GUATEMALA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	18,641	12	1,957	+ 16,684
Coronary Heart Disease	2	18,079	1	9,825	+ 8,254
Lung Cancers	3	11,278	35	391	+ 10,887
Stroke	4	9,971	6	4,849	+ 5,122
Lung Disease	5	9,827	13	1,901	+ 7,926
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,988	31	464	+ 5,524
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,081	2	9,245	- 4,165
Falls	8	4,243	20	1,371	+ 2,872
Breast Cancer	9	3,631	28	495	+ 3,135
Prostate Cancer	10	3,354	24	846	+ 2,508
Pancreas Cancer	11	3,076	38	282	+ 2,794
Kidney Disease	12	2,599	4	6,277	- 3,678
Lymphomas	13	2,579	43	229	+ 2,350
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,451	3	6,932	- 4,481
Oesophagus Cancer	15	2,204	48	144	+ 2,060
Parkinson's Disease	16	2,177	34	393	+ 1,785
Suicide	17	2,080	22	1,039	+ 1,040
Other Neoplasms	18	1,881	56	42	+ 1,839
Other Injuries	19	1,693	10	2,466	- 773
Leukemia	20	1,621	27	601	+ 1,021
Bladder Cancer	21	1,511	55	57	+ 1,454
Stomach Cancer	22	1,398	17	1,570	- 173
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,233	44	225	+ 1,008
Liver Cancer	24	1,195	15	1,765	- 571
Ovary Cancer	25	1,096	50	133	+ 963
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,083	29	486	+ 598
Skin Cancers	27	1,052	46	195	+ 857
Liver Disease	28	961	5	5,684	- 4,723
Hypertension	29	840	26	679	+ 161
Oral Cancer	30	789	49	142	+ 646
Road Traffic Accidents	31	700	8	4,026	- 3,327
Alcohol	32	629	14	1,799	- 1,170
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	600	9	2,617	- 2,018
Uterin Cancer	34	582	59	27	+ 554
Congenital Anomalies	35	559	18	1,517	- 958
Skin Disease	36	303	42	232	+ 71
Multiple Sclerosis	37	303	60	21	+ 282
Epilepsy	38	297	33	463	- 166
Cervical Cancer	39	273	25	808	- 534
Anemia	40	256	83	0	+ 256
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	244	54	62	+ 182
Drug Use	42	237	40	272	- 35
Osteoarthritis	43	226	84	0	+ 226
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	220	52	82	+ 138
Low Birth Weight	45	172	16	1,658	- 1,487
Asthma	46	170	36	335	- 165
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	134	23	1,029	- 896
Violence	48	110	7	4,411	- 4,300
Drownings	49	100	32	463	- 363
Schizophrenia	50	98	80	0	+ 98
Meningitis	51	81	41	271	- 190
Birth Trauma	52	76	19	1,466	- 1,390
Fires	53	51	45	207	- 157
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	43	85	0	+ 43
HIV/AIDS	55	34	21	1,173	- 1,139
Tuberculosis	56	29	37	301	- 272
Upper Respiratory	57	29	57	34	- 5
Appendicitis	58	26	47	164	- 138
Oral conditions	59	22	86	0	+ 22
Hepatitis C	60	21	66	2	+ 19
Poisonings	61	18	39	275	- 257
Hepatitis B	62	14	65	2	+ 11
Malnutrition	63	12	11	1,981	- 1,968
Otitis Media	64	10	70	0	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	65	8	30	468	- 460
War	66	2	68	2	- 0
Pertussis	67	1	53	70	- 69
Encephalitis	68	1	51	104	- 103
Syphilis	69	1	64	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	70	0	69	1	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	62	10	- 10
Measles	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	61	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	67	2	- 2
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	58	33	- 33
Ascariasis	82	0	63	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Netherlands

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.