USA VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	574,839	1	504,904	+ 69,935
Stroke	2	440,265	4	158,520	+ 281,745
Diabetes Mellitus	3	249,187	10	61,418	+ 187,768
Hypertension	4	137,799	8	65,960	+ 71,838
Suicide	5	135,795	12	53,099	+ 82,696
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	129,839	11	60,317	+ 69,522
HIV/AIDS	7	110,323	42	5,660	+ 104,663
Kidney Disease	8	100,494	6	85,861	+ 14,633
Liver Disease	9	84,758	16	43,402	+ 41,355
Violence	10	83,347	27	18,976	+ 64,371
Road Traffic Accidents	11	75,289	17	41,694	+ 33,595
Endocrine Disorders	12	75,110	14	46,985	+ 28,125
Lung Disease	13	74,919	3	195,387	- 120,468
Other Injuries	14	71,998	25	25,997	+ 46,001
Drownings	15	62,361	45	4,070	+ 58,291
Tuberculosis	16	58,978	62	546	+ 58,432
Prostate Cancer	17	53,086	20	35,612	+ 17,473
Anemia	18	42,594	51	3,115	+ 39,479
Breast Cancer	19	41,279	13	48,671	- 7,392
Inflammatory/Heart	20	39,512	22	32,529	+ 6,983
Cervical Cancer	21	39,351	38	6,984	+ 32,367
Low Birth Weight	22	38,439	39	6,924	+ 31,514
Congenital Anomalies	23	29,582	34	11,762	+ 17,820
Birth Trauma	24	27,732	54	1,233	+ 26,499
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	25,222	9	61,827	- 36,605
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	23,389	48	3,461	+ 19,928
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	20,456	37	9,955	+ 10,502
Other Neoplasms	28	17,292	29	17,743	- 451
Lung Cancers	29	16,252	5	155,533	- 139,281
Malnutrition	30	16,070	40	6,762	+ 9,308
Stomach Cancer	31	14,627	33	13,077	+ 1,550
Lymphomas	32	13,860	19	40,281	- 26,421
Malaria	33	12,919	77	0	+ 12,919
Liver Cancer	34	12,440	23	27,064	- 14,624
Maternal Conditions	35	12,129	56	779	+ 11,351
Asthma	36	10,972	46	3,818	+ 7,153
Epilepsy	37	10,153	50	3,162	+ 6,991
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	9,835	2	287,198	- 277,364
Leukemia	39	9,137	24	26,966	- 17,828
Oral Cancer	40	8,633	35	11,555	- 2,922
Fires	41	8,368	49	3,183	+ 5,185
Pancreas Cancer	42	8,179	15	44,293	- 36,113
Ovary Cancer	43	7,632	31	14,591	- 6,959
Meningitis	44	7,491	60	606	+ 6,886
Drug Use	45	6,735	7	74,435	- 67,700
Uterin Cancer	46	5,590	36	10,063	- 4,473
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	5,546	47	3,646	+ 1,900
Falls	48	4,787	18	40,418	- 35,631
Parkinson's Disease	49	3,881	21	34,491	- 30,610
Bladder Cancer	50	3,411	26	19,622	- 16,212
Oesophagus Cancer	51	3,365	28	17,829	- 14,464
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	3,340	58	678	+ 2,662
Encephalitis	53	3,027	68	25	+ 3,002
Appendicitis	54	2,579	63	424	+ 2,154
Skin Cancers	55	2,078	32	14,311	- 12,233
Skin Disease	56	1,377	43	5,409	- 4,032
Alcohol	57	1,335	30	14,659	- 13,325
Osteoarthritis	58	1,300	61	579	+ 721
Hepatitis B	59	863	59	608	+ 255
Dengue	60	790	76	0	+ 790
Multiple Sclerosis	61	534	44	5,059	- 4,525
Schizophrenia	62	435	57	723	- 288
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	430	52	2,461	- 2,030
War	64	263	55	1,198	- 935
Poisonings	65	248	53	1,674	- 1,426
Upper Respiratory	66	220	65	229	- 9
Oral conditions	67	182	64	286	- 103
Leprosy	68	157	74	0	+ 156
Hepatitis C	69	115	41	5,684	- 5,569
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	110	85	0	+ 110
Syphilis	71	99	66	49	+ 50
Tetanus	72	89	71	2	+ 87
Pertussis	73	27	69	16	+ 11
Ascariasis	74	9	82	0	+ 9
Diphtheria	75	2	75	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	76	2	67	34	- 32
Measles	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	73	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Guyana

United States

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.