SWEDEN VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,699	1	15,136	- 9,436
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,363	7	2,659	+ 2,704
Diabetes Mellitus	3	4,021	11	1,834	+ 2,187
Kidney Disease	4	3,641	12	1,629	+ 2,012
Liver Disease	5	3,298	23	723	+ 2,574
Stroke	6	2,813	3	6,035	- 3,222
Violence	7	2,559	47	113	+ 2,446
Road Traffic Accidents	8	2,336	34	315	+ 2,021
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,518	36	289	+ 1,229
Other Injuries	10	1,430	15	1,374	+ 57
Malnutrition	11	1,149	45	117	+ 1,032
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,135	2	10,917	- 9,782
Lung Disease	13	1,103	4	4,344	- 3,241
Alcohol	14	1,044	32	359	+ 685
Liver Cancer	15	1,024	22	752	+ 272
Low Birth Weight	16	962	51	50	+ 912
Stomach Cancer	17	911	26	612	+ 299
Congenital Anomalies	18	880	35	308	+ 572
Birth Trauma	19	850	55	34	+ 817
Falls	20	796	17	1,109	- 313
HIV/AIDS	21	680	61	13	+ 668
Suicide	22	603	14	1,479	- 876
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	597	37	277	+ 320
Prostate Cancer	24	491	8	2,622	- 2,132
Cervical Cancer	25	468	38	228	+ 241
Hypertension	26	394	10	1,838	- 1,444
Leukemia	27	348	20	825	- 477
Breast Cancer	28	287	13	1,582	- 1,295
Endocrine Disorders	29	282	24	702	- 420
Maternal Conditions	30	272	64	5	+ 267
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	269	6	3,049	- 2,780
Drownings	32	269	46	114	+ 154
Epilepsy	33	269	44	121	+ 148
Parkinson's Disease	34	228	19	943	- 715
Lung Cancers	35	227	5	3,722	- 3,495
Asthma	36	194	42	158	+ 36
Tuberculosis	37	175	56	24	+ 151
Pancreas Cancer	38	164	9	1,849	- 1,685
Poisonings	39	160	60	18	+ 142
Drug Use	40	158	30	423	- 266
Meningitis	41	157	54	35	+ 122
Skin Disease	42	135	39	220	- 85
Lymphomas	43	133	16	1,357	- 1,224
Inflammatory/Heart	44	131	28	547	- 416
Fires	45	120	49	65	+ 56
Skin Cancers	46	113	25	650	- 537
Appendicitis	47	95	59	18	+ 77
Oesophagus Cancer	48	83	29	538	- 455
Oral Cancer	49	82	31	379	- 297
Ovary Cancer	50	77	27	553	- 476
Encephalitis	51	60	71	0	+ 60
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	47	43	129	- 81
Pertussis	53	40	67	0	+ 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	36	48	110	- 74
Bladder Cancer	55	33	21	760	- 727
Other Neoplasms	56	24	18	1,036	- 1,012
Upper Respiratory	57	20	58	20	+ 0
Dengue	58	19	80	0	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	59	16	33	345	- 329
Multiple Sclerosis	60	12	41	170	- 158
Chagas disease	61	11	77	0	+ 11
Tetanus	62	6	68	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	63	4	81	0	+ 4
Syphilis	64	2	72	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	65	1	62	9	- 8
Hepatitis C	66	1	53	44	- 43
Chlamydia	67	1	73	0	+ 1
War	68	1	65	2	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	66	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	50	63	- 63
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	175	- 175
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	52	46	- 46
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Guatemala

Sweden

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.