NIGERIA VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	127,413	7	61,374	+ 66,039
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	119,899	1	207,281	- 87,382
Diabetes Mellitus	3	89,898	18	22,497	+ 67,401
Kidney Disease	4	81,401	20	18,189	+ 63,212
Liver Disease	5	73,721	13	38,326	+ 35,395
Stroke	6	62,879	8	57,744	+ 5,136
Violence	7	57,200	19	18,407	+ 38,793
Road Traffic Accidents	8	52,217	12	41,693	+ 10,524
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	33,944	2	144,724	- 110,780
Other Injuries	10	31,977	17	22,696	+ 9,281
Malnutrition	11	25,686	36	5,896	+ 19,789
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	25,377	31	6,786	+ 18,592
Lung Disease	13	24,659	22	12,569	+ 12,091
Alcohol	14	23,330	58	1,031	+ 22,299
Liver Cancer	15	22,893	39	5,289	+ 17,605
Low Birth Weight	16	21,508	6	95,959	- 74,450
Stomach Cancer	17	20,367	50	2,129	+ 18,238
Congenital Anomalies	18	19,668	9	49,696	- 30,028
Birth Trauma	19	19,012	5	100,186	- 81,174
Falls	20	17,786	28	7,528	+ 10,257
HIV/AIDS	21	15,207	10	44,124	- 28,916
Suicide	22	13,480	30	7,019	+ 6,462
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	13,350	37	5,846	+ 7,505
Prostate Cancer	24	10,966	35	5,914	+ 5,052
Cervical Cancer	25	10,473	25	10,574	- 101
Hypertension	26	8,809	24	10,692	- 1,883
Leukemia	27	7,790	47	2,257	+ 5,533
Breast Cancer	28	6,424	23	11,884	- 5,460
Endocrine Disorders	29	6,297	21	15,799	- 9,502
Maternal Conditions	30	6,074	15	23,540	- 17,466
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	6,019	43	4,152	+ 1,867
Drownings	32	6,009	32	6,584	- 575
Epilepsy	33	6,003	41	5,001	+ 1,002
Parkinson's Disease	34	5,092	46	2,473	+ 2,619
Lung Cancers	35	5,074	57	1,295	+ 3,779
Asthma	36	4,339	27	8,192	- 3,852
Tuberculosis	37	3,909	3	127,335	- 123,426
Pancreas Cancer	38	3,657	51	1,975	+ 1,682
Poisonings	39	3,569	33	6,570	- 3,001
Drug Use	40	3,522	34	6,273	- 2,751
Meningitis	41	3,516	11	43,651	- 40,136
Skin Disease	42	3,009	56	1,468	+ 1,541
Lymphomas	43	2,971	40	5,202	- 2,230
Inflammatory/Heart	44	2,922	42	4,826	- 1,904
Fires	45	2,690	29	7,132	- 4,442
Skin Cancers	46	2,530	53	1,933	+ 596
Appendicitis	47	2,123	60	760	+ 1,363
Oesophagus Cancer	48	1,866	64	560	+ 1,306
Oral Cancer	49	1,843	48	2,238	- 395
Ovary Cancer	50	1,723	49	2,133	- 410
Encephalitis	51	1,344	59	937	+ 407
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	1,061	69	165	+ 897
Pertussis	53	905	16	23,282	- 22,377
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	803	52	1,946	- 1,143
Bladder Cancer	55	746	63	670	+ 76
Other Neoplasms	56	545	66	290	+ 255
Upper Respiratory	57	442	67	259	+ 184
Dengue	58	423	73	2	+ 421
Uterin Cancer	59	353	62	679	- 326
Multiple Sclerosis	60	268	68	179	+ 89
Chagas disease	61	246	78	0	+ 246
Tetanus	62	128	26	8,355	- 8,227
Ascariasis	63	92	61	685	- 593
Syphilis	64	36	38	5,449	- 5,413
Hepatitis B	65	32	55	1,488	- 1,456
Hepatitis C	66	28	65	304	- 275
Chlamydia	67	28	71	14	+ 14
War	68	27	45	3,245	- 3,218
Leishmaniasis	69	7	70	23	- 16
Otitis Media	70	1	72	3	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	44	3,800	- 3,799
Measles	72	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Guatemala

Nigeria

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.