IRAQ VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,648	1	36,594	- 13,945
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	21,313	8	5,551	+ 15,762
Diabetes Mellitus	3	15,980	4	7,395	+ 8,585
Kidney Disease	4	14,470	6	6,323	+ 8,147
Liver Disease	5	13,104	16	2,127	+ 10,977
Stroke	6	11,177	2	20,793	- 9,615
Violence	7	10,168	7	5,658	+ 4,510
Road Traffic Accidents	8	9,282	3	10,726	- 1,444
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	6,034	18	1,578	+ 4,456
Other Injuries	10	5,684	14	2,212	+ 3,472
Malnutrition	11	4,566	53	92	+ 4,474
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	4,511	13	2,429	+ 2,082
Lung Disease	13	4,383	20	1,329	+ 3,054
Alcohol	14	4,147	58	40	+ 4,107
Liver Cancer	15	4,069	35	555	+ 3,515
Low Birth Weight	16	3,823	5	6,573	- 2,750
Stomach Cancer	17	3,620	28	771	+ 2,850
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,496	9	4,812	- 1,316
Birth Trauma	19	3,380	10	4,223	- 843
Falls	20	3,162	30	709	+ 2,453
HIV/AIDS	21	2,703	72	0	+ 2,703
Suicide	22	2,396	19	1,418	+ 978
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	2,373	49	159	+ 2,214
Prostate Cancer	24	1,949	47	171	+ 1,779
Cervical Cancer	25	1,862	48	162	+ 1,699
Hypertension	26	1,566	12	2,451	- 885
Leukemia	27	1,385	21	1,315	+ 70
Breast Cancer	28	1,142	17	1,783	- 641
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,119	37	462	+ 657
Maternal Conditions	30	1,080	27	780	+ 300
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,070	24	852	+ 218
Drownings	32	1,068	32	658	+ 410
Epilepsy	33	1,067	45	253	+ 814
Parkinson's Disease	34	905	31	658	+ 247
Lung Cancers	35	902	15	2,162	- 1,260
Asthma	36	771	23	914	- 142
Tuberculosis	37	695	25	821	- 126
Pancreas Cancer	38	650	36	530	+ 120
Poisonings	39	634	52	95	+ 539
Drug Use	40	626	38	441	+ 185
Meningitis	41	625	42	372	+ 253
Skin Disease	42	535	57	49	+ 486
Lymphomas	43	528	26	811	- 283
Inflammatory/Heart	44	519	22	1,190	- 671
Fires	45	478	29	742	- 264
Skin Cancers	46	450	43	339	+ 111
Appendicitis	47	377	64	15	+ 362
Oesophagus Cancer	48	332	46	173	+ 159
Oral Cancer	49	328	39	410	- 83
Ovary Cancer	50	306	41	376	- 69
Encephalitis	51	239	40	378	- 139
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	189	63	21	+ 167
Pertussis	53	161	33	636	- 475
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	143	44	283	- 140
Bladder Cancer	55	133	34	628	- 495
Other Neoplasms	56	97	61	26	+ 71
Upper Respiratory	57	79	65	6	+ 73
Dengue	58	75	77	0	+ 75
Uterin Cancer	59	63	54	61	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	60	48	60	30	+ 17
Chagas disease	61	44	75	0	+ 44
Tetanus	62	23	51	111	- 88
Ascariasis	63	16	67	2	+ 15
Syphilis	64	6	50	137	- 130
Hepatitis B	65	6	56	57	- 51
Hepatitis C	66	5	68	1	+ 4
Chlamydia	67	5	69	1	+ 4
War	68	5	11	2,942	- 2,937
Leishmaniasis	69	1	62	22	- 21
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	66	4	- 4
Measles	72	0	55	59	- 59
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	37	- 37
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Guatemala

Iraq

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.