GUATEMALA VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	82,083	1	9,825	+ 72,258
Stroke	2	59,720	6	4,849	+ 54,872
Hypertension	3	12,098	26	679	+ 11,419
Lung Cancers	4	9,693	35	391	+ 9,302
Inflammatory/Heart	5	9,333	44	225	+ 9,107
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,318	31	464	+ 6,854
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	6,725	12	1,957	+ 4,769
Diabetes Mellitus	8	5,366	3	6,932	- 1,566
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	5,079	2	9,245	- 4,166
Breast Cancer	10	4,788	28	495	+ 4,292
Stomach Cancer	11	4,759	17	1,570	+ 3,188
Prostate Cancer	12	4,702	24	846	+ 3,857
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,421	38	282	+ 4,139
Suicide	14	3,889	22	1,039	+ 2,850
Liver Disease	15	3,697	5	5,684	- 1,988
Other Injuries	16	3,673	10	2,466	+ 1,207
Kidney Disease	17	3,612	4	6,277	- 2,664
Lung Disease	18	3,510	13	1,901	+ 1,608
Lymphomas	19	2,487	43	229	+ 2,258
Bladder Cancer	20	2,311	55	57	+ 2,253
Alcohol	21	2,304	14	1,799	+ 505
Oral Cancer	22	2,169	49	142	+ 2,027
Falls	23	2,041	20	1,371	+ 669
Ovary Cancer	24	1,991	50	133	+ 1,858
Leukemia	25	1,886	27	601	+ 1,286
Liver Cancer	26	1,588	15	1,765	- 177
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,556	8	4,026	- 2,470
Other Neoplasms	28	1,547	56	42	+ 1,505
Uterin Cancer	29	1,497	59	27	+ 1,470
Skin Cancers	30	1,464	46	195	+ 1,269
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,438	23	1,029	+ 408
Oesophagus Cancer	32	1,329	48	144	+ 1,185
Cervical Cancer	33	1,294	25	808	+ 486
Drownings	34	1,286	32	463	+ 822
Parkinson's Disease	35	1,272	34	393	+ 879
Fires	36	1,047	45	207	+ 839
Violence	37	958	7	4,411	- 3,453
Skin Disease	38	775	42	232	+ 543
HIV/AIDS	39	751	21	1,173	- 422
Tuberculosis	40	722	37	301	+ 421
Endocrine Disorders	41	599	29	486	+ 113
Hepatitis C	42	536	66	2	+ 534
Congenital Anomalies	43	471	18	1,517	- 1,046
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	461	85	0	+ 461
Epilepsy	45	448	33	463	- 14
Asthma	46	422	36	335	+ 88
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	414	54	62	+ 352
Drug Use	48	413	40	272	+ 142
Poisonings	49	236	39	275	- 40
Multiple Sclerosis	50	206	60	21	+ 185
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	201	52	82	+ 119
Meningitis	52	150	41	271	- 121
Anemia	53	143	83	0	+ 143
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	138	9	2,617	- 2,479
Birth Trauma	55	118	19	1,466	- 1,348
Low Birth Weight	56	114	16	1,658	- 1,544
Schizophrenia	57	76	80	0	+ 76
Osteoarthritis	58	70	84	0	+ 70
Appendicitis	59	48	47	164	- 116
Maternal Conditions	60	46	30	468	- 422
Oral conditions	61	37	86	0	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	62	36	57	34	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	32	65	2	+ 30
Malnutrition	64	19	11	1,981	- 1,961
Syphilis	65	13	64	3	+ 10
Otitis Media	66	10	70	0	+ 10
Diphtheria	67	7	71	0	+ 7
War	68	2	68	2	- 0
Encephalitis	69	0	51	104	- 103
Pertussis	70	0	53	70	- 69
Tetanus	71	0	62	10	- 10
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	67	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	61	19	- 19
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	58	33	- 33
Ascariasis	84	0	63	7	- 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Latvia

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.