GUATEMALA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,421	1	9,825	+ 2,596
Stroke	2	9,257	6	4,849	+ 4,409
Lung Disease	3	8,246	13	1,901	+ 6,344
Diabetes Mellitus	4	8,237	3	6,932	+ 1,305
Tuberculosis	5	7,212	37	301	+ 6,911
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	4,715	2	9,245	- 4,530
Malaria	7	4,445	74	0	+ 4,445
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,170	9	2,617	+ 1,553
Asthma	9	3,347	36	335	+ 3,012
Low Birth Weight	10	3,019	16	1,658	+ 1,360
Birth Trauma	11	2,732	19	1,466	+ 1,266
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,009	8	4,026	- 2,018
Hypertension	13	1,991	26	679	+ 1,312
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	1,948	54	62	+ 1,886
Violence	15	1,760	7	4,411	- 2,651
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,727	18	1,517	+ 211
Breast Cancer	17	1,388	28	495	+ 892
Kidney Disease	18	1,248	4	6,277	- 5,029
Cervical Cancer	19	1,208	25	808	+ 400
Other Injuries	20	1,175	10	2,466	- 1,291
Liver Cancer	21	1,170	15	1,765	- 595
Liver Disease	22	1,135	5	5,684	- 4,550
Lung Cancers	23	1,130	35	391	+ 739
HIV/AIDS	24	1,111	21	1,173	- 62
Oral Cancer	25	1,054	49	142	+ 912
Falls	26	912	20	1,371	- 460
Fires	27	887	45	207	+ 679
Stomach Cancer	28	812	17	1,570	- 758
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	809	31	464	+ 345
Maternal Conditions	30	764	30	468	+ 296
Skin Cancers	31	757	46	195	+ 562
Lymphomas	32	641	43	229	+ 412
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	623	12	1,957	- 1,334
Meningitis	34	588	41	271	+ 317
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	548	23	1,029	- 482
Prostate Cancer	36	518	24	846	- 328
Suicide	37	470	22	1,039	- 570
Leukemia	38	460	27	601	- 141
Pertussis	39	450	53	70	+ 380
Drownings	40	435	32	463	- 28
Measles	41	432	72	0	+ 432
Syphilis	42	425	64	3	+ 422
Inflammatory/Heart	43	416	44	225	+ 190
Oesophagus Cancer	44	362	48	144	+ 218
Parkinson's Disease	45	335	34	393	- 57
Ovary Cancer	46	326	50	133	+ 193
Endocrine Disorders	47	278	29	486	- 207
Malnutrition	48	244	11	1,981	- 1,737
Skin Disease	49	229	42	232	- 3
Poisonings	50	221	39	275	- 55
Epilepsy	51	201	33	463	- 262
Pancreas Cancer	52	194	38	282	- 88
Alcohol	53	170	14	1,799	- 1,629
Bladder Cancer	54	150	55	57	+ 92
Uterin Cancer	55	147	59	27	+ 120
Tetanus	56	87	62	10	+ 77
Encephalitis	57	56	51	104	- 48
Hepatitis B	58	49	65	2	+ 47
Appendicitis	59	37	47	164	- 127
Other Neoplasms	60	28	56	42	- 14
Drug Use	61	23	40	272	- 249
Hepatitis C	62	14	66	2	+ 12
Ascariasis	63	13	63	7	+ 5
Dengue	64	12	58	33	- 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	10	52	82	- 72
Multiple Sclerosis	66	9	60	21	- 12
Diphtheria	67	6	71	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	68	3	57	34	- 31
War	69	2	68	2	- 1
Chlamydia	70	1	67	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	61	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

New Guinea

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.