IRAN VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,568	1	93,308	- 45,740
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	44,763	8	11,243	+ 33,520
Diabetes Mellitus	3	33,562	5	13,910	+ 19,653
Kidney Disease	4	30,390	6	11,810	+ 18,580
Liver Disease	5	27,523	12	6,637	+ 20,886
Stroke	6	23,475	2	36,730	- 13,254
Violence	7	21,355	27	2,535	+ 18,820
Road Traffic Accidents	8	19,495	3	17,803	+ 1,692
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	12,673	33	1,836	+ 10,836
Other Injuries	10	11,938	17	4,048	+ 7,890
Malnutrition	11	9,589	56	157	+ 9,433
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	9,474	9	11,046	- 1,572
Lung Disease	13	9,206	7	11,409	- 2,202
Alcohol	14	8,710	53	253	+ 8,457
Liver Cancer	15	8,547	20	3,714	+ 4,833
Low Birth Weight	16	8,030	13	4,861	+ 3,169
Stomach Cancer	17	7,604	10	9,822	- 2,218
Congenital Anomalies	18	7,343	14	4,844	+ 2,499
Birth Trauma	19	7,098	25	2,735	+ 4,363
Falls	20	6,640	24	2,821	+ 3,819
HIV/AIDS	21	5,677	28	2,521	+ 3,157
Suicide	22	5,033	16	4,334	+ 699
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	4,984	37	1,246	+ 3,738
Prostate Cancer	24	4,094	21	3,583	+ 511
Cervical Cancer	25	3,910	48	501	+ 3,409
Hypertension	26	3,289	4	16,415	- 13,126
Leukemia	27	2,908	18	3,966	- 1,058
Breast Cancer	28	2,398	19	3,736	- 1,338
Endocrine Disorders	29	2,351	32	2,092	+ 259
Maternal Conditions	30	2,268	52	285	+ 1,983
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	2,247	15	4,575	- 2,328
Drownings	32	2,243	40	930	+ 1,313
Epilepsy	33	2,241	44	719	+ 1,523
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,901	26	2,545	- 644
Lung Cancers	35	1,894	11	6,784	- 4,889
Asthma	36	1,620	22	3,360	- 1,740
Tuberculosis	37	1,459	41	882	+ 577
Pancreas Cancer	38	1,365	29	2,418	- 1,053
Poisonings	39	1,332	43	816	+ 517
Drug Use	40	1,315	31	2,242	- 928
Meningitis	41	1,313	46	642	+ 671
Skin Disease	42	1,123	55	237	+ 886
Lymphomas	43	1,109	23	2,882	- 1,772
Inflammatory/Heart	44	1,091	35	1,611	- 520
Fires	45	1,004	34	1,823	- 819
Skin Cancers	46	944	47	518	+ 426
Appendicitis	47	793	57	155	+ 638
Oesophagus Cancer	48	697	30	2,371	- 1,674
Oral Cancer	49	688	45	655	+ 34
Ovary Cancer	50	643	39	937	- 294
Encephalitis	51	502	54	246	+ 256
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	396	59	80	+ 316
Pertussis	53	338	60	75	+ 263
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	300	38	996	- 696
Bladder Cancer	55	278	36	1,410	- 1,131
Other Neoplasms	56	203	58	112	+ 92
Upper Respiratory	57	165	63	16	+ 149
Dengue	58	158	74	0	+ 158
Uterin Cancer	59	132	51	355	- 223
Multiple Sclerosis	60	100	50	405	- 305
Chagas disease	61	92	78	0	+ 92
Tetanus	62	48	62	37	+ 11
Ascariasis	63	34	67	3	+ 32
Syphilis	64	14	61	52	- 39
Hepatitis B	65	12	49	425	- 413
Hepatitis C	66	11	69	1	+ 9
Chlamydia	67	10	65	4	+ 7
War	68	10	42	848	- 838
Leishmaniasis	69	2	64	8	- 5
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	68	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	66	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Guatemala

Iran

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.