GERMANY VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,271	1	147,055	- 101,784
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	42,602	9	20,712	+ 21,889
Diabetes Mellitus	3	31,942	13	15,560	+ 16,382
Kidney Disease	4	28,923	8	22,770	+ 6,152
Liver Disease	5	26,194	15	15,194	+ 11,000
Stroke	6	22,342	3	49,794	- 27,452
Violence	7	20,324	46	769	+ 19,555
Road Traffic Accidents	8	18,553	34	3,160	+ 15,393
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	12,061	32	3,830	+ 8,230
Other Injuries	10	11,362	23	8,248	+ 3,113
Malnutrition	11	9,126	50	450	+ 8,676
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	9,017	2	51,168	- 42,151
Lung Disease	13	8,762	5	42,797	- 34,035
Alcohol	14	8,289	26	6,257	+ 2,032
Liver Cancer	15	8,134	25	8,057	+ 77
Low Birth Weight	16	7,642	45	770	+ 6,872
Stomach Cancer	17	7,237	20	9,658	- 2,421
Congenital Anomalies	18	6,988	36	2,291	+ 4,697
Birth Trauma	19	6,755	57	239	+ 6,516
Falls	20	6,319	14	15,325	- 9,006
HIV/AIDS	21	5,403	54	345	+ 5,058
Suicide	22	4,790	19	10,284	- 5,494
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	4,744	38	2,166	+ 2,578
Prostate Cancer	24	3,896	12	16,487	- 12,591
Cervical Cancer	25	3,721	39	2,131	+ 1,590
Hypertension	26	3,130	6	26,796	- 23,666
Leukemia	27	2,768	22	8,737	- 5,969
Breast Cancer	28	2,283	10	18,842	- 16,559
Endocrine Disorders	29	2,237	18	10,677	- 8,440
Maternal Conditions	30	2,158	64	38	+ 2,120
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	2,139	7	26,026	- 23,887
Drownings	32	2,135	49	459	+ 1,677
Epilepsy	33	2,133	35	3,091	- 958
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,809	16	12,594	- 10,784
Lung Cancers	35	1,803	4	46,560	- 44,757
Asthma	36	1,542	44	924	+ 617
Tuberculosis	37	1,389	56	281	+ 1,108
Pancreas Cancer	38	1,299	11	17,971	- 16,672
Poisonings	39	1,268	58	216	+ 1,052
Drug Use	40	1,251	40	1,930	- 679
Meningitis	41	1,249	60	168	+ 1,082
Skin Disease	42	1,069	42	1,543	- 474
Lymphomas	43	1,056	17	12,249	- 11,193
Inflammatory/Heart	44	1,038	21	8,891	- 7,853
Fires	45	956	53	359	+ 597
Skin Cancers	46	899	31	4,055	- 3,157
Appendicitis	47	754	62	129	+ 626
Oesophagus Cancer	48	663	27	6,212	- 5,550
Oral Cancer	49	655	29	6,023	- 5,368
Ovary Cancer	50	612	30	5,192	- 4,580
Encephalitis	51	478	67	8	+ 470
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	377	47	543	- 166
Pertussis	53	321	69	2	+ 319
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	285	33	3,615	- 3,330
Bladder Cancer	55	265	28	6,193	- 5,928
Other Neoplasms	56	193	24	8,161	- 7,967
Upper Respiratory	57	157	61	138	+ 19
Dengue	58	150	83	0	+ 150
Uterin Cancer	59	125	37	2,231	- 2,105
Multiple Sclerosis	60	95	41	1,571	- 1,475
Chagas disease	61	87	74	1	+ 87
Tetanus	62	45	75	1	+ 45
Ascariasis	63	33	81	0	+ 33
Syphilis	64	13	68	6	+ 7
Hepatitis B	65	11	59	182	- 170
Hepatitis C	66	10	48	507	- 497
Chlamydia	67	10	85	0	+ 10
War	68	10	66	10	- 1
Leishmaniasis	69	2	72	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	0	65	16	- 15
Diphtheria	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	70	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	73	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	51	391	- 391
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	43	994	- 994
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	364	- 364
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	292	- 292
Oral conditions	86	0	63	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.