GUATEMALA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	9,288	37	301	+ 8,986
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,041	2	9,245	- 204
Measles	3	8,576	72	0	+ 8,576
Malaria	4	8,151	74	0	+ 8,151
Road Traffic Accidents	5	6,448	8	4,026	+ 2,421
HIV/AIDS	6	6,443	21	1,173	+ 5,270
Coronary Heart Disease	7	6,328	1	9,825	- 3,497
Low Birth Weight	8	5,546	16	1,658	+ 3,887
Birth Trauma	9	5,377	19	1,466	+ 3,911
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	5,344	9	2,617	+ 2,727
Stroke	11	5,299	6	4,849	+ 450
Maternal Conditions	12	2,920	30	468	+ 2,451
Liver Disease	13	2,882	5	5,684	- 2,802
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,797	18	1,517	+ 1,280
Diabetes Mellitus	15	2,182	3	6,932	- 4,749
Kidney Disease	16	2,043	4	6,277	- 4,233
Meningitis	17	1,853	41	271	+ 1,582
Violence	18	1,601	7	4,411	- 2,809
Cervical Cancer	19	1,590	25	808	+ 783
Liver Cancer	20	1,475	15	1,765	- 291
Syphilis	21	1,324	64	3	+ 1,321
Other Injuries	22	1,277	10	2,466	- 1,189
Hypertension	23	1,244	26	679	+ 565
Malnutrition	24	1,187	11	1,981	- 794
Prostate Cancer	25	998	24	846	+ 153
Lung Disease	26	986	13	1,901	- 916
Breast Cancer	27	824	28	495	+ 329
Endocrine Disorders	28	824	29	486	+ 339
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	788	12	1,957	- 1,169
Suicide	30	737	22	1,039	- 302
Asthma	31	670	36	335	+ 335
Pertussis	32	663	53	70	+ 593
Falls	33	522	20	1,371	- 850
Fires	34	515	45	207	+ 307
Drownings	35	426	32	463	- 38
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	423	23	1,029	- 606
Stomach Cancer	37	408	17	1,570	- 1,162
Inflammatory/Heart	38	387	44	225	+ 162
Lymphomas	39	314	43	229	+ 85
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	301	31	464	- 163
Poisonings	41	275	39	275	- 1
Epilepsy	42	272	33	463	- 191
Parkinson's Disease	43	243	34	393	- 150
Lung Cancers	44	221	35	391	- 170
Schistosomiasis	45	173	75	0	+ 173
Skin Cancers	46	172	46	195	- 24
Ovary Cancer	47	169	50	133	+ 36
Oral Cancer	48	168	49	142	+ 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	168	54	62	+ 106
Drug Use	50	142	40	272	- 129
Skin Disease	51	138	42	232	- 94
Hepatitis B	52	131	65	2	+ 129
Pancreas Cancer	53	127	38	282	- 155
Tetanus	54	104	62	10	+ 95
Uterin Cancer	55	96	59	27	+ 68
Encephalitis	56	92	51	104	- 11
Alcohol	57	85	14	1,799	- 1,714
Leukemia	58	78	27	601	- 523
Bladder Cancer	59	64	55	57	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	60	52	48	144	- 92
Appendicitis	61	42	47	164	- 122
Other Neoplasms	62	19	56	42	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	63	14	60	21	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	13	52	82	- 68
Hepatitis C	65	13	66	2	+ 10
Ascariasis	66	13	63	7	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	67	9	57	34	- 25
Diphtheria	68	3	71	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	2	67	2	- 0
War	70	2	68	2	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	58	33	- 33
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	61	19	- 19
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Liberia

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.