GUATEMALA VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,230	1	9,825	+ 6,406
Diabetes Mellitus	2	12,023	3	6,932	+ 5,092
Kidney Disease	3	6,231	4	6,277	- 46
Stroke	4	5,556	6	4,849	+ 707
Violence	5	4,531	7	4,411	+ 120
Liver Disease	6	4,166	5	5,684	- 1,518
Lung Disease	7	4,066	13	1,901	+ 2,165
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	3,465	2	9,245	- 5,780
Hypertension	9	2,486	26	679	+ 1,807
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,276	8	4,026	- 1,750
Other Injuries	11	1,700	10	2,466	- 766
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,579	29	486	+ 1,094
Congenital Anomalies	13	1,460	18	1,517	- 56
Malnutrition	14	1,054	11	1,981	- 926
Prostate Cancer	15	1,046	24	846	+ 201
Breast Cancer	16	1,030	28	495	+ 535
Lung Cancers	17	1,026	35	391	+ 635
Low Birth Weight	18	1,000	16	1,658	- 658
Stomach Cancer	19	969	17	1,570	- 602
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	959	31	464	+ 495
Liver Cancer	21	952	15	1,765	- 813
Suicide	22	946	22	1,039	- 94
Other Neoplasms	23	866	56	42	+ 824
Lymphomas	24	693	43	229	+ 464
Leukemia	25	674	27	601	+ 74
Cervical Cancer	26	668	25	808	- 139
Pancreas Cancer	27	630	38	282	+ 348
HIV/AIDS	28	576	21	1,173	- 596
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	485	9	2,617	- 2,132
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	481	12	1,957	- 1,476
Skin Disease	31	423	42	232	+ 191
Alcohol	32	411	14	1,799	- 1,388
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	382	23	1,029	- 648
Ovary Cancer	34	370	50	133	+ 237
Falls	35	367	20	1,371	- 1,004
Birth Trauma	36	356	19	1,466	- 1,110
Anemia	37	305	83	0	+ 305
Tuberculosis	38	271	37	301	- 30
Epilepsy	39	267	33	463	- 196
Skin Cancers	40	267	46	195	+ 71
Inflammatory/Heart	41	261	44	225	+ 35
Drownings	42	251	32	463	- 212
Parkinson's Disease	43	219	34	393	- 174
Drug Use	44	205	40	272	- 66
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	198	52	82	+ 116
Oral Cancer	46	189	49	142	+ 47
Asthma	47	187	36	335	- 147
Bladder Cancer	48	178	55	57	+ 120
Oesophagus Cancer	49	175	48	144	+ 31
Uterin Cancer	50	126	59	27	+ 99
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	125	85	0	+ 125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	120	54	62	+ 58
Appendicitis	53	108	47	164	- 56
Maternal Conditions	54	105	30	468	- 364
Hepatitis C	55	87	66	2	+ 85
Fires	56	84	45	207	- 123
Poisonings	57	74	39	275	- 201
Meningitis	58	50	41	271	- 221
Osteoarthritis	59	43	84	0	+ 43
Multiple Sclerosis	60	41	60	21	+ 21
Hepatitis B	61	29	65	2	+ 27
Encephalitis	62	20	51	104	- 84
Schizophrenia	63	18	80	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	64	18	57	34	- 16
Oral conditions	65	17	86	0	+ 17
War	66	16	68	2	+ 14
Dengue	67	4	58	33	- 28
Otitis Media	68	4	70	0	+ 4
Chagas disease	69	3	61	19	- 16
Pertussis	70	3	53	70	- 67
Tetanus	71	1	62	10	- 9
Ascariasis	72	1	63	7	- 6
Syphilis	73	1	64	3	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	69	1	- 0
Chlamydia	77	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	74	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.