GUATEMALA VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	72,234	1	9,825	+ 62,409
Stroke	2	50,001	6	4,849	+ 45,152
Hypertension	3	11,072	26	679	+ 10,393
Lung Cancers	4	10,173	35	391	+ 9,782
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	9,412	2	9,245	+ 167
Liver Disease	6	8,972	5	5,684	+ 3,288
Lung Disease	7	7,402	13	1,901	+ 5,501
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	6,876	31	464	+ 6,411
Kidney Disease	9	5,205	4	6,277	- 1,071
Inflammatory/Heart	10	4,459	44	225	+ 4,234
Breast Cancer	11	3,873	28	495	+ 3,378
Stomach Cancer	12	3,477	17	1,570	+ 1,907
Liver Cancer	13	3,132	15	1,765	+ 1,367
Pancreas Cancer	14	2,952	38	282	+ 2,670
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	2,856	12	1,957	+ 899
Prostate Cancer	16	2,463	24	846	+ 1,618
Oral Cancer	17	2,303	49	142	+ 2,161
Diabetes Mellitus	18	2,244	3	6,932	- 4,688
Other Injuries	19	2,152	10	2,466	- 314
Road Traffic Accidents	20	2,004	8	4,026	- 2,022
Suicide	21	1,897	22	1,039	+ 858
Cervical Cancer	22	1,881	25	808	+ 1,074
Bladder Cancer	23	1,725	55	57	+ 1,668
Falls	24	1,513	20	1,371	+ 142
Lymphomas	25	1,393	43	229	+ 1,164
Leukemia	26	1,350	27	601	+ 750
Ovary Cancer	27	1,115	50	133	+ 983
Tuberculosis	28	1,021	37	301	+ 720
Skin Cancers	29	1,009	46	195	+ 814
Oesophagus Cancer	30	759	48	144	+ 615
Parkinson's Disease	31	745	34	393	+ 352
Drownings	32	600	32	463	+ 136
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	534	23	1,029	- 495
Uterin Cancer	34	525	59	27	+ 498
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	443	54	62	+ 381
Fires	36	424	45	207	+ 216
Alcohol	37	412	14	1,799	- 1,387
Congenital Anomalies	38	369	18	1,517	- 1,148
Poisonings	39	369	39	275	+ 93
Drug Use	40	348	40	272	+ 76
Low Birth Weight	41	319	16	1,658	- 1,340
Epilepsy	42	316	33	463	- 147
Other Neoplasms	43	290	56	42	+ 248
Violence	44	257	7	4,411	- 4,154
Asthma	45	226	36	335	- 108
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	225	9	2,617	- 2,393
HIV/AIDS	47	220	21	1,173	- 952
Endocrine Disorders	48	194	29	486	- 292
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	144	85	0	+ 144
Malnutrition	50	142	11	1,981	- 1,838
Schizophrenia	51	103	80	0	+ 103
Hepatitis C	52	99	66	2	+ 97
Skin Disease	53	98	42	232	- 134
Meningitis	54	77	41	271	- 194
Multiple Sclerosis	55	67	60	21	+ 46
Anemia	56	59	83	0	+ 59
Birth Trauma	57	39	19	1,466	- 1,427
Maternal Conditions	58	36	30	468	- 433
Hepatitis B	59	31	65	2	+ 28
Appendicitis	60	21	47	164	- 143
Measles	61	7	72	0	+ 7
Encephalitis	62	6	51	104	- 98
Upper Respiratory	63	3	57	34	- 31
Oral conditions	64	2	86	0	+ 2
War	65	2	68	2	+ 0
Syphilis	66	1	64	3	- 1
Tetanus	67	1	62	10	- 8
Otitis Media	68	1	70	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	53	70	- 70
Leishmaniasis	70	0	69	1	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	61	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	67	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	58	33	- 33
Ascariasis	82	0	63	7	- 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	52	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	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.