GUATEMALA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	15,983	2	9,245	+ 6,738
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	11,159	9	2,617	+ 8,542
Tuberculosis	3	9,819	37	301	+ 9,517
Malaria	4	7,785	74	0	+ 7,785
Birth Trauma	5	7,725	19	1,466	+ 6,259
Low Birth Weight	6	7,399	16	1,658	+ 5,741
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,732	1	9,825	- 5,092
Stroke	8	4,453	6	4,849	- 396
Congenital Anomalies	9	3,832	18	1,517	+ 2,315
HIV/AIDS	10	3,402	21	1,173	+ 2,230
Meningitis	11	3,366	41	271	+ 3,095
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,215	8	4,026	- 811
Liver Disease	13	2,955	5	5,684	- 2,729
Measles	14	2,270	72	0	+ 2,270
Maternal Conditions	15	1,815	30	468	+ 1,347
Pertussis	16	1,795	53	70	+ 1,725
Other Injuries	17	1,750	10	2,466	- 716
Diabetes Mellitus	18	1,735	3	6,932	- 5,197
Violence	19	1,419	7	4,411	- 2,991
Kidney Disease	20	1,403	4	6,277	- 4,874
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,218	29	486	+ 733
Lung Disease	22	969	13	1,901	- 932
Breast Cancer	23	916	28	495	+ 421
Hypertension	24	824	26	679	+ 145
Cervical Cancer	25	815	25	808	+ 8
Tetanus	26	644	62	10	+ 634
Asthma	27	632	36	335	+ 297
Falls	28	580	20	1,371	- 791
Fires	29	550	45	207	+ 343
Suicide	30	541	22	1,039	- 498
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	523	12	1,957	- 1,434
Drownings	32	508	32	463	+ 44
Poisonings	33	507	39	275	+ 231
Drug Use	34	484	40	272	+ 212
Prostate Cancer	35	456	24	846	- 390
Malnutrition	36	455	11	1,981	- 1,526
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	451	23	1,029	- 579
Syphilis	38	420	64	3	+ 417
Liver Cancer	39	408	15	1,765	- 1,357
Lymphomas	40	401	43	229	+ 172
Epilepsy	41	386	33	463	- 77
Inflammatory/Heart	42	372	44	225	+ 147
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	320	31	464	- 144
Diphtheria	44	293	71	0	+ 293
War	45	250	68	2	+ 248
Parkinson's Disease	46	191	34	393	- 202
Leukemia	47	174	27	601	- 427
Oral Cancer	48	173	49	142	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	49	164	50	133	+ 32
Stomach Cancer	50	164	17	1,570	- 1,406
Pancreas Cancer	51	152	38	282	- 130
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	150	54	62	+ 88
Skin Cancers	53	149	46	195	- 46
Schistosomiasis	54	116	75	0	+ 116
Hepatitis B	55	115	65	2	+ 112
Skin Disease	56	113	42	232	- 119
Lung Cancers	57	100	35	391	- 291
Alcohol	58	80	14	1,799	- 1,719
Encephalitis	59	72	51	104	- 31
Appendicitis	60	59	47	164	- 105
Ascariasis	61	53	63	7	+ 46
Uterin Cancer	62	52	59	27	+ 25
Bladder Cancer	63	52	55	57	- 6
Oesophagus Cancer	64	43	48	144	- 101
Hepatitis C	65	23	66	2	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	66	22	56	42	- 20
Upper Respiratory	67	20	57	34	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	68	14	60	21	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	13	52	82	- 69
Leishmaniasis	70	2	69	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	1	67	2	- 1
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	58	33	- 32
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	61	19	- 19
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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

Nigeria

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.