GREECE VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,630	1	21,124	- 15,494
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,298	3	8,282	- 2,984
Diabetes Mellitus	3	3,972	20	1,266	+ 2,707
Kidney Disease	4	3,597	6	4,759	- 1,162
Liver Disease	5	3,257	23	809	+ 2,448
Stroke	6	2,778	2	14,077	- 11,299
Violence	7	2,527	42	104	+ 2,424
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,307	22	870	+ 1,437
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,500	44	95	+ 1,405
Other Injuries	10	1,413	17	1,453	- 40
Malnutrition	11	1,135	66	1	+ 1,134
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,121	7	3,940	- 2,818
Lung Disease	13	1,090	5	5,526	- 4,437
Alcohol	14	1,031	49	50	+ 980
Liver Cancer	15	1,012	14	1,566	- 554
Low Birth Weight	16	950	41	127	+ 823
Stomach Cancer	17	900	16	1,535	- 635
Congenital Anomalies	18	869	38	174	+ 695
Birth Trauma	19	840	57	17	+ 823
Falls	20	786	21	1,245	- 459
HIV/AIDS	21	672	50	47	+ 625
Suicide	22	596	28	533	+ 63
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	590	26	611	- 21
Prostate Cancer	24	485	12	2,023	- 1,539
Cervical Cancer	25	463	36	243	+ 219
Hypertension	26	389	9	2,922	- 2,533
Leukemia	27	344	18	1,354	- 1,010
Breast Cancer	28	284	11	2,520	- 2,236
Endocrine Disorders	29	278	29	526	- 248
Maternal Conditions	30	268	61	2	+ 266
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	266	8	3,264	- 2,998
Drownings	32	266	32	435	- 170
Epilepsy	33	265	34	249	+ 16
Parkinson's Disease	34	225	10	2,646	- 2,421
Lung Cancers	35	224	4	7,355	- 7,131
Asthma	36	192	55	27	+ 164
Tuberculosis	37	173	46	66	+ 106
Pancreas Cancer	38	162	13	1,904	- 1,743
Poisonings	39	158	56	19	+ 138
Drug Use	40	156	37	193	- 38
Meningitis	41	155	53	33	+ 122
Skin Disease	42	133	47	56	+ 77
Lymphomas	43	131	19	1,268	- 1,137
Inflammatory/Heart	44	129	24	725	- 596
Fires	45	119	39	146	- 28
Skin Cancers	46	112	31	438	- 326
Appendicitis	47	94	58	9	+ 84
Oesophagus Cancer	48	82	35	246	- 163
Oral Cancer	49	81	30	440	- 359
Ovary Cancer	50	76	27	557	- 481
Encephalitis	51	59	67	1	+ 59
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	47	45	67	- 20
Pertussis	53	40	69	0	+ 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	35	43	100	- 65
Bladder Cancer	55	33	15	1,551	- 1,518
Other Neoplasms	56	24	25	679	- 654
Upper Respiratory	57	20	59	8	+ 12
Dengue	58	19	71	0	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	59	16	33	373	- 357
Multiple Sclerosis	60	12	40	135	- 123
Chagas disease	61	11	77	0	+ 11
Tetanus	62	6	62	2	+ 4
Ascariasis	63	4	73	0	+ 4
Syphilis	64	2	65	1	+ 1
Hepatitis B	65	1	48	56	- 55
Hepatitis C	66	1	52	38	- 37
Chlamydia	67	1	80	0	+ 1
War	68	1	64	1	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	60	4	- 3
Otitis Media	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	27	- 27
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	47	- 47
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Guatemala

Greece

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.