ITALY VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	32,810	1	97,116	- 64,306
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	30,875	9	16,339	+ 14,537
Diabetes Mellitus	3	23,150	8	19,836	+ 3,314
Kidney Disease	4	20,962	11	12,726	+ 8,236
Liver Disease	5	18,984	23	5,559	+ 13,424
Stroke	6	16,192	2	62,633	- 46,441
Violence	7	14,730	50	409	+ 14,321
Road Traffic Accidents	8	13,446	30	3,221	+ 10,226
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	8,741	36	1,622	+ 7,119
Other Injuries	10	8,234	12	12,112	- 3,878
Malnutrition	11	6,614	41	775	+ 5,839
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	6,535	3	41,445	- 34,910
Lung Disease	13	6,350	5	32,382	- 26,032
Alcohol	14	6,008	55	277	+ 5,731
Liver Cancer	15	5,895	17	9,620	- 3,725
Low Birth Weight	16	5,539	51	357	+ 5,181
Stomach Cancer	17	5,245	14	10,252	- 5,008
Congenital Anomalies	18	5,065	37	1,443	+ 3,622
Birth Trauma	19	4,896	59	140	+ 4,756
Falls	20	4,580	25	4,222	+ 358
HIV/AIDS	21	3,916	46	520	+ 3,396
Suicide	22	3,471	26	4,042	- 571
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	3,438	43	690	+ 2,748
Prostate Cancer	24	2,824	20	8,409	- 5,585
Cervical Cancer	25	2,697	40	1,154	+ 1,543
Hypertension	26	2,268	6	29,931	- 27,663
Leukemia	27	2,006	21	6,728	- 4,722
Breast Cancer	28	1,654	10	13,868	- 12,214
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,621	18	8,431	- 6,809
Maternal Conditions	30	1,564	67	6	+ 1,558
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,550	7	21,254	- 19,704
Drownings	32	1,547	52	344	+ 1,204
Epilepsy	33	1,546	39	1,337	+ 209
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,311	19	8,428	- 7,116
Lung Cancers	35	1,307	4	34,152	- 32,846
Asthma	36	1,117	47	494	+ 624
Tuberculosis	37	1,007	53	336	+ 671
Pancreas Cancer	38	942	13	12,095	- 11,153
Poisonings	39	919	58	154	+ 765
Drug Use	40	907	45	654	+ 253
Meningitis	41	905	60	128	+ 778
Skin Disease	42	775	38	1,440	- 665
Lymphomas	43	765	16	9,670	- 8,905
Inflammatory/Heart	44	753	24	5,531	- 4,778
Fires	45	693	56	271	+ 422
Skin Cancers	46	651	29	3,239	- 2,588
Appendicitis	47	547	61	49	+ 498
Oesophagus Cancer	48	480	34	2,045	- 1,565
Oral Cancer	49	475	27	3,343	- 2,869
Ovary Cancer	50	444	28	3,282	- 2,838
Encephalitis	51	346	68	5	+ 341
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	273	42	701	- 428
Pertussis	53	233	73	1	+ 232
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	207	32	2,216	- 2,009
Bladder Cancer	55	192	22	6,711	- 6,519
Other Neoplasms	56	140	15	9,984	- 9,844
Upper Respiratory	57	114	64	20	+ 94
Dengue	58	109	81	0	+ 109
Uterin Cancer	59	91	33	2,198	- 2,107
Multiple Sclerosis	60	69	44	677	- 608
Chagas disease	61	63	72	1	+ 62
Tetanus	62	33	63	22	+ 11
Ascariasis	63	24	80	0	+ 24
Syphilis	64	9	69	4	+ 5
Hepatitis B	65	8	54	334	- 326
Hepatitis C	66	7	31	2,451	- 2,443
Chlamydia	67	7	84	0	+ 7
War	68	7	66	6	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	69	2	70	3	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	65	16	- 16
Diphtheria	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	49	424	- 424
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Osteoarthritis	84	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Guatemala

Italy

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.