MEXICO VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	70,362	1	116,238	- 45,876
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	66,212	8	24,816	+ 41,397
Diabetes Mellitus	3	49,645	2	86,110	- 36,465
Kidney Disease	4	44,952	3	44,622	+ 330
Liver Disease	5	40,711	6	29,838	+ 10,873
Stroke	6	34,724	4	39,790	- 5,066
Violence	7	31,588	5	32,450	- 862
Road Traffic Accidents	8	28,836	10	16,303	+ 12,533
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	18,745	29	3,476	+ 15,269
Other Injuries	10	17,659	11	12,175	+ 5,484
Malnutrition	11	14,184	14	7,552	+ 6,633
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	14,014	30	3,447	+ 10,568
Lung Disease	13	13,618	7	29,123	- 15,505
Alcohol	14	12,884	32	2,945	+ 9,938
Liver Cancer	15	12,643	21	6,817	+ 5,825
Low Birth Weight	16	11,878	18	7,163	+ 4,715
Stomach Cancer	17	11,247	19	6,939	+ 4,309
Congenital Anomalies	18	10,861	13	10,457	+ 405
Birth Trauma	19	10,499	36	2,552	+ 7,947
Falls	20	9,822	35	2,628	+ 7,194
HIV/AIDS	21	8,398	28	4,128	+ 4,270
Suicide	22	7,444	22	6,772	+ 673
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	7,373	33	2,734	+ 4,638
Prostate Cancer	24	6,056	15	7,494	- 1,438
Cervical Cancer	25	5,784	26	4,787	+ 997
Hypertension	26	4,865	9	17,806	- 12,942
Leukemia	27	4,302	25	4,830	- 528
Breast Cancer	28	3,548	16	7,380	- 3,832
Endocrine Disorders	29	3,477	12	11,310	- 7,833
Maternal Conditions	30	3,354	54	750	+ 2,605
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	3,324	20	6,871	- 3,547
Drownings	32	3,318	42	1,799	+ 1,520
Epilepsy	33	3,315	39	1,912	+ 1,403
Parkinson's Disease	34	2,812	43	1,567	+ 1,245
Lung Cancers	35	2,802	17	7,349	- 4,547
Asthma	36	2,396	47	1,342	+ 1,054
Tuberculosis	37	2,159	38	1,943	+ 216
Pancreas Cancer	38	2,020	27	4,510	- 2,490
Poisonings	39	1,971	57	531	+ 1,440
Drug Use	40	1,945	44	1,470	+ 475
Meningitis	41	1,941	58	357	+ 1,584
Skin Disease	42	1,662	31	3,029	- 1,367
Lymphomas	43	1,641	24	4,961	- 3,320
Inflammatory/Heart	44	1,614	41	1,866	- 252
Fires	45	1,485	56	604	+ 882
Skin Cancers	46	1,397	40	1,909	- 512
Appendicitis	47	1,173	53	774	+ 399
Oesophagus Cancer	48	1,030	49	1,252	- 221
Oral Cancer	49	1,018	46	1,355	- 337
Ovary Cancer	50	951	34	2,649	- 1,698
Encephalitis	51	742	62	140	+ 602
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	586	45	1,415	- 829
Pertussis	53	500	70	21	+ 478
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	443	52	859	- 416
Bladder Cancer	55	412	48	1,272	- 861
Other Neoplasms	56	301	23	6,204	- 5,904
Upper Respiratory	57	244	64	127	+ 118
Dengue	58	233	67	30	+ 203
Uterin Cancer	59	195	50	902	- 707
Multiple Sclerosis	60	148	60	295	- 147
Chagas disease	61	136	69	24	+ 112
Tetanus	62	71	71	10	+ 61
Ascariasis	63	51	72	5	+ 46
Syphilis	64	20	73	5	+ 15
Hepatitis B	65	18	61	210	- 192
Hepatitis C	66	16	55	625	- 610
Chlamydia	67	15	77	0	+ 15
War	68	15	66	112	- 97
Leishmaniasis	69	4	76	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	70	1	68	29	- 28
Diphtheria	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	2	- 2
Leprosy	77	0	75	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	63	127	- 127
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	305	- 305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	894	- 894
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Guatemala

Mexico

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.