GUATEMALA VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,629	1	9,825	+ 7,805
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	14,791	12	1,957	+ 12,834
Lung Disease	3	9,022	13	1,901	+ 7,120
Stroke	4	8,202	6	4,849	+ 3,353
Lung Cancers	5	7,686	35	391	+ 7,295
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,953	2	9,245	- 3,293
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	5,919	31	464	+ 5,455
Prostate Cancer	8	3,884	24	846	+ 3,038
Falls	9	2,576	20	1,371	+ 1,204
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,551	38	282	+ 2,269
Breast Cancer	11	2,313	28	495	+ 1,817
Lymphomas	12	2,139	43	229	+ 1,910
Suicide	13	2,099	22	1,039	+ 1,059
Kidney Disease	14	2,024	4	6,277	- 4,253
Other Injuries	15	1,931	10	2,466	- 534
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,854	3	6,932	- 5,078
Parkinson's Disease	17	1,836	34	393	+ 1,443
Skin Cancers	18	1,350	46	195	+ 1,155
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,189	29	486	+ 703
Bladder Cancer	20	1,180	55	57	+ 1,122
Leukemia	21	1,172	27	601	+ 571
Stomach Cancer	22	1,138	17	1,570	- 433
Other Neoplasms	23	1,075	56	42	+ 1,033
Ovary Cancer	24	1,024	50	133	+ 891
Drug Use	25	873	40	272	+ 602
Liver Cancer	26	859	15	1,765	- 907
Oesophagus Cancer	27	821	48	144	+ 677
Hypertension	28	762	26	679	+ 82
Inflammatory/Heart	29	732	44	225	+ 507
Liver Disease	30	708	5	5,684	- 4,977
Alcohol	31	678	14	1,799	- 1,121
Oral Cancer	32	556	49	142	+ 413
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	529	23	1,029	- 500
Congenital Anomalies	34	452	18	1,517	- 1,065
Malnutrition	35	448	11	1,981	- 1,533
Uterin Cancer	36	444	59	27	+ 417
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	423	9	2,617	- 2,194
Skin Disease	38	423	42	232	+ 191
Cervical Cancer	39	414	25	808	- 393
Epilepsy	40	395	33	463	- 68
Multiple Sclerosis	41	395	60	21	+ 374
Road Traffic Accidents	42	378	8	4,026	- 3,648
Asthma	43	280	36	335	- 54
Anemia	44	247	83	0	+ 247
Drownings	45	214	32	463	- 249
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	203	54	62	+ 141
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	200	52	82	+ 118
Fires	48	148	45	207	- 60
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	107	85	0	+ 107
Violence	50	106	7	4,411	- 4,305
Osteoarthritis	51	90	84	0	+ 90
Low Birth Weight	52	78	16	1,658	- 1,581
Schizophrenia	53	76	80	0	+ 76
Birth Trauma	54	58	19	1,466	- 1,408
Hepatitis C	55	56	66	2	+ 54
Tuberculosis	56	50	37	301	- 252
Poisonings	57	48	39	275	- 228
Meningitis	58	45	41	271	- 226
Appendicitis	59	40	47	164	- 124
Upper Respiratory	60	38	57	34	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	61	34	21	1,173	- 1,138
Oral conditions	62	29	86	0	+ 29
Hepatitis B	63	11	65	2	+ 9
Pertussis	64	4	53	70	- 66
Otitis Media	65	4	70	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	66	4	30	468	- 465
Syphilis	67	3	64	3	- 0
War	68	2	68	2	- 0
Tetanus	69	1	62	10	- 9
Encephalitis	70	1	51	104	- 103
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	58	33	- 33
Ascariasis	76	0	63	7	- 7
Chlamydia	77	0	67	2	- 2
Leprosy	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	61	19	- 19
Leishmaniasis	81	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

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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.