroke	6	376,097	1	2,043,210	- 1,667,113
Violence	7	342,128	47	11,115	+ 331,013
Road Traffic Accidents	8	312,323	8	250,272	+ 62,051
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	203,026	50	8,719	+ 194,307
Other Injuries	10	191,262	25	54,087	+ 137,174
Malnutrition	11	153,632	44	12,995	+ 140,637
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	151,788	6	304,455	- 152,666
Lung Disease	13	147,494	3	968,607	- 821,112
Alcohol	14	139,543	42	19,071	+ 120,471
Liver Cancer	15	136,931	13	180,952	- 44,021
Low Birth Weight	16	128,648	40	21,631	+ 107,016
Stomach Cancer	17	121,819	5	398,439	- 276,620
Congenital Anomalies	18	117,639	31	36,613	+ 81,026
Birth Trauma	19	113,715	43	17,644	+ 96,071
Falls	20	106,380	16	138,878	- 32,497
HIV/AIDS	21	90,959	34	28,746	+ 62,213
Suicide	22	80,630	17	116,324	- 35,694
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	79,852	30	37,723	+ 42,129
Prostate Cancer	24	65,591	28	51,056	+ 14,534
Cervical Cancer	25	62,642	27	51,650	+ 10,993
Hypertension	26	52,689	7	301,183	- 248,493
Leukemia	27	46,594	22	58,145	- 11,550
Breast Cancer	28	38,424	19	92,757	- 54,333
Endocrine Disorders	29	37,662	37	25,613	+ 12,049
Maternal Conditions	30	36,332	54	3,596	+ 32,735
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	36,003	9	248,388	- 212,386
Drownings	32	35,943	26	52,807	- 16,864
Epilepsy	33	35,905	46	11,365	+ 24,540
Parkinson's Disease	34	30,457	20	70,699	- 40,242
Lung Cancers	35	30,352	4	714,311	- 683,959
Asthma	36	25,955	39	23,147	+ 2,808
Tuberculosis	37	23,381	32	34,802	- 11,421
Pancreas Cancer	38	21,875	18	111,537	- 89,661
Poisonings	39	21,346	36	25,762	- 4,416
Drug Use	40	21,065	38	24,214	- 3,149
Meningitis	41	21,028	51	5,704	+ 15,324
Skin Disease	42	17,998	52	5,222	+ 12,776
Lymphomas	43	17,773	23	57,838	- 40,065
Inflammatory/Heart	44	17,479	33	29,954	- 12,475
Fires	45	16,087	48	10,498	+ 5,589
Skin Cancers	46	15,130	41	19,669	- 4,539
Appendicitis	47	12,701	60	1,468	+ 11,233
Oesophagus Cancer	48	11,160	10	242,891	- 231,731
Oral Cancer	49	11,026	24	54,695	- 43,669
Ovary Cancer	50	10,306	35	28,078	- 17,772
Encephalitis	51	8,039	55	2,796	+ 5,243
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	6,348	49	10,108	- 3,760
Pertussis	53	5,411	64	484	+ 4,928
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	4,802	21	65,350	- 60,548
Bladder Cancer	55	4,460	29	37,873	- 33,414
Other Neoplasms	56	3,257	53	4,374	- 1,117
Upper Respiratory	57	2,646	57	2,663	- 16
Dengue	58	2,528	70	12	+ 2,516
Uterin Cancer	59	2,112	45	11,751	- 9,640
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1,603	59	1,734	- 132
Chagas disease	61	1,472	76	0	+ 1,472
Tetanus	62	764	63	491	+ 273
Ascariasis	63	550	68	34	+ 516
Syphilis	64	218	58	1,824	- 1,606
Hepatitis B	65	191	56	2,757	- 2,567
Hepatitis C	66	170	66	86	+ 84
Chlamydia	67	168	67	55	+ 112
War	68	160	61	900	- 740
Leishmaniasis	69	40	78	0	+ 40
Otitis Media	70	6	69	15	- 9
Diphtheria	71	1	71	11	- 10
Measles	72	0	62	558	- 558
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	65	400	- 400
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Guatemala

China

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.