GUATEMALA VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	7,074	2	9,245	- 2,171
HIV/AIDS	2	6,546	21	1,173	+ 5,373
Tuberculosis	3	6,160	37	301	+ 5,859
Stroke	4	4,982	6	4,849	+ 133
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,833	9	2,617	+ 2,215
Road Traffic Accidents	6	4,664	8	4,026	+ 638
Liver Disease	7	4,201	5	5,684	- 1,483
Malaria	8	3,965	74	0	+ 3,965
Coronary Heart Disease	9	3,752	1	9,825	- 6,072
Birth Trauma	10	3,121	19	1,466	+ 1,655
Low Birth Weight	11	2,997	16	1,658	+ 1,338
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,917	18	1,517	+ 400
Maternal Conditions	13	1,771	30	468	+ 1,303
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,771	3	6,932	- 5,161
Meningitis	15	1,681	41	271	+ 1,410
Kidney Disease	16	1,399	4	6,277	- 4,878
Hypertension	17	1,385	26	679	+ 705
Oesophagus Cancer	18	1,370	48	144	+ 1,227
Other Injuries	19	1,359	10	2,466	- 1,107
Lung Disease	20	1,341	13	1,901	- 560
Malnutrition	21	1,320	11	1,981	- 660
Cervical Cancer	22	1,062	25	808	+ 255
Suicide	23	1,007	22	1,039	- 32
Violence	24	922	7	4,411	- 3,488
Breast Cancer	25	833	28	495	+ 338
Asthma	26	721	36	335	+ 386
Tetanus	27	667	62	10	+ 657
Stomach Cancer	28	630	17	1,570	- 941
Lymphomas	29	605	43	229	+ 376
Oral Cancer	30	577	49	142	+ 435
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	573	12	1,957	- 1,384
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	463	31	464	- 1
Falls	33	459	20	1,371	- 912
Liver Cancer	34	423	15	1,765	- 1,342
Leukemia	35	416	27	601	- 185
Fires	36	413	45	207	+ 205
Prostate Cancer	37	405	24	846	- 441
Poisonings	38	398	39	275	+ 122
Drownings	39	376	32	463	- 87
Inflammatory/Heart	40	351	44	225	+ 126
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	341	23	1,029	- 688
Pertussis	42	318	53	70	+ 248
Epilepsy	43	261	33	463	- 202
Endocrine Disorders	44	260	29	486	- 225
Ovary Cancer	45	249	50	133	+ 116
Pancreas Cancer	46	224	38	282	- 58
Lung Cancers	47	210	35	391	- 182
Skin Cancers	48	200	46	195	+ 5
Hepatitis B	49	164	65	2	+ 161
Parkinson's Disease	50	147	34	393	- 245
Skin Disease	51	143	42	232	- 89
Syphilis	52	141	64	3	+ 138
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	128	54	62	+ 66
Schistosomiasis	54	116	75	0	+ 116
Alcohol	55	111	14	1,799	- 1,688
Uterin Cancer	56	101	59	27	+ 74
Bladder Cancer	57	100	55	57	+ 42
Appendicitis	58	75	47	164	- 88
Leishmaniasis	59	61	69	1	+ 60
Encephalitis	60	59	51	104	- 44
Hepatitis C	61	48	66	2	+ 46
Drug Use	62	36	40	272	- 236
Measles	63	32	72	0	+ 32
Upper Respiratory	64	30	57	34	- 4
War	65	28	68	2	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	26	52	82	- 55
Other Neoplasms	67	19	56	42	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	68	12	60	21	- 9
Diphtheria	69	4	71	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	3	67	2	+ 1
Ascariasis	71	3	63	7	- 4
Otitis Media	72	2	70	0	+ 2
Dengue	73	0	58	33	- 33
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	61	19	- 19
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Kenya

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.