SPAIN VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,445	1	51,684	- 26,239
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	23,945	7	13,717	+ 10,228
Diabetes Mellitus	3	17,953	10	7,773	+ 10,180
Kidney Disease	4	16,256	8	9,725	+ 6,532
Liver Disease	5	14,723	23	4,231	+ 10,491
Stroke	6	12,558	3	29,004	- 16,446
Violence	7	11,423	51	262	+ 11,162
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,428	31	1,829	+ 8,599
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	6,779	36	1,064	+ 5,715
Other Injuries	10	6,386	15	5,536	+ 850
Malnutrition	11	5,130	47	302	+ 4,827
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	5,068	2	42,339	- 37,270
Lung Disease	13	4,925	5	18,926	- 14,002
Alcohol	14	4,659	46	333	+ 4,326
Liver Cancer	15	4,572	18	5,098	- 526
Low Birth Weight	16	4,295	52	253	+ 4,043
Stomach Cancer	17	4,067	14	5,796	- 1,729
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,928	38	863	+ 3,065
Birth Trauma	19	3,797	60	113	+ 3,684
Falls	20	3,552	26	3,246	+ 306
HIV/AIDS	21	3,037	43	538	+ 2,499
Suicide	22	2,692	25	3,609	- 917
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	2,666	44	475	+ 2,191
Prostate Cancer	24	2,190	13	6,420	- 4,230
Cervical Cancer	25	2,092	39	855	+ 1,237
Hypertension	26	1,759	9	9,115	- 7,355
Leukemia	27	1,556	24	3,772	- 2,217
Breast Cancer	28	1,283	11	7,067	- 5,785
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,258	21	4,863	- 3,606
Maternal Conditions	30	1,213	64	14	+ 1,200
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,202	6	16,957	- 15,755
Drownings	32	1,200	45	446	+ 754
Epilepsy	33	1,199	40	824	+ 375
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,017	20	4,943	- 3,926
Lung Cancers	35	1,013	4	22,131	- 21,117
Asthma	36	867	35	1,133	- 266
Tuberculosis	37	781	50	270	+ 510
Pancreas Cancer	38	730	12	6,752	- 6,022
Poisonings	39	713	57	170	+ 542
Drug Use	40	703	41	776	- 73
Meningitis	41	702	59	129	+ 573
Skin Disease	42	601	30	1,840	- 1,240
Lymphomas	43	593	16	5,335	- 4,741
Inflammatory/Heart	44	584	19	4,984	- 4,400
Fires	45	537	55	185	+ 352
Skin Cancers	46	505	32	1,803	- 1,298
Appendicitis	47	424	61	79	+ 345
Oesophagus Cancer	48	373	29	2,011	- 1,639
Oral Cancer	49	368	27	2,583	- 2,215
Ovary Cancer	50	344	28	2,026	- 1,682
Encephalitis	51	268	70	4	+ 265
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	212	48	294	- 82
Pertussis	53	181	73	2	+ 179
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	160	33	1,612	- 1,452
Bladder Cancer	55	149	17	5,222	- 5,073
Other Neoplasms	56	109	22	4,748	- 4,639
Upper Respiratory	57	88	62	47	+ 42
Dengue	58	84	77	0	+ 84
Uterin Cancer	59	71	34	1,612	- 1,541
Multiple Sclerosis	60	54	49	287	- 234
Chagas disease	61	49	71	3	+ 46
Tetanus	62	26	72	2	+ 24
Ascariasis	63	18	78	0	+ 18
Syphilis	64	7	67	9	- 2
Hepatitis B	65	6	58	162	- 156
Hepatitis C	66	6	42	652	- 647
Chlamydia	67	6	82	0	+ 6
War	68	5	68	6	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	1	65	11	- 9
Otitis Media	70	0	66	9	- 9
Diphtheria	71	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	4	- 4
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	181	- 181
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	37	914	- 914
Osteoarthritis	84	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.