GUATEMALA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	21,745	21	1,173	+ 20,572
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,882	2	9,245	+ 2,637
Coronary Heart Disease	3	9,888	1	9,825	+ 63
Stroke	4	9,270	6	4,849	+ 4,422
Diabetes Mellitus	5	9,117	3	6,932	+ 2,186
Tuberculosis	6	6,634	37	301	+ 6,333
Violence	7	6,342	7	4,411	+ 1,932
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,785	9	2,617	+ 2,168
Kidney Disease	9	4,622	4	6,277	- 1,655
Suicide	10	4,160	22	1,039	+ 3,121
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,931	8	4,026	- 96
Hypertension	12	3,863	26	679	+ 3,183
Lung Disease	13	3,593	13	1,901	+ 1,691
Liver Disease	14	2,722	5	5,684	- 2,962
Lung Cancers	15	2,327	35	391	+ 1,936
Low Birth Weight	16	1,888	16	1,658	+ 229
Other Injuries	17	1,816	10	2,466	- 649
Asthma	18	1,802	36	335	+ 1,467
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,779	29	486	+ 1,293
Cervical Cancer	20	1,678	25	808	+ 870
Inflammatory/Heart	21	1,633	44	225	+ 1,408
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	1,412	12	1,957	- 545
Breast Cancer	23	1,369	28	495	+ 874
Prostate Cancer	24	1,321	24	846	+ 475
Congenital Anomalies	25	1,314	18	1,517	- 203
Meningitis	26	1,106	41	271	+ 834
Fires	27	1,093	45	207	+ 885
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,083	31	464	+ 619
Oesophagus Cancer	29	1,053	48	144	+ 909
Birth Trauma	30	907	19	1,466	- 559
Lymphomas	31	851	43	229	+ 622
Drownings	32	726	32	463	+ 262
Liver Cancer	33	720	15	1,765	- 1,045
Malnutrition	34	719	11	1,981	- 1,262
Pancreas Cancer	35	606	38	282	+ 324
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	572	23	1,029	- 457
Epilepsy	37	565	33	463	+ 102
Maternal Conditions	38	513	30	468	+ 45
Stomach Cancer	39	463	17	1,570	- 1,107
Leukemia	40	442	27	601	- 159
Oral Cancer	41	425	49	142	+ 282
Falls	42	423	20	1,371	- 949
Pertussis	43	345	53	70	+ 275
Syphilis	44	341	64	3	+ 338
Skin Disease	45	333	42	232	+ 101
Parkinson's Disease	46	325	34	393	- 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	306	54	62	+ 245
Skin Cancers	48	300	46	195	+ 105
Alcohol	49	298	14	1,799	- 1,501
Poisonings	50	295	39	275	+ 19
Ovary Cancer	51	287	50	133	+ 154
Bladder Cancer	52	250	55	57	+ 193
Drug Use	53	232	40	272	- 39
Uterin Cancer	54	155	59	27	+ 128
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	113	52	82	+ 32
Appendicitis	56	83	47	164	- 81
Measles	57	82	72	0	+ 82
Other Neoplasms	58	81	56	42	+ 39
Encephalitis	59	71	51	104	- 33
Upper Respiratory	60	67	57	34	+ 33
Hepatitis B	61	42	65	2	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	62	34	60	21	+ 13
Malaria	63	25	74	0	+ 25
War	64	20	68	2	+ 18
Tetanus	65	11	62	10	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	66	11	75	0	+ 11
Otitis Media	67	6	70	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	68	6	67	2	+ 3
Diphtheria	69	5	71	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	70	2	66	2	+ 0
Ascariasis	71	1	63	7	- 6
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	58	33	- 33
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	61	19	- 19
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

South Africa

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.