GUATEMALA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,091	1	9,825	+ 16,267
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	18,819	12	1,957	+ 16,862
Stroke	3	10,403	6	4,849	+ 5,554
Lung Disease	4	7,489	13	1,901	+ 5,588
Lung Cancers	5	6,416	35	391	+ 6,025
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,257	31	464	+ 4,793
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,583	2	9,245	- 4,662
Prostate Cancer	8	4,520	24	846	+ 3,675
Pancreas Cancer	9	3,187	38	282	+ 2,905
Hypertension	10	3,169	26	679	+ 2,490
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,162	3	6,932	- 3,770
Kidney Disease	12	2,808	4	6,277	- 3,468
Breast Cancer	13	2,728	28	495	+ 2,232
Suicide	14	2,550	22	1,039	+ 1,511
Other Injuries	15	2,368	10	2,466	- 98
Lymphomas	16	2,339	43	229	+ 2,110
Falls	17	1,912	20	1,371	+ 540
Other Neoplasms	18	1,786	56	42	+ 1,744
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,626	34	393	+ 1,233
Leukemia	20	1,423	27	601	+ 822
Bladder Cancer	21	1,310	55	57	+ 1,253
Liver Cancer	22	1,296	15	1,765	- 469
Liver Disease	23	1,247	5	5,684	- 4,437
Endocrine Disorders	24	1,210	29	486	+ 725
Skin Cancers	25	1,121	46	195	+ 926
Stomach Cancer	26	1,056	17	1,570	- 515
Ovary Cancer	27	953	50	133	+ 820
Inflammatory/Heart	28	943	44	225	+ 717
Oesophagus Cancer	29	928	48	144	+ 784
Drug Use	30	730	40	272	+ 458
Oral Cancer	31	654	49	142	+ 512
Alcohol	32	618	14	1,799	- 1,181
Uterin Cancer	33	594	59	27	+ 567
Road Traffic Accidents	34	543	8	4,026	- 3,483
Congenital Anomalies	35	530	18	1,517	- 986
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	499	9	2,617	- 2,119
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	478	23	1,029	- 552
Cervical Cancer	38	392	25	808	- 415
Skin Disease	39	379	42	232	+ 147
Anemia	40	301	83	0	+ 301
Multiple Sclerosis	41	294	60	21	+ 273
Asthma	42	273	36	335	- 62
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	222	52	82	+ 140
Epilepsy	44	208	33	463	- 255
Malnutrition	45	202	11	1,981	- 1,779
Drownings	46	197	32	463	- 266
Violence	47	195	7	4,411	- 4,216
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	190	54	62	+ 128
Fires	49	111	45	207	- 96
Schizophrenia	50	109	80	0	+ 109
Low Birth Weight	51	87	16	1,658	- 1,572
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	79	85	0	+ 79
Hepatitis C	53	76	66	2	+ 74
Meningitis	54	60	41	271	- 211
Birth Trauma	55	58	19	1,466	- 1,408
Tuberculosis	56	41	37	301	- 260
Osteoarthritis	57	41	84	0	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	58	34	57	34	- 1
Appendicitis	59	31	47	164	- 133
Poisonings	60	31	39	275	- 245
HIV/AIDS	61	22	21	1,173	- 1,151
Hepatitis B	62	16	65	2	+ 14
Oral conditions	63	14	86	0	+ 14
Maternal Conditions	64	9	30	468	- 460
War	65	3	68	2	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	70	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	1	53	70	- 69
Tetanus	68	1	62	10	- 9
Schistosomiasis	69	1	75	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	71	0	51	104	- 103
Syphilis	72	0	64	3	- 3
Chlamydia	73	0	67	2	- 2
Malaria	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	61	19	- 19
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	58	33	- 33
Ascariasis	81	0	63	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	77	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.