GUATEMALA VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,143	1	9,825	+ 15,318
Stroke	2	18,670	6	4,849	+ 13,821
Diabetes Mellitus	3	11,719	3	6,932	+ 4,787
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,989	2	9,245	- 2,256
Prostate Cancer	5	6,348	24	846	+ 5,502
Hypertension	6	6,282	26	679	+ 5,603
Violence	7	5,890	7	4,411	+ 1,479
Lung Disease	8	4,555	13	1,901	+ 2,654
Kidney Disease	9	3,956	4	6,277	- 2,321
Breast Cancer	10	3,746	28	495	+ 3,250
HIV/AIDS	11	3,448	21	1,173	+ 2,276
Endocrine Disorders	12	2,511	29	486	+ 2,025
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,163	31	464	+ 1,699
Skin Disease	14	2,113	42	232	+ 1,881
Other Injuries	15	2,104	10	2,466	- 362
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,838	44	225	+ 1,613
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,696	18	1,517	+ 179
Stomach Cancer	18	1,690	17	1,570	+ 120
Uterin Cancer	19	1,572	59	27	+ 1,545
Pancreas Cancer	20	1,544	38	282	+ 1,262
Cervical Cancer	21	1,541	25	808	+ 734
Road Traffic Accidents	22	1,486	8	4,026	- 2,541
Liver Cancer	23	1,452	15	1,765	- 313
Lung Cancers	24	1,449	35	391	+ 1,058
Drownings	25	1,389	32	463	+ 926
Lymphomas	26	1,352	43	229	+ 1,123
Oral Cancer	27	1,136	49	142	+ 994
Falls	28	1,126	20	1,371	- 245
Leukemia	29	1,089	27	601	+ 488
Liver Disease	30	1,083	5	5,684	- 4,601
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	1,045	23	1,029	+ 16
Anemia	32	1,016	83	0	+ 1,016
Ovary Cancer	33	831	50	133	+ 698
Low Birth Weight	34	761	16	1,658	- 897
Asthma	35	672	36	335	+ 338
Oesophagus Cancer	36	666	48	144	+ 522
Malnutrition	37	587	11	1,981	- 1,394
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	560	54	62	+ 498
Fires	39	523	45	207	+ 315
Other Neoplasms	40	367	56	42	+ 325
Epilepsy	41	365	33	463	- 98
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	362	12	1,957	- 1,595
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	358	9	2,617	- 2,259
Parkinson's Disease	44	341	34	393	- 52
Bladder Cancer	45	340	55	57	+ 283
Tuberculosis	46	329	37	301	+ 28
Alcohol	47	294	14	1,799	- 1,505
Birth Trauma	48	239	19	1,466	- 1,227
Skin Cancers	49	230	46	195	+ 35
Drug Use	50	223	40	272	- 49
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	215	85	0	+ 215
Suicide	52	196	22	1,039	- 844
Maternal Conditions	53	180	30	468	- 289
Otitis Media	54	133	70	0	+ 133
Appendicitis	55	81	47	164	- 83
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	70	52	82	- 12
Osteoarthritis	57	64	84	0	+ 64
War	58	11	68	2	+ 9
Syphilis	59	2	64	3	- 1
Poisonings	60	1	39	275	- 274
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	80	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	60	21	- 21
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	67	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	67	0	57	34	- 34
Leprosy	68	0	77	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	65	2	- 2
Hepatitis C	70	0	66	2	- 2
Meningitis	71	0	41	271	- 271
Encephalitis	72	0	51	104	- 104
Ascariasis	73	0	63	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	58	33	- 33
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	71	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	53	70	- 70
Tetanus	80	0	62	10	- 10
Measles	81	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	61	19	- 19
Leishmaniasis	85	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	73	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.