VENEZUELA VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,532	1	26,905	+ 25,626
Stroke	2	40,234	3	12,133	+ 28,100
Diabetes Mellitus	3	22,772	4	11,176	+ 11,595
Hypertension	4	12,593	9	5,195	+ 7,398
Suicide	5	12,410	34	585	+ 11,824
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	11,865	7	7,188	+ 4,677
HIV/AIDS	7	10,082	6	7,490	+ 2,592
Kidney Disease	8	9,184	8	5,932	+ 3,252
Liver Disease	9	7,746	16	2,340	+ 5,405
Violence	10	7,617	2	18,132	- 10,515
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,880	5	11,127	- 4,247
Endocrine Disorders	12	6,864	30	760	+ 6,104
Lung Disease	13	6,846	10	5,150	+ 1,697
Other Injuries	14	6,580	21	1,693	+ 4,886
Drownings	15	5,699	43	388	+ 5,311
Tuberculosis	16	5,390	31	748	+ 4,642
Prostate Cancer	17	4,851	13	2,848	+ 2,003
Anemia	18	3,892	55	126	+ 3,767
Breast Cancer	19	3,772	15	2,563	+ 1,209
Inflammatory/Heart	20	3,611	33	599	+ 3,012
Cervical Cancer	21	3,596	20	1,986	+ 1,610
Low Birth Weight	22	3,513	12	3,088	+ 425
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,703	14	2,846	- 142
Birth Trauma	24	2,534	24	1,087	+ 1,447
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	2,305	19	2,037	+ 268
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	2,137	40	418	+ 1,720
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	1,869	22	1,359	+ 510
Other Neoplasms	28	1,580	18	2,167	- 587
Lung Cancers	29	1,485	11	3,900	- 2,415
Malnutrition	30	1,469	32	629	+ 840
Stomach Cancer	31	1,337	17	2,175	- 838
Lymphomas	32	1,267	23	1,248	+ 19
Malaria	33	1,181	42	402	+ 779
Liver Cancer	34	1,137	26	1,029	+ 108
Maternal Conditions	35	1,108	39	422	+ 686
Asthma	36	1,003	46	311	+ 692
Epilepsy	37	928	41	411	+ 517
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	899	35	572	+ 327
Leukemia	39	835	27	1,007	- 172
Oral Cancer	40	789	38	544	+ 245
Fires	41	765	54	144	+ 620
Pancreas Cancer	42	747	25	1,082	- 335
Ovary Cancer	43	697	36	563	+ 135
Meningitis	44	685	49	251	+ 434
Drug Use	45	615	50	225	+ 390
Uterin Cancer	46	511	47	309	+ 202
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	507	57	80	+ 427
Falls	48	437	28	865	- 428
Parkinson's Disease	49	355	48	252	+ 103
Bladder Cancer	50	312	45	365	- 53
Oesophagus Cancer	51	308	44	370	- 62
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	305	53	151	+ 154
Encephalitis	53	277	61	37	+ 240
Appendicitis	54	236	56	98	+ 138
Skin Cancers	55	190	37	553	- 363
Skin Disease	56	126	66	18	+ 108
Alcohol	57	122	62	34	+ 88
Osteoarthritis	58	119	72	3	+ 116
Hepatitis B	59	79	63	30	+ 49
Dengue	60	72	59	65	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	61	49	60	51	- 2
Schizophrenia	62	40	69	6	+ 34
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	39	52	180	- 141
War	64	24	51	185	- 161
Poisonings	65	23	58	68	- 45
Upper Respiratory	66	20	74	1	+ 19
Oral conditions	67	17	86	0	+ 17
Leprosy	68	14	71	4	+ 10
Hepatitis C	69	10	65	21	- 11
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	10	84	0	+ 10
Syphilis	71	9	67	15	- 6
Tetanus	72	8	68	8	+ 1
Pertussis	73	2	64	26	- 23
Ascariasis	74	1	70	5	- 4
Diphtheria	75	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	76	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	81	0	29	826	- 826
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	73	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	84	0	76	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Guyana

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.