GUATEMALA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	15,853	13	1,901	+ 13,951
Coronary Heart Disease	2	11,542	1	9,825	+ 1,717
Tuberculosis	3	9,699	37	301	+ 9,397
Stroke	4	7,572	6	4,849	+ 2,723
Liver Disease	5	3,744	5	5,684	- 1,940
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,659	2	9,245	- 5,587
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	3,561	9	2,617	+ 943
Asthma	8	3,478	36	335	+ 3,144
Road Traffic Accidents	9	2,730	8	4,026	- 1,296
Kidney Disease	10	2,513	4	6,277	- 3,764
Low Birth Weight	11	2,242	16	1,658	+ 584
Lung Cancers	12	2,103	35	391	+ 1,712
Falls	13	1,948	20	1,371	+ 577
Diabetes Mellitus	14	1,718	3	6,932	- 5,214
Birth Trauma	15	1,569	19	1,466	+ 103
Suicide	16	1,508	22	1,039	+ 469
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	1,361	54	62	+ 1,299
Hypertension	18	1,227	26	679	+ 548
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,186	12	1,957	- 771
Cervical Cancer	20	1,155	25	808	+ 348
Congenital Anomalies	21	1,143	18	1,517	- 374
Other Injuries	22	970	10	2,466	- 1,495
Drownings	23	883	32	463	+ 419
Oral Cancer	24	815	49	142	+ 672
Stomach Cancer	25	809	17	1,570	- 761
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	685	31	464	+ 221
Breast Cancer	27	609	28	495	+ 114
Maternal Conditions	28	573	30	468	+ 105
Encephalitis	29	517	51	104	+ 414
Epilepsy	30	513	33	463	+ 50
Malnutrition	31	496	11	1,981	- 1,485
Lymphomas	32	450	43	229	+ 221
Parkinson's Disease	33	446	34	393	+ 53
HIV/AIDS	34	432	21	1,173	- 740
Violence	35	413	7	4,411	- 3,998
Leukemia	36	392	27	601	- 209
Ovary Cancer	37	343	50	133	+ 210
Oesophagus Cancer	38	288	48	144	+ 144
Poisonings	39	278	39	275	+ 3
Pertussis	40	266	53	70	+ 196
Pancreas Cancer	41	261	38	282	- 21
Skin Cancers	42	234	46	195	+ 39
Meningitis	43	221	41	271	- 50
Bladder Cancer	44	190	55	57	+ 133
Endocrine Disorders	45	151	29	486	- 335
Liver Cancer	46	150	15	1,765	- 1,615
Appendicitis	47	129	47	164	- 34
Inflammatory/Heart	48	127	44	225	- 98
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	112	23	1,029	- 917
Fires	50	108	45	207	- 100
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	101	52	82	+ 20
Alcohol	52	98	14	1,799	- 1,701
Tetanus	53	79	62	10	+ 69
Syphilis	54	79	64	3	+ 76
Dengue	55	70	58	33	+ 38
Hepatitis B	56	68	65	2	+ 66
Drug Use	57	55	40	272	- 217
Prostate Cancer	58	50	24	846	- 795
Measles	59	35	72	0	+ 35
Uterin Cancer	60	33	59	27	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	61	29	56	42	- 13
Leishmaniasis	62	23	69	1	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	63	22	60	21	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	17	66	2	+ 15
War	65	14	68	2	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	66	14	57	34	- 20
Skin Disease	67	10	42	232	- 222
Chlamydia	68	3	67	2	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	2	63	7	- 5
Otitis Media	70	2	70	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Malaria	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	61	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Nepal

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.