UNITED KINGDOM VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	36,843	2	71,728	- 34,885
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	34,671	3	40,540	- 5,870
Diabetes Mellitus	3	25,995	17	5,842	+ 20,153
Kidney Disease	4	23,538	18	5,471	+ 18,067
Liver Disease	5	21,317	14	7,666	+ 13,652
Stroke	6	18,183	4	37,626	- 19,444
Violence	7	16,540	46	868	+ 15,673
Road Traffic Accidents	8	15,099	33	2,169	+ 12,930
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	9,815	38	1,599	+ 8,217
Other Injuries	10	9,247	19	5,464	+ 3,783
Malnutrition	11	7,427	58	116	+ 7,312
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	7,338	1	98,135	- 90,796
Lung Disease	13	7,131	6	32,896	- 25,765
Alcohol	14	6,746	39	1,555	+ 5,192
Liver Cancer	15	6,620	21	5,237	+ 1,383
Low Birth Weight	16	6,220	40	1,313	+ 4,906
Stomach Cancer	17	5,889	24	4,999	+ 890
Congenital Anomalies	18	5,687	35	2,127	+ 3,561
Birth Trauma	19	5,498	54	190	+ 5,308
Falls	20	5,143	15	7,618	- 2,475
HIV/AIDS	21	4,397	55	188	+ 4,209
Suicide	22	3,898	20	5,325	- 1,427
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	3,860	36	2,090	+ 1,771
Prostate Cancer	24	3,171	8	13,289	- 10,118
Cervical Cancer	25	3,028	43	1,099	+ 1,929
Hypertension	26	2,547	23	5,208	- 2,661
Leukemia	27	2,253	22	5,211	- 2,958
Breast Cancer	28	1,858	9	12,718	- 10,861
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,821	28	3,297	- 1,476
Maternal Conditions	30	1,756	64	47	+ 1,710
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,741	7	18,446	- 16,706
Drownings	32	1,738	49	301	+ 1,437
Epilepsy	33	1,736	42	1,193	+ 542
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,472	13	8,573	- 7,100
Lung Cancers	35	1,467	5	35,715	- 34,247
Asthma	36	1,255	41	1,302	- 47
Tuberculosis	37	1,130	47	351	+ 779
Pancreas Cancer	38	1,058	11	8,995	- 7,938
Poisonings	39	1,032	53	221	+ 811
Drug Use	40	1,018	31	2,824	- 1,806
Meningitis	41	1,017	52	232	+ 784
Skin Disease	42	870	34	2,134	- 1,264
Lymphomas	43	859	10	9,350	- 8,491
Inflammatory/Heart	44	845	29	3,126	- 2,281
Fires	45	778	48	334	+ 443
Skin Cancers	46	731	27	3,727	- 2,996
Appendicitis	47	614	59	105	+ 509
Oesophagus Cancer	48	540	12	8,727	- 8,187
Oral Cancer	49	533	30	3,109	- 2,576
Ovary Cancer	50	498	25	4,019	- 3,520
Encephalitis	51	389	68	6	+ 383
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	307	44	1,014	- 707
Pertussis	53	262	69	3	+ 259
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	232	45	876	- 644
Bladder Cancer	55	216	16	6,133	- 5,918
Other Neoplasms	56	157	26	3,986	- 3,828
Upper Respiratory	57	128	63	48	+ 80
Dengue	58	122	73	0	+ 122
Uterin Cancer	59	102	32	2,346	- 2,244
Multiple Sclerosis	60	77	37	1,856	- 1,778
Chagas disease	61	71	71	0	+ 71
Tetanus	62	37	72	0	+ 37
Ascariasis	63	27	80	0	+ 27
Syphilis	64	11	62	49	- 38
Hepatitis B	65	9	65	40	- 31
Hepatitis C	66	8	51	267	- 259
Chlamydia	67	8	79	0	+ 8
War	68	8	67	10	- 2
Leishmaniasis	69	2	70	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	0	66	16	- 15
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	101	- 101
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	50	277	- 277
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Guatemala

United Kingdom

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.