COLOMBIA VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,687	1	43,066	- 16,379
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	25,114	5	10,773	+ 14,340
Diabetes Mellitus	3	18,830	11	5,028	+ 13,801
Kidney Disease	4	17,050	7	6,834	+ 10,216
Liver Disease	5	15,441	19	2,426	+ 13,015
Stroke	6	13,171	3	16,573	- 3,402
Violence	7	11,981	2	19,268	- 7,287
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,937	6	7,765	+ 3,173
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	7,110	38	747	+ 6,362
Other Injuries	10	6,698	28	1,592	+ 5,105
Malnutrition	11	5,380	27	1,878	+ 3,502
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	5,315	22	2,157	+ 3,158
Lung Disease	13	5,165	4	15,928	- 10,763
Alcohol	14	4,887	68	23	+ 4,864
Liver Cancer	15	4,795	24	2,065	+ 2,730
Low Birth Weight	16	4,505	23	2,095	+ 2,410
Stomach Cancer	17	4,266	9	6,112	- 1,846
Congenital Anomalies	18	4,120	16	2,963	+ 1,157
Birth Trauma	19	3,982	41	648	+ 3,334
Falls	20	3,725	29	1,518	+ 2,208
HIV/AIDS	21	3,185	17	2,683	+ 502
Suicide	22	2,824	26	1,965	+ 859
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	2,796	39	698	+ 2,098
Prostate Cancer	24	2,297	14	3,584	- 1,288
Cervical Cancer	25	2,194	20	2,266	- 73
Hypertension	26	1,845	8	6,400	- 4,554
Leukemia	27	1,632	21	2,208	- 577
Breast Cancer	28	1,346	13	3,669	- 2,324
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,319	30	1,367	- 48
Maternal Conditions	30	1,272	46	394	+ 878
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,261	12	4,371	- 3,110
Drownings	32	1,259	40	689	+ 570
Epilepsy	33	1,257	43	597	+ 660
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,067	47	383	+ 684
Lung Cancers	35	1,063	10	5,250	- 4,187
Asthma	36	909	54	191	+ 718
Tuberculosis	37	819	32	1,272	- 453
Pancreas Cancer	38	766	25	2,022	- 1,256
Poisonings	39	748	61	61	+ 687
Drug Use	40	738	44	492	+ 246
Meningitis	41	736	50	244	+ 492
Skin Disease	42	630	34	1,102	- 472
Lymphomas	43	622	18	2,603	- 1,981
Inflammatory/Heart	44	612	31	1,329	- 717
Fires	45	563	56	127	+ 437
Skin Cancers	46	530	35	1,028	- 499
Appendicitis	47	445	52	213	+ 232
Oesophagus Cancer	48	391	36	835	- 444
Oral Cancer	49	386	37	807	- 421
Ovary Cancer	50	361	33	1,122	- 761
Encephalitis	51	282	64	38	+ 244
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	222	51	242	- 20
Pertussis	53	189	69	18	+ 171
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	168	63	38	+ 130
Bladder Cancer	55	156	42	609	- 453
Other Neoplasms	56	114	15	3,205	- 3,091
Upper Respiratory	57	93	66	27	+ 66
Dengue	58	89	55	133	- 45
Uterin Cancer	59	74	45	423	- 349
Multiple Sclerosis	60	56	60	62	- 6
Chagas disease	61	52	53	203	- 152
Tetanus	62	27	71	14	+ 13
Ascariasis	63	19	76	5	+ 15
Syphilis	64	8	65	30	- 23
Hepatitis B	65	7	62	50	- 44
Hepatitis C	66	6	59	65	- 59
Chlamydia	67	6	81	0	+ 6
War	68	6	49	260	- 254
Leishmaniasis	69	1	74	7	- 6
Otitis Media	70	0	73	7	- 7
Diphtheria	71	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	67	26	- 26
Schistosomiasis	75	0	77	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	8	- 8
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	57	101	- 101
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Guatemala

Colombia

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.