LIBERIA VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,926	7	1,885	+ 1,042
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,754	2	2,693	+ 61
Diabetes Mellitus	3	2,065	15	650	+ 1,415
Kidney Disease	4	1,869	16	609	+ 1,261
Liver Disease	5	1,693	13	858	+ 835
Stroke	6	1,444	11	1,578	- 134
Violence	7	1,314	18	477	+ 837
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,199	5	1,920	- 721
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	780	10	1,592	- 812
Other Injuries	10	734	22	380	+ 354
Malnutrition	11	590	24	353	+ 237
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	583	29	235	+ 348
Lung Disease	13	566	26	294	+ 273
Alcohol	14	536	57	25	+ 510
Liver Cancer	15	526	20	439	+ 87
Low Birth Weight	16	494	8	1,652	- 1,158
Stomach Cancer	17	468	37	122	+ 346
Congenital Anomalies	18	452	14	833	- 381
Birth Trauma	19	437	9	1,601	- 1,165
Falls	20	408	33	155	+ 253
HIV/AIDS	21	349	6	1,919	- 1,570
Suicide	22	310	30	220	+ 90
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	307	36	126	+ 181
Prostate Cancer	24	252	25	297	- 46
Cervical Cancer	25	241	19	474	- 233
Hypertension	26	202	23	371	- 168
Leukemia	27	179	58	23	+ 156
Breast Cancer	28	148	27	246	- 98
Endocrine Disorders	29	145	28	245	- 101
Maternal Conditions	30	140	12	870	- 730
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	138	40	90	+ 49
Drownings	32	138	35	127	+ 11
Epilepsy	33	138	42	81	+ 57
Parkinson's Disease	34	117	43	72	+ 45
Lung Cancers	35	117	44	66	+ 51
Asthma	36	100	31	200	- 100
Tuberculosis	37	90	1	2,766	- 2,676
Pancreas Cancer	38	84	53	38	+ 46
Poisonings	39	82	41	82	+ 0
Drug Use	40	81	50	42	+ 39
Meningitis	41	81	17	552	- 471
Skin Disease	42	69	51	41	+ 28
Lymphomas	43	68	39	93	- 25
Inflammatory/Heart	44	67	38	115	- 48
Fires	45	62	34	153	- 92
Skin Cancers	46	58	46	51	+ 7
Appendicitis	47	49	61	12	+ 36
Oesophagus Cancer	48	43	60	16	+ 27
Oral Cancer	49	42	48	50	- 8
Ovary Cancer	50	40	47	50	- 11
Encephalitis	51	31	56	27	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	24	64	4	+ 20
Pertussis	53	21	32	197	- 177
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	18	49	50	- 32
Bladder Cancer	55	17	59	19	- 2
Other Neoplasms	56	13	62	6	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	57	10	67	3	+ 7
Dengue	58	10	72	0	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	59	8	55	28	- 20
Multiple Sclerosis	60	6	63	4	+ 2
Chagas disease	61	6	78	0	+ 6
Tetanus	62	3	54	31	- 28
Ascariasis	63	2	66	4	- 2
Syphilis	64	1	21	394	- 393
Hepatitis B	65	1	52	39	- 38
Hepatitis C	66	1	65	4	- 3
Chlamydia	67	1	69	1	+ 0
War	68	1	70	1	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Schistosomiasis	75	0	45	51	- 51
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Guatemala

Liberia

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.