THAILAND VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,630	1	51,305	- 13,675
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	35,411	3	31,289	+ 4,122
Diabetes Mellitus	3	26,550	10	18,776	+ 7,774
Kidney Disease	4	24,041	4	26,822	- 2,781
Liver Disease	5	21,773	11	17,596	+ 4,177
Stroke	6	18,571	2	50,273	- 31,702
Violence	7	16,893	31	2,965	+ 13,928
Road Traffic Accidents	8	15,422	7	22,428	- 7,006
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	10,025	15	6,863	+ 3,162
Other Injuries	10	9,444	21	4,869	+ 4,575
Malnutrition	11	7,586	42	962	+ 6,624
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	7,495	6	22,851	- 15,356
Lung Disease	13	7,283	9	19,474	- 12,192
Alcohol	14	6,890	49	548	+ 6,342
Liver Cancer	15	6,761	5	23,883	- 17,121
Low Birth Weight	16	6,352	40	1,548	+ 4,805
Stomach Cancer	17	6,015	27	3,451	+ 2,564
Congenital Anomalies	18	5,809	35	2,107	+ 3,701
Birth Trauma	19	5,615	50	533	+ 5,082
Falls	20	5,253	18	5,409	- 156
HIV/AIDS	21	4,491	12	13,922	- 9,431
Suicide	22	3,981	16	6,147	- 2,166
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	3,943	39	1,679	+ 2,264
Prostate Cancer	24	3,239	30	3,013	+ 226
Cervical Cancer	25	3,093	19	5,110	- 2,017
Hypertension	26	2,602	34	2,179	+ 422
Leukemia	27	2,301	26	3,902	- 1,601
Breast Cancer	28	1,897	17	6,053	- 4,155
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,860	37	1,888	- 28
Maternal Conditions	30	1,794	52	227	+ 1,567
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,778	13	9,908	- 8,131
Drownings	32	1,775	25	3,956	- 2,181
Epilepsy	33	1,773	47	689	+ 1,084
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,504	23	4,292	- 2,789
Lung Cancers	35	1,499	8	22,296	- 20,798
Asthma	36	1,282	24	4,182	- 2,900
Tuberculosis	37	1,154	14	9,551	- 8,397
Pancreas Cancer	38	1,080	33	2,383	- 1,303
Poisonings	39	1,054	57	132	+ 922
Drug Use	40	1,040	45	794	+ 246
Meningitis	41	1,038	43	931	+ 108
Skin Disease	42	889	28	3,375	- 2,487
Lymphomas	43	878	22	4,539	- 3,661
Inflammatory/Heart	44	863	32	2,879	- 2,016
Fires	45	794	48	617	+ 177
Skin Cancers	46	747	41	1,133	- 386
Appendicitis	47	627	59	114	+ 513
Oesophagus Cancer	48	551	29	3,156	- 2,605
Oral Cancer	49	544	20	4,961	- 4,416
Ovary Cancer	50	509	36	2,003	- 1,494
Encephalitis	51	397	46	722	- 325
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	313	53	194	+ 119
Pertussis	53	267	62	77	+ 190
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	237	51	436	- 199
Bladder Cancer	55	220	38	1,798	- 1,578
Other Neoplasms	56	161	54	192	- 31
Upper Respiratory	57	131	65	18	+ 113
Dengue	58	125	55	172	- 47
Uterin Cancer	59	104	44	864	- 760
Multiple Sclerosis	60	79	61	86	- 6
Chagas disease	61	73	73	0	+ 73
Tetanus	62	38	58	116	- 79
Ascariasis	63	27	69	4	+ 23
Syphilis	64	11	64	36	- 25
Hepatitis B	65	9	56	153	- 144
Hepatitis C	66	8	67	7	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	8	70	3	+ 5
War	68	8	60	87	- 79
Leishmaniasis	69	2	72	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	68	7	- 7
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	63	56	- 56
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	66	13	- 13
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Guatemala

Thailand

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.