GUATEMALA VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,119	1	9,825	+ 9,294
Diabetes Mellitus	2	16,524	3	6,932	+ 9,592
Stroke	3	10,655	6	4,849	+ 5,806
Violence	4	7,117	7	4,411	+ 2,707
Kidney Disease	5	5,692	4	6,277	- 584
Prostate Cancer	6	4,274	24	846	+ 3,428
Breast Cancer	7	3,346	28	495	+ 2,851
Lung Cancers	8	2,815	35	391	+ 2,424
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,783	12	1,957	+ 826
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	2,661	2	9,245	- 6,584
Hypertension	11	2,608	26	679	+ 1,928
HIV/AIDS	12	2,539	21	1,173	+ 1,367
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,535	31	464	+ 2,071
Liver Disease	14	1,761	5	5,684	- 3,923
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,686	8	4,026	- 2,340
Lung Disease	16	1,674	13	1,901	- 227
Suicide	17	1,568	22	1,039	+ 529
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,547	29	486	+ 1,061
Pancreas Cancer	19	1,475	38	282	+ 1,193
Lymphomas	20	1,444	43	229	+ 1,215
Cervical Cancer	21	1,256	25	808	+ 448
Congenital Anomalies	22	1,209	18	1,517	- 308
Low Birth Weight	23	1,074	16	1,658	- 585
Ovary Cancer	24	1,039	50	133	+ 906
Inflammatory/Heart	25	934	44	225	+ 709
Stomach Cancer	26	895	17	1,570	- 676
Uterin Cancer	27	877	59	27	+ 850
Liver Cancer	28	854	15	1,765	- 911
Leukemia	29	808	27	601	+ 207
Other Injuries	30	790	10	2,466	- 1,676
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	673	23	1,029	- 356
Parkinson's Disease	32	665	34	393	+ 272
Falls	33	557	20	1,371	- 814
Bladder Cancer	34	525	55	57	+ 468
Asthma	35	523	36	335	+ 188
Skin Disease	36	503	42	232	+ 271
Epilepsy	37	416	33	463	- 47
Oral Cancer	38	400	49	142	+ 258
Drownings	39	400	32	463	- 64
Birth Trauma	40	327	19	1,466	- 1,139
Oesophagus Cancer	41	315	48	144	+ 172
Alcohol	42	300	14	1,799	- 1,499
Tuberculosis	43	279	37	301	- 22
Drug Use	44	243	40	272	- 29
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	233	9	2,617	- 2,384
War	46	219	68	2	+ 217
Malnutrition	47	214	11	1,981	- 1,766
Fires	48	212	45	207	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	145	54	62	+ 83
Maternal Conditions	50	135	30	468	- 334
Other Neoplasms	51	131	56	42	+ 89
Meningitis	52	123	41	271	- 148
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	106	52	82	+ 24
Encephalitis	54	79	51	104	- 24
Dengue	55	68	58	33	+ 35
Appendicitis	56	57	47	164	- 107
Skin Cancers	57	55	46	195	- 140
Multiple Sclerosis	58	29	60	21	+ 9
Poisonings	59	19	39	275	- 256
Hepatitis B	60	6	65	2	+ 4
Syphilis	61	2	64	3	- 1
Hepatitis C	62	2	66	2	- 1
Chlamydia	63	1	67	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	64	1	57	34	- 33
Tetanus	65	1	62	10	- 9
Ascariasis	66	0	63	7	- 7
Pertussis	67	0	53	70	- 70
Diphtheria	68	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	74	0	61	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Trinidad/Tob.

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.