GUYANA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	868	1	1,335	- 467
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	711	38	23	+ 688
Stroke	3	487	2	1,022	- 535
Lung Cancers	4	372	29	38	+ 334
Lung Disease	5	318	13	174	+ 144
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	285	25	59	+ 226
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	230	6	302	- 71
Kidney Disease	8	163	8	233	- 70
Hypertension	9	153	4	320	- 167
Diabetes Mellitus	10	131	3	579	- 448
Breast Cancer	11	119	19	96	+ 23
Pancreas Cancer	12	113	42	19	+ 94
Prostate Cancer	13	108	17	123	- 15
Stomach Cancer	14	97	31	34	+ 63
Other Injuries	15	93	14	167	- 74
Lymphomas	16	90	32	32	+ 57
Bladder Cancer	17	88	50	8	+ 80
Liver Cancer	18	86	34	29	+ 57
Inflammatory/Heart	19	84	20	92	- 8
Parkinson's Disease	20	83	49	9	+ 74
Endocrine Disorders	21	82	12	174	- 93
Other Neoplasms	22	80	28	40	+ 40
Liver Disease	23	71	9	197	- 126
Leukemia	24	63	39	21	+ 42
Suicide	25	61	5	315	- 255
Falls	26	55	48	11	+ 43
Oral Cancer	27	43	40	20	+ 23
Ovary Cancer	28	34	43	18	+ 16
Oesophagus Cancer	29	34	51	8	+ 26
Skin Disease	30	31	56	3	+ 28
Road Traffic Accidents	31	31	11	175	- 144
Skin Cancers	32	30	55	5	+ 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	27	47	13	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	34	27	46	13	+ 14
Asthma	35	19	36	25	- 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	18	27	48	- 30
Anemia	37	15	18	99	- 84
Congenital Anomalies	38	14	23	69	- 54
Cervical Cancer	39	14	21	91	- 77
Epilepsy	40	14	37	24	- 10
Drug Use	41	13	45	16	- 3
Hepatitis C	42	11	69	0	+ 11
HIV/AIDS	43	9	7	256	- 247
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	8	26	54	- 46
Drownings	45	7	15	145	- 137
Alcohol	46	6	57	3	+ 3
Malnutrition	47	5	30	37	- 32
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	5	63	1	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	49	5	61	1	+ 4
Tuberculosis	50	5	16	137	- 132
Violence	51	4	10	194	- 189
Low Birth Weight	52	4	22	89	- 85
Osteoarthritis	53	4	58	3	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	3	52	8	- 4
Fires	55	3	41	19	- 16
Schizophrenia	56	3	62	1	+ 2
Poisonings	57	3	65	1	+ 2
Hepatitis B	58	3	59	2	+ 1
Meningitis	59	2	44	17	- 15
Birth Trauma	60	2	24	64	- 63
Appendicitis	61	1	54	6	- 5
Upper Respiratory	62	1	66	1	+ 0
Oral conditions	63	1	67	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	0	35	28	- 28
Leishmaniasis	65	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	76	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	71	0	- 0
War	68	0	64	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	85	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	53	7	- 7
Chagas disease	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	72	0	- 0
Pertussis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	84	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	60	2	- 2
Ascariasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	33	30	- 30
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

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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.