VENEZUELA VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,818	1	26,905	- 10,087
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,827	7	7,188	+ 8,638
Diabetes Mellitus	3	11,866	4	11,176	+ 690
Kidney Disease	4	10,745	8	5,932	+ 4,813
Liver Disease	5	9,731	16	2,340	+ 7,391
Stroke	6	8,300	3	12,133	- 3,833
Violence	7	7,550	2	18,132	- 10,582
Road Traffic Accidents	8	6,893	5	11,127	- 4,235
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	4,481	22	1,359	+ 3,121
Other Injuries	10	4,221	21	1,693	+ 2,528
Malnutrition	11	3,390	32	629	+ 2,761
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	3,350	35	572	+ 2,778
Lung Disease	13	3,255	10	5,150	- 1,895
Alcohol	14	3,080	62	34	+ 3,045
Liver Cancer	15	3,022	26	1,029	+ 1,993
Low Birth Weight	16	2,839	12	3,088	- 249
Stomach Cancer	17	2,688	17	2,175	+ 513
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,596	14	2,846	- 250
Birth Trauma	19	2,510	24	1,087	+ 1,422
Falls	20	2,348	28	865	+ 1,482
HIV/AIDS	21	2,007	6	7,490	- 5,483
Suicide	22	1,779	34	585	+ 1,194
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	1,762	40	418	+ 1,345
Prostate Cancer	24	1,448	13	2,848	- 1,401
Cervical Cancer	25	1,382	20	1,986	- 604
Hypertension	26	1,163	9	5,195	- 4,032
Leukemia	27	1,028	27	1,007	+ 21
Breast Cancer	28	848	15	2,563	- 1,715
Endocrine Disorders	29	831	30	760	+ 71
Maternal Conditions	30	802	39	422	+ 380
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	795	19	2,037	- 1,243
Drownings	32	793	43	388	+ 405
Epilepsy	33	792	41	411	+ 382
Parkinson's Disease	34	672	48	252	+ 420
Lung Cancers	35	670	11	3,900	- 3,230
Asthma	36	573	46	311	+ 262
Tuberculosis	37	516	31	748	- 232
Pancreas Cancer	38	483	25	1,082	- 599
Poisonings	39	471	58	68	+ 404
Drug Use	40	465	50	225	+ 240
Meningitis	41	464	49	251	+ 213
Skin Disease	42	397	66	18	+ 380
Lymphomas	43	392	23	1,248	- 856
Inflammatory/Heart	44	386	33	599	- 213
Fires	45	355	54	144	+ 211
Skin Cancers	46	334	37	553	- 219
Appendicitis	47	280	56	98	+ 183
Oesophagus Cancer	48	246	44	370	- 124
Oral Cancer	49	243	38	544	- 301
Ovary Cancer	50	227	36	563	- 335
Encephalitis	51	177	61	37	+ 140
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	140	52	180	- 40
Pertussis	53	119	64	26	+ 94
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	106	57	80	+ 26
Bladder Cancer	55	98	45	365	- 266
Other Neoplasms	56	72	18	2,167	- 2,096
Upper Respiratory	57	58	74	1	+ 57
Dengue	58	56	59	65	- 9
Uterin Cancer	59	47	47	309	- 263
Multiple Sclerosis	60	35	60	51	- 15
Chagas disease	61	32	29	826	- 794
Tetanus	62	17	68	8	+ 9
Ascariasis	63	12	70	5	+ 7
Syphilis	64	5	67	15	- 10
Hepatitis B	65	4	63	30	- 25
Hepatitis C	66	4	65	21	- 17
Chlamydia	67	4	82	0	+ 4
War	68	4	51	185	- 181
Leishmaniasis	69	1	73	3	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	75	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	42	402	- 402
Schistosomiasis	75	0	76	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	69	6	- 6
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	55	126	- 126
Osteoarthritis	84	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	151	- 151
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Guatemala

Venezuela

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.