GUATEMALA VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,806	1	9,825	+ 7,982
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,102	12	1,957	+ 6,145
Lung Cancers	3	7,064	35	391	+ 6,673
Stroke	4	6,989	6	4,849	+ 2,140
Lung Disease	5	6,592	13	1,901	+ 4,690
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,565	31	464	+ 3,101
Breast Cancer	7	3,080	28	495	+ 2,585
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,023	2	9,245	- 6,223
Kidney Disease	9	2,472	4	6,277	- 3,804
Other Injuries	10	2,403	10	2,466	- 63
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,224	38	282	+ 1,942
Liver Disease	12	2,040	5	5,684	- 3,644
Suicide	13	1,886	22	1,039	+ 847
Lymphomas	14	1,752	43	229	+ 1,523
Prostate Cancer	15	1,730	24	846	+ 884
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,683	34	393	+ 1,290
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,661	3	6,932	- 5,271
Falls	18	1,648	20	1,371	+ 277
Hypertension	19	1,458	26	679	+ 779
Leukemia	20	1,440	27	601	+ 839
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,435	29	486	+ 949
Stomach Cancer	22	1,391	17	1,570	- 180
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,334	44	225	+ 1,109
Other Neoplasms	24	1,328	56	42	+ 1,286
Liver Cancer	25	1,319	15	1,765	- 446
Bladder Cancer	26	1,190	55	57	+ 1,133
Ovary Cancer	27	959	50	133	+ 826
Oesophagus Cancer	28	865	48	144	+ 721
Alcohol	29	688	14	1,799	- 1,111
Road Traffic Accidents	30	682	8	4,026	- 3,344
Skin Cancers	31	587	46	195	+ 392
Malnutrition	32	529	11	1,981	- 1,452
Oral Cancer	33	517	49	142	+ 375
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	514	54	62	+ 452
Epilepsy	35	458	33	463	- 5
Uterin Cancer	36	426	59	27	+ 398
Congenital Anomalies	37	283	18	1,517	- 1,234
Cervical Cancer	38	261	25	808	- 547
Drug Use	39	253	40	272	- 19
Anemia	40	229	83	0	+ 229
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	183	23	1,029	- 846
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	168	9	2,617	- 2,450
Schizophrenia	43	158	80	0	+ 158
Skin Disease	44	146	42	232	- 86
Asthma	45	126	36	335	- 209
Multiple Sclerosis	46	112	60	21	+ 91
Hepatitis C	47	101	66	2	+ 99
Violence	48	85	7	4,411	- 4,326
Low Birth Weight	49	83	16	1,658	- 1,575
Osteoarthritis	50	72	84	0	+ 72
Fires	51	69	45	207	- 139
HIV/AIDS	52	67	21	1,173	- 1,105
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	63	52	82	- 19
Drownings	54	53	32	463	- 410
Tuberculosis	55	50	37	301	- 251
Poisonings	56	40	39	275	- 235
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	32	85	0	+ 32
Meningitis	58	19	41	271	- 253
Birth Trauma	59	16	19	1,466	- 1,450
Hepatitis B	60	15	65	2	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	61	11	57	34	- 24
Appendicitis	62	9	47	164	- 155
Maternal Conditions	63	9	30	468	- 459
Oral conditions	64	8	86	0	+ 8
Encephalitis	65	4	51	104	- 99
Syphilis	66	4	64	3	+ 1
War	67	2	68	2	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	53	70	- 70
Tetanus	69	0	62	10	- 10
Measles	70	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	72	0	67	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	63	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	58	33	- 33
Schistosomiasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	61	19	- 19
Leishmaniasis	83	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	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.