GUATEMALA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,955	1	9,825	+ 10,131
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	16,347	12	1,957	+ 14,390
Stroke	3	11,198	6	4,849	+ 6,350
Lung Cancers	4	8,545	35	391	+ 8,153
Lung Disease	5	7,308	13	1,901	+ 5,406
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,547	31	464	+ 6,083
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	5,296	2	9,245	- 3,949
Kidney Disease	8	3,755	4	6,277	- 2,522
Hypertension	9	3,519	26	679	+ 2,840
Diabetes Mellitus	10	3,001	3	6,932	- 3,931
Breast Cancer	11	2,729	28	495	+ 2,233
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,607	38	282	+ 2,325
Prostate Cancer	13	2,479	24	846	+ 1,633
Stomach Cancer	14	2,238	17	1,570	+ 668
Other Injuries	15	2,137	10	2,466	- 328
Lymphomas	16	2,060	43	229	+ 1,831
Bladder Cancer	17	2,016	55	57	+ 1,959
Liver Cancer	18	1,969	15	1,765	+ 203
Inflammatory/Heart	19	1,924	44	225	+ 1,699
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,908	34	393	+ 1,516
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,878	29	486	+ 1,392
Other Neoplasms	22	1,833	56	42	+ 1,791
Liver Disease	23	1,634	5	5,684	- 4,051
Leukemia	24	1,457	27	601	+ 856
Suicide	25	1,394	22	1,039	+ 354
Falls	26	1,253	20	1,371	- 118
Oral Cancer	27	997	49	142	+ 855
Ovary Cancer	28	782	50	133	+ 649
Oesophagus Cancer	29	777	48	144	+ 633
Skin Disease	30	711	42	232	+ 479
Road Traffic Accidents	31	706	8	4,026	- 3,320
Skin Cancers	32	696	46	195	+ 501
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	622	54	62	+ 561
Uterin Cancer	34	622	59	27	+ 595
Asthma	35	437	36	335	+ 103
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	411	9	2,617	- 2,207
Anemia	37	353	83	0	+ 353
Congenital Anomalies	38	333	18	1,517	- 1,183
Cervical Cancer	39	330	25	808	- 477
Epilepsy	40	318	33	463	- 145
Drug Use	41	300	40	272	+ 28
Hepatitis C	42	252	66	2	+ 250
HIV/AIDS	43	208	21	1,173	- 965
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	183	23	1,029	- 846
Drownings	45	172	32	463	- 291
Alcohol	46	129	14	1,799	- 1,670
Malnutrition	47	117	11	1,981	- 1,864
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	113	52	82	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	49	111	60	21	+ 90
Tuberculosis	50	104	37	301	- 197
Violence	51	101	7	4,411	- 4,310
Low Birth Weight	52	98	16	1,658	- 1,561
Osteoarthritis	53	82	84	0	+ 82
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	79	85	0	+ 79
Fires	55	71	45	207	- 136
Schizophrenia	56	70	80	0	+ 70
Poisonings	57	66	39	275	- 209
Hepatitis B	58	63	65	2	+ 60
Meningitis	59	50	41	271	- 221
Birth Trauma	60	44	19	1,466	- 1,422
Appendicitis	61	31	47	164	- 133
Upper Respiratory	62	18	57	34	- 16
Oral conditions	63	17	86	0	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	64	5	30	468	- 463
Leishmaniasis	65	4	69	1	+ 4
Otitis Media	66	3	70	0	+ 3
Syphilis	67	3	64	3	+ 1
War	68	2	68	2	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	1	76	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	70	1	51	104	- 102
Chagas disease	71	1	61	19	- 18
Tetanus	72	1	62	10	- 9
Pertussis	73	1	53	70	- 69
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	58	33	- 33
Ascariasis	78	0	63	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	67	2	- 2
Malaria	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	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.