KENYA VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,347	9	11,972	+ 19,375
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	29,498	1	22,571	+ 6,927
Diabetes Mellitus	3	22,117	14	5,651	+ 16,466
Kidney Disease	4	20,027	16	4,464	+ 15,563
Liver Disease	5	18,137	7	13,405	+ 4,733
Stroke	6	15,470	4	15,895	- 425
Violence	7	14,073	24	2,942	+ 11,130
Road Traffic Accidents	8	12,847	6	14,883	- 2,036
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	8,351	5	15,420	- 7,069
Other Injuries	10	7,867	19	4,336	+ 3,531
Malnutrition	11	6,319	21	4,212	+ 2,107
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	6,244	31	1,827	+ 4,417
Lung Disease	13	6,067	20	4,280	+ 1,787
Alcohol	14	5,740	55	355	+ 5,384
Liver Cancer	15	5,632	34	1,351	+ 4,282
Low Birth Weight	16	5,292	11	9,562	- 4,270
Stomach Cancer	17	5,011	28	2,010	+ 3,001
Congenital Anomalies	18	4,839	12	6,115	- 1,277
Birth Trauma	19	4,677	10	9,957	- 5,280
Falls	20	4,376	33	1,465	+ 2,911
HIV/AIDS	21	3,741	2	20,885	- 17,143
Suicide	22	3,317	23	3,214	+ 102
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	3,285	41	1,089	+ 2,196
Prostate Cancer	24	2,698	37	1,292	+ 1,406
Cervical Cancer	25	2,577	22	3,389	- 812
Hypertension	26	2,167	17	4,418	- 2,250
Leukemia	27	1,917	35	1,327	+ 589
Breast Cancer	28	1,581	25	2,658	- 1,077
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,549	44	831	+ 718
Maternal Conditions	30	1,494	13	5,651	- 4,157
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,481	32	1,477	+ 4
Drownings	32	1,478	39	1,200	+ 278
Epilepsy	33	1,477	43	832	+ 644
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,253	50	470	+ 783
Lung Cancers	35	1,248	47	669	+ 580
Asthma	36	1,068	26	2,300	- 1,232
Tuberculosis	37	962	3	19,655	- 18,693
Pancreas Cancer	38	900	46	716	+ 184
Poisonings	39	878	38	1,269	- 391
Drug Use	40	866	62	113	+ 753
Meningitis	41	865	15	5,364	- 4,499
Skin Disease	42	740	51	455	+ 285
Lymphomas	43	731	29	1,931	- 1,200
Inflammatory/Heart	44	719	40	1,121	- 402
Fires	45	662	36	1,316	- 655
Skin Cancers	46	622	48	638	- 16
Appendicitis	47	522	58	240	+ 282
Oesophagus Cancer	48	459	18	4,373	- 3,914
Oral Cancer	49	454	30	1,842	- 1,389
Ovary Cancer	50	424	45	795	- 371
Encephalitis	51	331	60	189	+ 142
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	261	66	84	+ 177
Pertussis	53	223	42	1,014	- 791
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	198	53	408	- 210
Bladder Cancer	55	183	57	318	- 134
Other Neoplasms	56	134	67	60	+ 74
Upper Respiratory	57	109	64	95	+ 14
Dengue	58	104	73	0	+ 104
Uterin Cancer	59	87	56	323	- 236
Multiple Sclerosis	60	66	68	39	+ 27
Chagas disease	61	61	79	0	+ 61
Tetanus	62	31	27	2,129	- 2,097
Ascariasis	63	23	71	9	+ 14
Syphilis	64	9	52	449	- 440
Hepatitis B	65	8	49	522	- 514
Hepatitis C	66	7	61	152	- 145
Chlamydia	67	7	70	10	- 3
War	68	7	65	89	- 83
Leishmaniasis	69	2	59	194	- 193
Otitis Media	70	0	72	7	- 7
Diphtheria	71	0	69	13	- 12
Measles	72	0	63	103	- 103
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	370	- 370
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	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 KENYA

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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.