LIBYA VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		LIBYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,962	1	6,610	- 2,649
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,728	9	744	+ 2,985
Diabetes Mellitus	3	2,795	8	803	+ 1,992
Kidney Disease	4	2,531	4	1,186	+ 1,345
Liver Disease	5	2,292	11	630	+ 1,662
Stroke	6	1,955	2	2,603	- 648
Violence	7	1,779	30	145	+ 1,633
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,624	3	1,444	+ 180
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,055	40	92	+ 964
Other Injuries	10	994	15	432	+ 562
Malnutrition	11	799	57	11	+ 788
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	789	10	743	+ 46
Lung Disease	13	767	12	607	+ 160
Alcohol	14	725	50	22	+ 704
Liver Cancer	15	712	28	153	+ 559
Low Birth Weight	16	669	18	359	+ 310
Stomach Cancer	17	633	33	134	+ 499
Congenital Anomalies	18	612	14	493	+ 119
Birth Trauma	19	591	34	132	+ 459
Falls	20	553	24	204	+ 350
HIV/AIDS	21	473	21	224	+ 249
Suicide	22	419	19	304	+ 116
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	415	38	99	+ 316
Prostate Cancer	24	341	39	96	+ 245
Cervical Cancer	25	326	32	135	+ 191
Hypertension	26	274	6	915	- 641
Leukemia	27	242	22	217	+ 26
Breast Cancer	28	200	25	190	+ 10
Endocrine Disorders	29	196	29	153	+ 43
Maternal Conditions	30	189	35	124	+ 65
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	187	16	427	- 239
Drownings	32	187	43	74	+ 113
Epilepsy	33	187	44	67	+ 120
Parkinson's Disease	34	158	27	159	- 1
Lung Cancers	35	158	13	592	- 434
Asthma	36	135	20	297	- 162
Tuberculosis	37	122	7	812	- 691
Pancreas Cancer	38	114	23	209	- 95
Poisonings	39	111	45	56	+ 55
Drug Use	40	110	17	371	- 261
Meningitis	41	109	47	41	+ 68
Skin Disease	42	94	54	17	+ 76
Lymphomas	43	92	26	189	- 97
Inflammatory/Heart	44	91	37	107	- 17
Fires	45	84	36	115	- 32
Skin Cancers	46	79	51	20	+ 59
Appendicitis	47	66	56	15	+ 51
Oesophagus Cancer	48	58	49	33	+ 25
Oral Cancer	49	57	41	81	- 23
Ovary Cancer	50	54	42	75	- 21
Encephalitis	51	42	53	19	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	33	62	4	+ 29
Pertussis	53	28	55	17	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	25	46	49	- 24
Bladder Cancer	55	23	31	136	- 113
Other Neoplasms	56	17	58	10	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	57	14	67	0	+ 14
Dengue	58	13	74	0	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	59	11	60	8	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	60	8	52	20	- 12
Chagas disease	61	8	77	0	+ 8
Tetanus	62	4	64	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	63	3	66	0	+ 3
Syphilis	64	1	61	6	- 5
Hepatitis B	65	1	48	34	- 33
Hepatitis C	66	1	65	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	1	69	0	+ 1
War	68	1	5	1,055	- 1,054
Leishmaniasis	69	0	63	2	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	59	9	- 9
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	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 LIBYA

Guatemala

Libya

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.