NEPAL VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,749	2	19,677	- 2,927
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,762	6	6,237	+ 9,524
Diabetes Mellitus	3	11,818	14	2,929	+ 8,889
Kidney Disease	4	10,701	10	4,284	+ 6,417
Liver Disease	5	9,691	5	6,383	+ 3,308
Stroke	6	8,266	4	12,909	- 4,643
Violence	7	7,519	35	704	+ 6,816
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,864	9	4,654	+ 2,210
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,462	7	6,071	- 1,608
Other Injuries	10	4,204	22	1,655	+ 2,549
Malnutrition	11	3,377	31	845	+ 2,532
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	3,336	19	2,022	+ 1,314
Lung Disease	13	3,242	1	27,027	- 23,785
Alcohol	14	3,067	52	168	+ 2,899
Liver Cancer	15	3,010	46	256	+ 2,754
Low Birth Weight	16	2,827	11	3,822	- 995
Stomach Cancer	17	2,677	25	1,379	+ 1,298
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,586	21	1,949	+ 637
Birth Trauma	19	2,499	15	2,676	- 176
Falls	20	2,338	13	3,321	- 983
HIV/AIDS	21	1,999	34	737	+ 1,262
Suicide	22	1,772	16	2,571	- 799
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	1,755	49	191	+ 1,564
Prostate Cancer	24	1,442	58	85	+ 1,356
Cervical Cancer	25	1,377	20	1,969	- 593
Hypertension	26	1,158	18	2,092	- 934
Leukemia	27	1,024	36	668	+ 356
Breast Cancer	28	845	27	1,038	- 194
Endocrine Disorders	29	828	45	257	+ 570
Maternal Conditions	30	799	28	977	- 178
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	791	26	1,167	- 376
Drownings	32	790	23	1,505	- 715
Epilepsy	33	789	30	874	- 85
Parkinson's Disease	34	669	33	760	- 90
Lung Cancers	35	667	12	3,586	- 2,919
Asthma	36	570	8	5,930	- 5,360
Tuberculosis	37	514	3	16,535	- 16,021
Pancreas Cancer	38	481	41	445	+ 36
Poisonings	39	469	39	474	- 4
Drug Use	40	463	57	93	+ 370
Meningitis	41	462	43	377	+ 85
Skin Disease	42	396	67	17	+ 379
Lymphomas	43	391	32	768	- 377
Inflammatory/Heart	44	384	48	217	+ 167
Fires	45	354	50	184	+ 170
Skin Cancers	46	333	42	400	- 67
Appendicitis	47	279	47	220	+ 59
Oesophagus Cancer	48	245	38	491	- 246
Oral Cancer	49	242	24	1,389	- 1,146
Ovary Cancer	50	226	37	585	- 358
Encephalitis	51	177	29	882	- 705
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	140	51	173	- 33
Pertussis	53	119	40	453	- 334
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	106	17	2,320	- 2,214
Bladder Cancer	55	98	44	325	- 227
Other Neoplasms	56	72	61	50	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	57	58	66	24	+ 34
Dengue	58	56	55	120	- 64
Uterin Cancer	59	46	60	56	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	60	35	63	38	- 3
Chagas disease	61	32	74	0	+ 32
Tetanus	62	17	53	134	- 118
Ascariasis	63	12	69	4	+ 8
Syphilis	64	5	54	134	- 129
Hepatitis B	65	4	56	117	- 113
Hepatitis C	66	4	64	29	- 25
Chlamydia	67	4	68	5	- 1
War	68	4	65	24	- 21
Leishmaniasis	69	1	62	39	- 38
Otitis Media	70	0	70	4	- 4
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	59	60	- 60
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	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 NEPAL

Guatemala

Nepal

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.