GUATEMALA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,610	1	9,825	+ 6,786
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	11,194	12	1,957	+ 9,237
Lung Cancers	3	6,683	35	391	+ 6,292
Lung Disease	4	6,681	13	1,901	+ 4,780
Stroke	5	6,173	6	4,849	+ 1,325
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,529	2	9,245	- 4,717
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	3,820	31	464	+ 3,356
Breast Cancer	8	2,650	28	495	+ 2,155
Prostate Cancer	9	2,040	24	846	+ 1,195
Kidney Disease	10	1,976	4	6,277	- 4,301
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,850	38	282	+ 1,568
Parkinson's Disease	12	1,847	34	393	+ 1,455
Lymphomas	13	1,789	43	229	+ 1,560
Suicide	14	1,639	22	1,039	+ 600
Oesophagus Cancer	15	1,460	48	144	+ 1,316
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,443	3	6,932	- 5,489
Stomach Cancer	17	1,244	17	1,570	- 326
Liver Cancer	18	1,109	15	1,765	- 656
Liver Disease	19	974	5	5,684	- 4,710
Leukemia	20	955	27	601	+ 354
Ovary Cancer	21	952	50	133	+ 819
Bladder Cancer	22	893	55	57	+ 835
Skin Cancers	23	878	46	195	+ 683
Endocrine Disorders	24	869	29	486	+ 384
Falls	25	861	20	1,371	- 510
Inflammatory/Heart	26	836	44	225	+ 611
Other Neoplasms	27	760	56	42	+ 718
Oral Cancer	28	637	49	142	+ 495
Hypertension	29	610	26	679	- 70
Other Injuries	30	596	10	2,466	- 1,870
Drug Use	31	582	40	272	+ 310
Congenital Anomalies	32	534	18	1,517	- 983
Road Traffic Accidents	33	534	8	4,026	- 3,493
Uterin Cancer	34	440	59	27	+ 413
Cervical Cancer	35	359	25	808	- 448
Epilepsy	36	297	33	463	- 166
Multiple Sclerosis	37	290	60	21	+ 269
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	233	23	1,029	- 796
Alcohol	39	224	14	1,799	- 1,575
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	206	52	82	+ 124
Asthma	41	202	36	335	- 133
Skin Disease	42	201	42	232	- 31
Drownings	43	199	32	463	- 264
Low Birth Weight	44	195	16	1,658	- 1,464
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	183	9	2,617	- 2,434
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	174	54	62	+ 112
Violence	47	133	7	4,411	- 4,277
Fires	48	105	45	207	- 103
Anemia	49	100	83	0	+ 100
Tuberculosis	50	80	37	301	- 221
Osteoarthritis	51	68	84	0	+ 68
Hepatitis C	52	67	66	2	+ 65
Poisonings	53	49	39	275	- 226
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	48	85	0	+ 48
Schizophrenia	55	40	80	0	+ 40
Birth Trauma	56	35	19	1,466	- 1,431
HIV/AIDS	57	30	21	1,173	- 1,143
Meningitis	58	26	41	271	- 246
Hepatitis B	59	20	65	2	+ 18
Appendicitis	60	12	47	164	- 152
Maternal Conditions	61	11	30	468	- 458
Oral conditions	62	8	86	0	+ 8
Malnutrition	63	6	11	1,981	- 1,975
Upper Respiratory	64	3	57	34	- 31
War	65	2	68	2	- 0
Encephalitis	66	1	51	104	- 103
Pertussis	67	0	53	70	- 70
Syphilis	68	0	64	3	- 3
Chlamydia	69	0	67	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	61	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	69	1	- 1
Ascariasis	77	0	63	7	- 7
Dengue	78	0	58	33	- 33
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	62	10	- 10
Diphtheria	82	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Ireland

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.