ETHIOPIA VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	63,801	4	36,530	+ 27,272
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	60,039	1	59,931	+ 108
Diabetes Mellitus	3	45,016	10	16,258	+ 28,758
Kidney Disease	4	40,761	13	12,103	+ 28,658
Liver Disease	5	36,915	8	27,270	+ 9,645
Stroke	6	31,487	3	39,362	- 7,875
Violence	7	28,643	22	8,076	+ 20,567
Road Traffic Accidents	8	26,147	5	31,564	- 5,417
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	16,997	2	44,361	- 27,364
Other Injuries	10	16,012	16	11,735	+ 4,278
Malnutrition	11	12,862	19	8,643	+ 4,219
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	12,708	21	8,258	+ 4,450
Lung Disease	13	12,348	15	11,870	+ 478
Alcohol	14	11,682	55	750	+ 10,933
Liver Cancer	15	11,464	42	1,730	+ 9,734
Low Birth Weight	16	10,770	7	28,020	- 17,250
Stomach Cancer	17	10,199	47	1,519	+ 8,680
Congenital Anomalies	18	9,849	11	15,638	- 5,789
Birth Trauma	19	9,520	6	31,107	- 21,587
Falls	20	8,906	28	4,510	+ 4,396
HIV/AIDS	21	7,615	17	11,471	- 3,856
Suicide	22	6,750	25	6,030	+ 720
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	6,685	41	1,758	+ 4,927
Prostate Cancer	24	5,491	50	1,244	+ 4,247
Cervical Cancer	25	5,244	27	5,019	+ 226
Hypertension	26	4,411	12	13,470	- 9,059
Leukemia	27	3,901	30	4,222	- 322
Breast Cancer	28	3,217	20	8,485	- 5,268
Endocrine Disorders	29	3,153	45	1,623	+ 1,530
Maternal Conditions	30	3,042	18	8,887	- 5,845
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	3,014	31	3,755	- 740
Drownings	32	3,009	35	3,133	- 124
Epilepsy	33	3,006	44	1,625	+ 1,381
Parkinson's Disease	34	2,550	46	1,578	+ 972
Lung Cancers	35	2,541	38	2,202	+ 339
Asthma	36	2,173	29	4,484	- 2,311
Tuberculosis	37	1,957	9	21,455	- 19,498
Pancreas Cancer	38	1,831	61	488	+ 1,344
Poisonings	39	1,787	32	3,668	- 1,881
Drug Use	40	1,764	60	513	+ 1,251
Meningitis	41	1,760	14	12,019	- 10,259
Skin Disease	42	1,507	53	904	+ 603
Lymphomas	43	1,488	33	3,590	- 2,102
Inflammatory/Heart	44	1,463	39	2,168	- 705
Fires	45	1,347	34	3,255	- 1,908
Skin Cancers	46	1,267	52	1,006	+ 260
Appendicitis	47	1,063	58	677	+ 386
Oesophagus Cancer	48	934	40	1,839	- 904
Oral Cancer	49	923	48	1,477	- 553
Ovary Cancer	50	863	36	2,424	- 1,561
Encephalitis	51	673	63	386	+ 287
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	531	65	221	+ 311
Pertussis	53	453	23	6,896	- 6,443
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	402	49	1,339	- 937
Bladder Cancer	55	373	51	1,080	- 706
Other Neoplasms	56	273	66	148	+ 125
Upper Respiratory	57	222	57	709	- 487
Dengue	58	212	73	20	+ 191
Uterin Cancer	59	177	62	421	- 244
Multiple Sclerosis	60	134	70	61	+ 73
Chagas disease	61	123	78	0	+ 123
Tetanus	62	64	37	2,203	- 2,139
Ascariasis	63	46	68	130	- 84
Syphilis	64	18	43	1,699	- 1,681
Hepatitis B	65	16	56	742	- 726
Hepatitis C	66	14	69	115	- 100
Chlamydia	67	14	72	21	- 7
War	68	13	64	281	- 267
Leishmaniasis	69	3	59	579	- 575
Otitis Media	70	1	71	39	- 38
Diphtheria	71	0	67	146	- 146
Measles	72	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	839	- 839
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	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	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

Guatemala

Ethiopia

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.