GUATEMALA VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,415	21	1,173	+ 6,242
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,043	2	9,245	- 2,202
Malaria	3	5,888	74	0	+ 5,888
Tuberculosis	4	5,485	37	301	+ 5,183
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,885	8	4,026	+ 859
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	4,759	9	2,617	+ 2,142
Stroke	7	4,571	6	4,849	- 277
Birth Trauma	8	4,082	19	1,466	+ 2,616
Coronary Heart Disease	9	3,576	1	9,825	- 6,249
Low Birth Weight	10	3,294	16	1,658	+ 1,635
Congenital Anomalies	11	2,649	18	1,517	+ 1,133
Maternal Conditions	12	1,850	30	468	+ 1,381
Liver Disease	13	1,782	5	5,684	- 3,902
Cervical Cancer	14	1,738	25	808	+ 931
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,690	3	6,932	- 5,242
Malnutrition	16	1,508	11	1,981	- 472
Hypertension	17	1,409	26	679	+ 730
Violence	18	1,275	7	4,411	- 3,135
Kidney Disease	19	1,230	4	6,277	- 5,046
Other Injuries	20	1,155	10	2,466	- 1,310
Meningitis	21	863	41	271	+ 592
Lung Disease	22	826	13	1,901	- 1,076
Pertussis	23	751	53	70	+ 681
Suicide	24	670	22	1,039	- 370
Oesophagus Cancer	25	608	48	144	+ 464
Syphilis	26	572	64	3	+ 569
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	554	12	1,957	- 1,403
Prostate Cancer	28	492	24	846	- 353
Endocrine Disorders	29	481	29	486	- 4
Asthma	30	460	36	335	+ 125
Oral Cancer	31	445	49	142	+ 303
Drownings	32	444	32	463	- 19
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	424	31	464	- 40
Falls	34	415	20	1,371	- 957
Fires	35	385	45	207	+ 178
Liver Cancer	36	382	15	1,765	- 1,383
Breast Cancer	37	348	28	495	- 148
Inflammatory/Heart	38	332	44	225	+ 107
Stomach Cancer	39	322	17	1,570	- 1,248
Poisonings	40	317	39	275	+ 41
Lymphomas	41	218	43	229	- 11
Skin Cancers	42	201	46	195	+ 6
Epilepsy	43	191	33	463	- 272
Bladder Cancer	44	180	55	57	+ 123
Parkinson's Disease	45	139	34	393	- 254
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	125	23	1,029	- 904
Leukemia	47	113	27	601	- 488
Drug Use	48	109	40	272	- 162
Tetanus	49	109	62	10	+ 99
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	108	54	62	+ 46
Schistosomiasis	51	100	75	0	+ 100
Skin Disease	52	97	42	232	- 135
Ovary Cancer	53	91	50	133	- 42
Upper Respiratory	54	81	57	34	+ 47
Measles	55	80	72	0	+ 80
Alcohol	56	73	14	1,799	- 1,726
Uterin Cancer	57	59	59	27	+ 32
Appendicitis	58	59	47	164	- 105
Encephalitis	59	54	51	104	- 50
Hepatitis B	60	46	65	2	+ 43
Lung Cancers	61	43	35	391	- 348
Pancreas Cancer	62	43	38	282	- 239
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	22	52	82	- 60
Other Neoplasms	64	16	56	42	- 26
Ascariasis	65	15	63	7	+ 8
Hepatitis C	66	11	66	2	+ 9
War	67	8	68	2	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	68	7	60	21	- 13
Otitis Media	69	5	70	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	70	3	71	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	71	2	67	2	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	58	33	- 32
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	77	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
Depression	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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

Tanzania

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.