GUATEMALA VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,032	1	9,825	+ 13,207
Stroke	2	22,069	6	4,849	+ 17,220
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	12,861	12	1,957	+ 10,904
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,254	2	9,245	+ 3,008
Lung Cancers	5	7,880	35	391	+ 7,489
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,850	31	464	+ 7,386
Lung Disease	7	7,665	13	1,901	+ 5,764
Diabetes Mellitus	8	6,441	3	6,932	- 491
Kidney Disease	9	5,014	4	6,277	- 1,263
Stomach Cancer	10	4,529	17	1,570	+ 2,958
Prostate Cancer	11	3,798	24	846	+ 2,953
Breast Cancer	12	3,571	28	495	+ 3,076
Other Injuries	13	3,464	10	2,466	+ 999
Hypertension	14	3,362	26	679	+ 2,683
Pancreas Cancer	15	2,985	38	282	+ 2,703
Lymphomas	16	2,875	43	229	+ 2,646
Endocrine Disorders	17	2,766	29	486	+ 2,281
Liver Cancer	18	2,272	15	1,765	+ 507
Suicide	19	2,096	22	1,039	+ 1,056
Bladder Cancer	20	2,094	55	57	+ 2,036
Parkinson's Disease	21	2,038	34	393	+ 1,645
Liver Disease	22	2,013	5	5,684	- 3,671
Falls	23	1,847	20	1,371	+ 475
Leukemia	24	1,816	27	601	+ 1,215
Oral Cancer	25	1,631	49	142	+ 1,489
Inflammatory/Heart	26	1,625	44	225	+ 1,400
Road Traffic Accidents	27	1,499	8	4,026	- 2,527
Other Neoplasms	28	1,166	56	42	+ 1,124
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,114	48	144	+ 970
Skin Cancers	30	936	46	195	+ 741
Epilepsy	31	742	33	463	+ 280
Uterin Cancer	32	726	59	27	+ 699
Ovary Cancer	33	711	50	133	+ 578
Cervical Cancer	34	588	25	808	- 220
HIV/AIDS	35	572	21	1,173	- 601
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	412	9	2,617	- 2,205
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	409	23	1,029	- 621
Tuberculosis	38	381	37	301	+ 79
Skin Disease	39	362	42	232	+ 130
Congenital Anomalies	40	351	18	1,517	- 1,165
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	302	54	62	+ 240
Anemia	42	270	83	0	+ 270
Asthma	43	262	36	335	- 73
Drug Use	44	230	40	272	- 42
Alcohol	45	199	14	1,799	- 1,600
Fires	46	194	45	207	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	177	52	82	+ 95
Violence	48	172	7	4,411	- 4,238
Hepatitis C	49	155	66	2	+ 153
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	147	85	0	+ 147
Drownings	51	142	32	463	- 322
Low Birth Weight	52	141	16	1,658	- 1,518
Malnutrition	53	141	11	1,981	- 1,840
Multiple Sclerosis	54	101	60	21	+ 80
Schizophrenia	55	88	80	0	+ 88
Meningitis	56	76	41	271	- 195
Poisonings	57	52	39	275	- 223
Osteoarthritis	58	51	84	0	+ 51
Hepatitis B	59	46	65	2	+ 44
Birth Trauma	60	43	19	1,466	- 1,423
Appendicitis	61	37	47	164	- 127
Upper Respiratory	62	26	57	34	- 8
Maternal Conditions	63	13	30	468	- 456
Syphilis	64	5	64	3	+ 3
Oral conditions	65	5	86	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	66	4	70	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	67	2	51	104	- 101
Leishmaniasis	68	2	69	1	+ 2
War	69	2	68	2	- 0
Leprosy	70	1	77	0	+ 1
Measles	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Pertussis	72	0	53	70	- 70
Tetanus	73	0	62	10	- 10
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	67	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	61	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	63	7	- 7
Dengue	84	0	58	33	- 33
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Portugal

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.