GUATEMALA VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,080	1	9,825	+ 19,256
Stroke	2	18,755	6	4,849	+ 13,906
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	12,410	12	1,957	+ 10,453
Lung Cancers	4	10,227	35	391	+ 9,835
Lung Disease	5	9,697	13	1,901	+ 7,795
Hypertension	6	8,963	26	679	+ 8,283
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	6,364	31	464	+ 5,900
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,940	3	6,932	- 992
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,892	2	9,245	- 4,353
Breast Cancer	10	4,153	28	495	+ 3,657
Kidney Disease	11	3,811	4	6,277	- 2,466
Other Injuries	12	3,627	10	2,466	+ 1,161
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,622	38	282	+ 3,340
Stomach Cancer	14	3,070	17	1,570	+ 1,500
Other Neoplasms	15	2,990	56	42	+ 2,948
Lymphomas	16	2,896	43	229	+ 2,667
Liver Cancer	17	2,881	15	1,765	+ 1,115
Endocrine Disorders	18	2,524	29	486	+ 2,039
Parkinson's Disease	19	2,524	34	393	+ 2,131
Prostate Cancer	20	2,518	24	846	+ 1,672
Leukemia	21	2,015	27	601	+ 1,414
Bladder Cancer	22	2,009	55	57	+ 1,952
Liver Disease	23	1,665	5	5,684	- 4,020
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,656	44	225	+ 1,431
Falls	25	1,264	20	1,371	- 107
Suicide	26	1,210	22	1,039	+ 171
Oral Cancer	27	1,001	49	142	+ 859
Ovary Cancer	28	983	50	133	+ 850
Skin Cancers	29	970	46	195	+ 775
Road Traffic Accidents	30	964	8	4,026	- 3,062
Hepatitis C	31	734	66	2	+ 732
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	663	54	62	+ 602
Uterin Cancer	33	658	59	27	+ 631
Oesophagus Cancer	34	612	48	144	+ 469
Anemia	35	501	83	0	+ 501
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	486	9	2,617	- 2,132
Congenital Anomalies	37	432	18	1,517	- 1,084
Skin Disease	38	431	42	232	+ 199
Epilepsy	39	400	33	463	- 63
Cervical Cancer	40	345	25	808	- 462
Malnutrition	41	232	11	1,981	- 1,748
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	210	52	82	+ 128
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	207	23	1,029	- 823
Multiple Sclerosis	44	203	60	21	+ 182
Drug Use	45	196	40	272	- 76
HIV/AIDS	46	156	21	1,173	- 1,017
Asthma	47	148	36	335	- 187
Osteoarthritis	48	144	84	0	+ 144
Schizophrenia	49	127	80	0	+ 127
Violence	50	122	7	4,411	- 4,288
Low Birth Weight	51	107	16	1,658	- 1,551
Drownings	52	103	32	463	- 360
Tuberculosis	53	101	37	301	- 201
Hepatitis B	54	100	65	2	+ 98
Alcohol	55	83	14	1,799	- 1,716
Fires	56	81	45	207	- 126
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	72	85	0	+ 72
Poisonings	58	46	39	275	- 229
Birth Trauma	59	42	19	1,466	- 1,424
Meningitis	60	38	41	271	- 233
Appendicitis	61	15	47	164	- 149
Oral conditions	62	14	86	0	+ 14
Tetanus	63	6	62	10	- 3
Upper Respiratory	64	6	57	34	- 28
Otitis Media	65	5	70	0	+ 5
War	66	2	68	2	- 0
Maternal Conditions	67	2	30	468	- 467
Encephalitis	68	1	51	104	- 102
Syphilis	69	1	64	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	70	1	69	1	+ 0
Measles	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	72	0	61	19	- 19
Pertussis	73	0	53	70	- 70
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	63	7	- 7
Dengue	81	0	58	33	- 33
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	67	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

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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.