GUATEMALA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	30,448	2	9,245	+ 21,203
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	21,544	9	2,617	+ 18,927
Measles	3	16,233	72	0	+ 16,233
Tuberculosis	4	14,390	37	301	+ 14,089
Birth Trauma	5	13,426	19	1,466	+ 11,960
Stroke	6	12,054	6	4,849	+ 7,206
Coronary Heart Disease	7	10,143	1	9,825	+ 319
Low Birth Weight	8	8,765	16	1,658	+ 7,107
Meningitis	9	7,546	41	271	+ 7,275
Malnutrition	10	6,766	11	1,981	+ 4,785
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,934	8	4,026	+ 1,907
Maternal Conditions	12	5,787	30	468	+ 5,319
Liver Disease	13	5,493	5	5,684	- 192
Other Injuries	14	5,051	10	2,466	+ 2,585
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,782	18	1,517	+ 3,266
Diabetes Mellitus	16	4,050	3	6,932	- 2,882
Tetanus	17	3,714	62	10	+ 3,704
Hypertension	18	3,707	26	679	+ 3,028
Lung Disease	19	3,425	13	1,901	+ 1,524
Pertussis	20	2,881	53	70	+ 2,811
Kidney Disease	21	2,876	4	6,277	- 3,400
Malaria	22	2,723	74	0	+ 2,723
Asthma	23	2,634	36	335	+ 2,299
War	24	1,849	68	2	+ 1,847
Drownings	25	1,783	32	463	+ 1,320
Breast Cancer	26	1,727	28	495	+ 1,232
Suicide	27	1,710	22	1,039	+ 670
Cervical Cancer	28	1,238	25	808	+ 431
Violence	29	1,162	7	4,411	- 3,249
Fires	30	1,137	45	207	+ 929
Poisonings	31	1,063	39	275	+ 788
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	908	12	1,957	- 1,049
HIV/AIDS	33	855	21	1,173	- 317
Lymphomas	34	848	43	229	+ 619
Leukemia	35	787	27	601	+ 187
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	784	23	1,029	- 245
Falls	37	768	20	1,371	- 603
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	766	31	464	+ 302
Inflammatory/Heart	39	731	44	225	+ 505
Oesophagus Cancer	40	724	48	144	+ 580
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	625	54	62	+ 563
Schistosomiasis	42	611	75	0	+ 611
Epilepsy	43	587	33	463	+ 124
Endocrine Disorders	44	570	29	486	+ 84
Syphilis	45	530	64	3	+ 527
Oral Cancer	46	460	49	142	+ 318
Upper Respiratory	47	457	57	34	+ 423
Hepatitis B	48	441	65	2	+ 439
Stomach Cancer	49	434	17	1,570	- 1,136
Ovary Cancer	50	414	50	133	+ 281
Leishmaniasis	51	406	69	1	+ 406
Prostate Cancer	52	400	24	846	- 446
Liver Cancer	53	359	15	1,765	- 1,407
Lung Cancers	54	327	35	391	- 65
Appendicitis	55	263	47	164	+ 100
Parkinson's Disease	56	258	34	393	- 135
Skin Cancers	57	230	46	195	+ 35
Skin Disease	58	212	42	232	- 20
Alcohol	59	212	14	1,799	- 1,587
Diphtheria	60	210	71	0	+ 210
Bladder Cancer	61	209	55	57	+ 152
Pancreas Cancer	62	151	38	282	- 131
Encephalitis	63	127	51	104	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	64	109	59	27	+ 82
Drug Use	65	76	40	272	- 195
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	49	52	82	- 33
Hepatitis C	67	48	66	2	+ 46
Otitis Media	68	44	70	0	+ 44
Ascariasis	69	41	63	7	+ 34
Other Neoplasms	70	17	56	42	- 25
Multiple Sclerosis	71	11	60	21	- 10
Chlamydia	72	7	67	2	+ 5
Dengue	73	1	58	33	- 32
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	61	19	- 19
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	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

Somalia

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.