POLAND VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,853	1	117,700	- 96,847
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,623	4	19,998	- 376
Diabetes Mellitus	3	14,713	8	8,947	+ 5,765
Kidney Disease	4	13,322	20	4,065	+ 9,257
Liver Disease	5	12,065	10	7,912	+ 4,153
Stroke	6	10,291	2	32,693	- 22,402
Violence	7	9,361	49	294	+ 9,067
Road Traffic Accidents	8	8,546	22	3,555	+ 4,991
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	5,555	37	839	+ 4,716
Other Injuries	10	5,233	28	2,527	+ 2,707
Malnutrition	11	4,204	50	291	+ 3,913
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	4,153	21	3,701	+ 452
Lung Disease	13	4,036	6	13,677	- 9,641
Alcohol	14	3,818	14	5,238	- 1,420
Liver Cancer	15	3,747	29	2,290	+ 1,457
Low Birth Weight	16	3,520	42	579	+ 2,941
Stomach Cancer	17	3,333	12	5,910	- 2,577
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,219	36	916	+ 2,303
Birth Trauma	19	3,112	57	52	+ 3,060
Falls	20	2,911	16	4,712	- 1,801
HIV/AIDS	21	2,489	54	115	+ 2,374
Suicide	22	2,206	18	4,282	- 2,076
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	2,185	26	3,091	- 906
Prostate Cancer	24	1,795	11	6,489	- 4,694
Cervical Cancer	25	1,714	32	1,907	- 193
Hypertension	26	1,442	15	4,937	- 3,495
Leukemia	27	1,275	24	3,456	- 2,181
Breast Cancer	28	1,051	9	7,967	- 6,915
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,031	38	831	+ 200
Maternal Conditions	30	994	63	10	+ 985
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	985	5	14,610	- 13,625
Drownings	32	983	39	636	+ 347
Epilepsy	33	982	35	1,145	- 163
Parkinson's Disease	34	833	34	1,500	- 667
Lung Cancers	35	830	3	25,781	- 24,950
Asthma	36	710	43	540	+ 170
Tuberculosis	37	640	41	597	+ 43
Pancreas Cancer	38	599	13	5,430	- 4,831
Poisonings	39	584	51	205	+ 379
Drug Use	40	576	48	321	+ 255
Meningitis	41	575	53	171	+ 405
Skin Disease	42	492	46	469	+ 23
Lymphomas	43	486	19	4,141	- 3,655
Inflammatory/Heart	44	478	23	3,495	- 3,016
Fires	45	440	45	474	- 34
Skin Cancers	46	414	31	2,155	- 1,741
Appendicitis	47	348	55	69	+ 279
Oesophagus Cancer	48	305	33	1,803	- 1,497
Oral Cancer	49	302	25	3,377	- 3,075
Ovary Cancer	50	282	27	2,929	- 2,647
Encephalitis	51	220	64	6	+ 213
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	174	47	369	- 195
Pertussis	53	148	71	0	+ 148
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	131	40	612	- 480
Bladder Cancer	55	122	17	4,700	- 4,578
Other Neoplasms	56	89	7	9,256	- 9,167
Upper Respiratory	57	72	60	19	+ 53
Dengue	58	69	84	0	+ 69
Uterin Cancer	59	58	30	2,163	- 2,105
Multiple Sclerosis	60	44	44	502	- 459
Chagas disease	61	40	77	0	+ 40
Tetanus	62	21	67	2	+ 19
Ascariasis	63	15	82	0	+ 15
Syphilis	64	6	69	0	+ 6
Hepatitis B	65	5	56	52	- 47
Hepatitis C	66	5	52	188	- 184
Chlamydia	67	5	73	0	+ 5
War	68	4	66	4	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	69	1	75	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	68	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	58	30	- 30
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	62	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Guatemala

Poland

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.