GUATEMALA VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	19,068	21	1,173	+ 17,895
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,535	2	9,245	+ 290
Tuberculosis	3	9,222	37	301	+ 8,920
Stroke	4	8,679	6	4,849	+ 3,830
Coronary Heart Disease	5	7,948	1	9,825	- 1,877
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,654	8	4,026	+ 1,627
Diabetes Mellitus	7	4,717	3	6,932	- 2,215
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,199	9	2,617	+ 1,581
Low Birth Weight	9	3,359	16	1,658	+ 1,701
Lung Disease	10	3,003	13	1,901	+ 1,101
Violence	11	2,928	7	4,411	- 1,482
Hypertension	12	2,786	26	679	+ 2,107
Birth Trauma	13	2,243	19	1,466	+ 777
Liver Disease	14	2,185	5	5,684	- 3,499
Kidney Disease	15	2,094	4	6,277	- 4,183
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,844	18	1,517	+ 327
Suicide	17	1,580	22	1,039	+ 541
Malnutrition	18	1,456	11	1,981	- 525
Other Injuries	19	1,346	10	2,466	- 1,120
Asthma	20	1,305	36	335	+ 971
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,143	12	1,957	- 813
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,054	44	225	+ 828
Cervical Cancer	23	864	25	808	+ 57
Breast Cancer	24	789	28	495	+ 293
Maternal Conditions	25	717	30	468	+ 249
Drownings	26	714	32	463	+ 250
Meningitis	27	708	41	271	+ 437
Fires	28	708	45	207	+ 501
Skin Cancers	29	702	46	195	+ 507
Oral Cancer	30	649	49	142	+ 507
Prostate Cancer	31	614	24	846	- 232
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	493	23	1,029	- 536
Endocrine Disorders	33	475	29	486	- 11
Falls	34	404	20	1,371	- 967
Lung Cancers	35	383	35	391	- 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	354	31	464	- 110
Pertussis	37	353	53	70	+ 283
Epilepsy	38	320	33	463	- 143
Poisonings	39	302	39	275	+ 26
Lymphomas	40	298	43	229	+ 69
Liver Cancer	41	293	15	1,765	- 1,473
Parkinson's Disease	42	283	34	393	- 110
Syphilis	43	226	64	3	+ 224
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	215	54	62	+ 153
Stomach Cancer	45	212	17	1,570	- 1,359
Drug Use	46	206	40	272	- 65
Skin Disease	47	201	42	232	- 31
Alcohol	48	183	14	1,799	- 1,616
Leukemia	49	154	27	601	- 447
Ovary Cancer	50	151	50	133	+ 19
Malaria	51	140	74	0	+ 140
Oesophagus Cancer	52	136	48	144	- 8
Pancreas Cancer	53	114	38	282	- 168
Bladder Cancer	54	102	55	57	+ 45
Schistosomiasis	55	89	75	0	+ 89
Uterin Cancer	56	74	59	27	+ 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	62	52	82	- 20
Appendicitis	58	57	47	164	- 107
Encephalitis	59	53	51	104	- 51
Other Neoplasms	60	50	56	42	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	61	41	57	34	+ 7
Tetanus	62	39	62	10	+ 29
Hepatitis B	63	29	65	2	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	64	15	60	21	- 6
Measles	65	13	72	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	66	4	66	2	+ 1
War	67	3	68	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	2	67	2	- 0
Ascariasis	69	2	63	7	- 5
Otitis Media	70	2	70	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	58	33	- 33
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	61	19	- 19
Leishmaniasis	79	0	69	1	- 1
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Namibia

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.