GUATEMALA VS GUINEA-BISSAU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA-BISSAU		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,373	21	1,173	+ 11,200
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,897	2	9,245	+ 2,651
Tuberculosis	3	11,872	37	301	+ 11,571
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	7,816	9	2,617	+ 5,198
Coronary Heart Disease	5	7,764	1	9,825	- 2,060
Stroke	6	7,099	6	4,849	+ 2,250
Birth Trauma	7	6,763	19	1,466	+ 5,297
Low Birth Weight	8	6,031	16	1,658	+ 4,373
Malaria	9	5,856	74	0	+ 5,856
Road Traffic Accidents	10	5,300	8	4,026	+ 1,274
Liver Disease	11	3,467	5	5,684	- 2,218
Congenital Anomalies	12	3,195	18	1,517	+ 1,679
Maternal Conditions	13	2,852	30	468	+ 2,383
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,683	3	6,932	- 4,249
Kidney Disease	15	2,293	4	6,277	- 3,983
Meningitis	16	2,211	41	271	+ 1,940
Other Injuries	17	2,005	10	2,466	- 460
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,894	29	486	+ 1,409
Pertussis	19	1,815	53	70	+ 1,745
Lung Disease	20	1,636	13	1,901	- 266
Hypertension	21	1,519	26	679	+ 839
Violence	22	1,480	7	4,411	- 2,931
Cervical Cancer	23	1,321	25	808	+ 513
Asthma	24	1,284	36	335	+ 950
Measles	25	1,258	72	0	+ 1,258
Suicide	26	1,147	22	1,039	+ 108
Malnutrition	27	1,035	11	1,981	- 945
Liver Cancer	28	995	15	1,765	- 770
Breast Cancer	29	794	28	495	+ 299
Drownings	30	766	32	463	+ 303
Syphilis	31	727	64	3	+ 725
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	660	23	1,029	- 369
Falls	33	608	20	1,371	- 763
Alzheimers & Dementia	34	590	12	1,957	- 1,367
Fires	35	546	45	207	+ 339
Stomach Cancer	36	473	17	1,570	- 1,098
Inflammatory/Heart	37	449	44	225	+ 224
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	424	31	464	- 40
Epilepsy	39	415	33	463	- 48
Tetanus	40	413	62	10	+ 403
Poisonings	41	382	39	275	+ 106
Prostate Cancer	42	348	24	846	- 497
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	283	54	62	+ 221
Schistosomiasis	44	260	75	0	+ 260
Lymphomas	45	236	43	229	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	46	231	34	393	- 161
Hepatitis B	47	174	65	2	+ 172
Ovary Cancer	48	163	50	133	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	49	162	48	144	+ 18
Lung Cancers	50	157	35	391	- 234
Bladder Cancer	51	148	55	57	+ 91
Skin Cancers	52	148	46	195	- 47
Skin Disease	53	139	42	232	- 93
Pancreas Cancer	54	118	38	282	- 164
Drug Use	55	115	40	272	- 156
Oral Cancer	56	111	49	142	- 31
Alcohol	57	105	14	1,799	- 1,694
Encephalitis	58	89	51	104	- 15
Uterin Cancer	59	71	59	27	+ 43
Appendicitis	60	59	47	164	- 104
Leukemia	61	53	27	601	- 547
Ascariasis	62	35	63	7	+ 28
Hepatitis C	63	23	66	2	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	64	20	60	21	- 1
Other Neoplasms	65	18	56	42	- 24
Upper Respiratory	66	18	57	34	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	14	52	82	- 67
Diphtheria	68	11	71	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	69	2	67	2	+ 0
War	70	2	68	2	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	58	33	- 32
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	61	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	69	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Guinea-Bissau

Guatemala

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.