GUATEMALA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,231	1	9,825	+ 10,406
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,816	12	1,957	+ 12,859
Stroke	3	7,050	6	4,849	+ 2,201
Lung Cancers	4	6,729	35	391	+ 6,338
Lung Disease	5	6,454	13	1,901	+ 4,552
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,128	2	9,245	- 5,117
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,683	31	464	+ 3,219
Prostate Cancer	8	3,051	24	846	+ 2,205
Breast Cancer	9	2,675	28	495	+ 2,180
Parkinson's Disease	10	2,657	34	393	+ 2,264
Other Injuries	11	2,508	10	2,466	+ 42
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,172	38	282	+ 1,890
Suicide	13	2,018	22	1,039	+ 978
Lymphomas	14	1,843	43	229	+ 1,614
Kidney Disease	15	1,667	4	6,277	- 4,610
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,487	3	6,932	- 5,445
Hypertension	17	1,214	26	679	+ 535
Falls	18	1,188	20	1,371	- 184
Oesophagus Cancer	19	1,130	48	144	+ 986
Liver Cancer	20	1,122	15	1,765	- 643
Bladder Cancer	21	1,021	55	57	+ 963
Leukemia	22	948	27	601	+ 347
Stomach Cancer	23	880	17	1,570	- 690
Drug Use	24	843	40	272	+ 571
Ovary Cancer	25	824	50	133	+ 691
Inflammatory/Heart	26	783	44	225	+ 558
Endocrine Disorders	27	782	29	486	+ 296
Alcohol	28	709	14	1,799	- 1,090
Skin Cancers	29	651	46	195	+ 456
Other Neoplasms	30	488	56	42	+ 446
Liver Disease	31	474	5	5,684	- 5,210
Cervical Cancer	32	461	25	808	- 347
Oral Cancer	33	428	49	142	+ 286
Congenital Anomalies	34	374	18	1,517	- 1,143
Road Traffic Accidents	35	348	8	4,026	- 3,678
Uterin Cancer	36	347	59	27	+ 319
Epilepsy	37	272	33	463	- 191
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	212	52	82	+ 130
Violence	39	201	7	4,411	- 4,210
Anemia	40	184	83	0	+ 184
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	163	23	1,029	- 866
Poisonings	42	162	39	275	- 113
Low Birth Weight	43	151	16	1,658	- 1,507
Multiple Sclerosis	44	138	60	21	+ 118
Skin Disease	45	132	42	232	- 100
Birth Trauma	46	125	19	1,466	- 1,341
Osteoarthritis	47	104	84	0	+ 104
Asthma	48	83	36	335	- 251
Schizophrenia	49	73	80	0	+ 73
Meningitis	50	64	41	271	- 207
Upper Respiratory	51	56	57	34	+ 21
Hepatitis C	52	55	66	2	+ 53
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	53	85	0	+ 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	52	54	62	- 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	49	9	2,617	- 2,569
Drownings	56	46	32	463	- 418
Malnutrition	57	27	11	1,981	- 1,953
Fires	58	27	45	207	- 180
HIV/AIDS	59	23	21	1,173	- 1,149
Maternal Conditions	60	18	30	468	- 450
War	61	2	68	2	- 0
Pertussis	62	1	53	70	- 69
Hepatitis B	63	0	65	2	- 2
Otitis Media	64	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	72	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	62	10	- 10
Ascariasis	69	0	63	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	70	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	58	33	- 33
Malaria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	61	19	- 19
Schistosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	1	- 1
Encephalitis	78	0	51	104	- 104
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	64	3	- 3
Chlamydia	81	0	67	2	- 2
Tuberculosis	82	0	37	301	- 301
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	47	164	- 164
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

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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.