NIGER VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,177	6	8,229	+ 5,948
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,341	1	21,093	- 7,752
Diabetes Mellitus	3	10,003	17	2,630	+ 7,373
Kidney Disease	4	9,057	16	2,732	+ 6,325
Liver Disease	5	8,203	11	4,116	+ 4,086
Stroke	6	6,997	5	8,717	- 1,720
Violence	7	6,365	19	2,244	+ 4,121
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,810	8	5,946	- 136
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	3,777	3	16,030	- 12,253
Other Injuries	10	3,558	12	3,826	- 268
Malnutrition	11	2,858	21	2,170	+ 688
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	2,824	32	858	+ 1,966
Lung Disease	13	2,744	20	2,172	+ 572
Alcohol	14	2,596	60	120	+ 2,476
Liver Cancer	15	2,547	35	745	+ 1,802
Low Birth Weight	16	2,393	4	9,560	- 7,167
Stomach Cancer	17	2,266	44	300	+ 1,966
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,188	10	4,346	- 2,157
Birth Trauma	19	2,115	7	8,030	- 5,915
Falls	20	1,979	26	1,297	+ 682
HIV/AIDS	21	1,692	30	1,048	+ 644
Suicide	22	1,500	27	1,227	+ 273
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	1,485	31	1,044	+ 441
Prostate Cancer	24	1,220	57	128	+ 1,093
Cervical Cancer	25	1,165	38	487	+ 679
Hypertension	26	980	25	1,356	- 375
Leukemia	27	867	48	258	+ 609
Breast Cancer	28	715	29	1,075	- 361
Endocrine Disorders	29	701	23	1,806	- 1,106
Maternal Conditions	30	676	14	3,317	- 2,641
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	670	37	522	+ 148
Drownings	32	669	24	1,581	- 912
Epilepsy	33	668	36	676	- 8
Parkinson's Disease	34	567	47	275	+ 291
Lung Cancers	35	565	67	42	+ 523
Asthma	36	483	22	1,902	- 1,419
Tuberculosis	37	435	13	3,703	- 3,268
Pancreas Cancer	38	407	54	138	+ 269
Poisonings	39	397	33	771	- 374
Drug Use	40	392	58	126	+ 266
Meningitis	41	391	9	5,237	- 4,846
Skin Disease	42	335	52	213	+ 122
Lymphomas	43	331	43	350	- 20
Inflammatory/Heart	44	325	34	769	- 443
Fires	45	299	28	1,120	- 821
Skin Cancers	46	281	45	287	- 5
Appendicitis	47	236	56	128	+ 108
Oesophagus Cancer	48	208	55	132	+ 76
Oral Cancer	49	205	49	242	- 37
Ovary Cancer	50	192	40	425	- 233
Encephalitis	51	150	61	112	+ 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	118	70	18	+ 100
Pertussis	53	101	15	2,858	- 2,757
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	89	39	467	- 378
Bladder Cancer	55	83	53	161	- 78
Other Neoplasms	56	61	68	24	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	57	49	63	94	- 44
Dengue	58	47	73	0	+ 47
Uterin Cancer	59	39	64	86	- 47
Multiple Sclerosis	60	30	69	22	+ 8
Chagas disease	61	27	79	0	+ 27
Tetanus	62	14	42	372	- 358
Ascariasis	63	10	59	125	- 115
Syphilis	64	4	62	110	- 106
Hepatitis B	65	4	46	279	- 275
Hepatitis C	66	3	66	46	- 42
Chlamydia	67	3	71	3	+ 0
War	68	3	41	409	- 406
Leishmaniasis	69	1	51	237	- 236
Otitis Media	70	0	72	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	65	60	- 60
Measles	72	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Schistosomiasis	75	0	50	237	- 237
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	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 NIGER

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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.