NETHERLANDS VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,565	2	17,601	- 8,036
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,001	7	4,946	+ 4,054
Diabetes Mellitus	3	6,749	14	2,386	+ 4,363
Kidney Disease	4	6,111	12	2,530	+ 3,580
Liver Disease	5	5,534	28	936	+ 4,598
Stroke	6	4,720	4	9,707	- 4,987
Violence	7	4,294	48	107	+ 4,187
Road Traffic Accidents	8	3,920	31	681	+ 3,239
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	2,548	33	584	+ 1,964
Other Injuries	10	2,400	19	1,648	+ 752
Malnutrition	11	1,928	63	12	+ 1,916
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,905	1	18,148	- 16,243
Lung Disease	13	1,851	5	9,567	- 7,716
Alcohol	14	1,751	32	612	+ 1,139
Liver Cancer	15	1,719	24	1,163	+ 556
Low Birth Weight	16	1,615	45	167	+ 1,447
Stomach Cancer	17	1,529	22	1,361	+ 168
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,476	35	544	+ 933
Birth Trauma	19	1,427	52	74	+ 1,353
Falls	20	1,335	8	4,131	- 2,796
HIV/AIDS	21	1,142	55	33	+ 1,109
Suicide	22	1,012	17	2,025	- 1,013
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	1,002	47	130	+ 872
Prostate Cancer	24	823	10	3,265	- 2,442
Cervical Cancer	25	786	39	266	+ 520
Hypertension	26	661	29	818	- 157
Leukemia	27	585	20	1,578	- 994
Breast Cancer	28	482	9	3,535	- 3,053
Endocrine Disorders	29	473	26	1,055	- 582
Maternal Conditions	30	456	65	8	+ 448
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	452	6	5,829	- 5,377
Drownings	32	451	49	98	+ 353
Epilepsy	33	451	38	289	+ 162
Parkinson's Disease	34	382	16	2,120	- 1,737
Lung Cancers	35	381	3	10,980	- 10,599
Asthma	36	326	46	165	+ 161
Tuberculosis	37	293	56	29	+ 265
Pancreas Cancer	38	275	11	2,995	- 2,721
Poisonings	39	268	61	17	+ 251
Drug Use	40	264	42	231	+ 34
Meningitis	41	264	51	78	+ 185
Skin Disease	42	226	36	295	- 70
Lymphomas	43	223	13	2,511	- 2,288
Inflammatory/Heart	44	219	23	1,201	- 981
Fires	45	202	53	49	+ 153
Skin Cancers	46	190	27	1,024	- 834
Appendicitis	47	159	58	26	+ 134
Oesophagus Cancer	48	140	15	2,145	- 2,005
Oral Cancer	49	138	30	768	- 629
Ovary Cancer	50	129	25	1,067	- 937
Encephalitis	51	101	68	1	+ 100
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	80	44	214	- 135
Pertussis	53	68	67	1	+ 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	60	41	238	- 177
Bladder Cancer	55	56	21	1,471	- 1,415
Other Neoplasms	56	41	18	1,831	- 1,790
Upper Respiratory	57	33	57	28	+ 5
Dengue	58	32	81	0	+ 32
Uterin Cancer	59	27	34	566	- 540
Multiple Sclerosis	60	20	37	295	- 275
Chagas disease	61	18	75	0	+ 18
Tetanus	62	10	72	0	+ 10
Ascariasis	63	7	82	0	+ 7
Syphilis	64	3	69	1	+ 2
Hepatitis B	65	2	62	14	- 11
Hepatitis C	66	2	60	20	- 18
Chlamydia	67	2	78	0	+ 2
War	68	2	66	2	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	1	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	64	10	- 10
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	50	96	- 96
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	249	- 249
Osteoarthritis	84	0	43	220	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	42	- 42
Oral conditions	86	0	59	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Guatemala

Netherlands

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.