GUATEMALA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,829	1	9,825	+ 5
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,341	2	9,245	+ 96
Stroke	3	8,972	6	4,849	+ 4,123
Lung Cancers	4	7,113	35	391	+ 6,722
Suicide	5	5,130	22	1,039	+ 4,090
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,257	12	1,957	+ 2,300
Liver Cancer	7	4,062	15	1,765	+ 2,297
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	3,568	31	464	+ 3,104
Kidney Disease	9	3,543	4	6,277	- 2,734
Stomach Cancer	10	3,023	17	1,570	+ 1,453
Lung Disease	11	2,989	13	1,901	+ 1,087
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,451	38	282	+ 2,169
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,388	3	6,932	- 4,544
Liver Disease	14	2,225	5	5,684	- 3,459
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,542	8	4,026	- 2,485
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,385	34	393	+ 992
Hypertension	17	1,301	26	679	+ 621
Other Injuries	18	1,274	10	2,466	- 1,192
Lymphomas	19	1,219	43	229	+ 990
Falls	20	1,028	20	1,371	- 343
Breast Cancer	21	1,010	28	495	+ 514
Prostate Cancer	22	812	24	846	- 34
Leukemia	23	750	27	601	+ 150
Tuberculosis	24	684	37	301	+ 382
Endocrine Disorders	25	663	29	486	+ 177
Other Neoplasms	26	633	56	42	+ 591
Bladder Cancer	27	620	55	57	+ 562
Oesophagus Cancer	28	607	48	144	+ 463
Oral Cancer	29	511	49	142	+ 369
Ovary Cancer	30	466	50	133	+ 333
Inflammatory/Heart	31	464	44	225	+ 239
Asthma	32	403	36	335	+ 69
Alcohol	33	379	14	1,799	- 1,420
Cervical Cancer	34	373	25	808	- 434
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	325	9	2,617	- 2,292
Skin Disease	36	247	42	232	+ 15
Skin Cancers	37	205	46	195	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	189	23	1,029	- 840
Hepatitis B	39	184	65	2	+ 182
Epilepsy	40	184	33	463	- 279
Congenital Anomalies	41	182	18	1,517	- 1,335
Drownings	42	176	32	463	- 288
Uterin Cancer	43	147	59	27	+ 120
Violence	44	135	7	4,411	- 4,275
Low Birth Weight	45	130	16	1,658	- 1,529
Anemia	46	115	83	0	+ 115
Fires	47	92	45	207	- 115
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	79	54	62	+ 17
Hepatitis C	49	59	66	2	+ 57
Drug Use	50	54	40	272	- 218
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	53	52	82	- 29
Poisonings	52	40	39	275	- 235
Malnutrition	53	31	11	1,981	- 1,950
Birth Trauma	54	31	19	1,466	- 1,435
HIV/AIDS	55	30	21	1,173	- 1,143
Schizophrenia	56	27	80	0	+ 27
Appendicitis	57	19	47	164	- 145
Meningitis	58	18	41	271	- 253
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	17	85	0	+ 17
Osteoarthritis	60	14	84	0	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	61	12	30	468	- 456
Syphilis	62	9	64	3	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	63	9	57	34	- 25
Oral conditions	64	7	86	0	+ 7
Encephalitis	65	7	51	104	- 97
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	60	21	- 17
Pertussis	67	2	53	70	- 68
War	68	2	68	2	- 0
Tetanus	69	2	62	10	- 8
Otitis Media	70	2	70	0	+ 2
Malaria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	63	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	58	33	- 33
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	80	0	61	19	- 19
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	67	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

South Korea

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.