GUATEMALA VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	106,477	1	9,825	+ 96,652
Stroke	2	39,197	6	4,849	+ 34,348
Lung Cancers	3	9,229	35	391	+ 8,838
Hypertension	4	8,954	26	679	+ 8,275
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	7,458	31	464	+ 6,994
Suicide	6	5,011	22	1,039	+ 3,972
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,544	2	9,245	- 4,701
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	4,508	12	1,957	+ 2,551
Liver Disease	9	4,470	5	5,684	- 1,215
Stomach Cancer	10	4,440	17	1,570	+ 2,869
Breast Cancer	11	4,369	28	495	+ 3,873
Prostate Cancer	12	4,153	24	846	+ 3,307
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,014	38	282	+ 3,732
Diabetes Mellitus	14	3,647	3	6,932	- 3,284
Falls	15	3,598	20	1,371	+ 2,227
Lung Disease	16	3,563	13	1,901	+ 1,662
Inflammatory/Heart	17	3,362	44	225	+ 3,136
Other Injuries	18	2,886	10	2,466	+ 420
Kidney Disease	19	2,583	4	6,277	- 3,694
Oral Cancer	20	2,348	49	142	+ 2,205
Lymphomas	21	2,233	43	229	+ 2,004
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	2,172	23	1,029	+ 1,143
Bladder Cancer	23	2,031	55	57	+ 1,974
Leukemia	24	1,971	27	601	+ 1,370
Liver Cancer	25	1,659	15	1,765	- 106
Ovary Cancer	26	1,620	50	133	+ 1,487
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,560	8	4,026	- 2,467
Cervical Cancer	28	1,558	25	808	+ 750
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,544	34	393	+ 1,152
Oesophagus Cancer	30	1,520	48	144	+ 1,376
Other Neoplasms	31	1,472	56	42	+ 1,430
Skin Cancers	32	1,365	46	195	+ 1,170
Alcohol	33	1,331	14	1,799	- 468
Uterin Cancer	34	1,107	59	27	+ 1,080
Drownings	35	1,041	32	463	+ 578
Violence	36	914	7	4,411	- 3,497
Drug Use	37	849	40	272	+ 578
Tuberculosis	38	825	37	301	+ 523
Endocrine Disorders	39	500	29	486	+ 15
Epilepsy	40	431	33	463	- 32
Congenital Anomalies	41	428	18	1,517	- 1,088
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	412	9	2,617	- 2,205
Fires	43	356	45	207	+ 148
Skin Disease	44	333	42	232	+ 101
Poisonings	45	321	39	275	+ 45
Asthma	46	315	36	335	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	285	52	82	+ 203
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	203	54	62	+ 141
Multiple Sclerosis	49	200	60	21	+ 179
Hepatitis C	50	162	66	2	+ 160
HIV/AIDS	51	155	21	1,173	- 1,018
Meningitis	52	134	41	271	- 137
Birth Trauma	53	71	19	1,466	- 1,394
Appendicitis	54	68	47	164	- 96
Low Birth Weight	55	61	16	1,658	- 1,597
Schizophrenia	56	59	80	0	+ 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	56	85	0	+ 56
Malnutrition	58	49	11	1,981	- 1,931
Osteoarthritis	59	43	84	0	+ 43
Anemia	60	37	83	0	+ 37
Hepatitis B	61	33	65	2	+ 30
Tetanus	62	17	62	10	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	63	15	30	468	- 454
Oral conditions	64	14	86	0	+ 14
Encephalitis	65	11	51	104	- 93
Otitis Media	66	7	70	0	+ 7
War	67	2	68	2	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	57	34	- 34
Pertussis	69	0	53	70	- 70
Syphilis	70	0	64	3	- 3
Chlamydia	71	0	67	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	63	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	58	33	- 33
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	61	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	74	0	- 0
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

Lithuania

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.