GUATEMALA VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	26,169	12	1,957	+ 24,212
Coronary Heart Disease	2	19,127	1	9,825	+ 9,302
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	10,810	2	9,245	+ 1,565
Stroke	4	10,033	6	4,849	+ 5,185
Lung Cancers	5	9,524	35	391	+ 9,132
Lung Disease	6	8,772	13	1,901	+ 6,871
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	4,919	31	464	+ 4,455
Prostate Cancer	8	3,544	24	846	+ 2,698
Breast Cancer	9	3,391	28	495	+ 2,896
Lymphomas	10	2,493	43	229	+ 2,264
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,399	38	282	+ 2,117
Oesophagus Cancer	12	2,327	48	144	+ 2,183
Parkinson's Disease	13	2,286	34	393	+ 1,893
Liver Disease	14	2,044	5	5,684	- 3,640
Falls	15	2,031	20	1,371	+ 660
Bladder Cancer	16	1,636	55	57	+ 1,578
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,558	3	6,932	- 5,374
Kidney Disease	18	1,459	4	6,277	- 4,818
Other Injuries	19	1,457	10	2,466	- 1,009
Suicide	20	1,420	22	1,039	+ 381
Liver Cancer	21	1,396	15	1,765	- 369
Leukemia	22	1,390	27	601	+ 789
Hypertension	23	1,389	26	679	+ 710
Stomach Cancer	24	1,333	17	1,570	- 237
Ovary Cancer	25	1,072	50	133	+ 939
Other Neoplasms	26	1,063	56	42	+ 1,021
Skin Cancers	27	994	46	195	+ 799
Endocrine Disorders	28	879	29	486	+ 394
Inflammatory/Heart	29	834	44	225	+ 608
Oral Cancer	30	829	49	142	+ 687
Drug Use	31	753	40	272	+ 482
Uterin Cancer	32	626	59	27	+ 598
Road Traffic Accidents	33	578	8	4,026	- 3,448
Skin Disease	34	569	42	232	+ 337
Congenital Anomalies	35	567	18	1,517	- 949
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	557	23	1,029	- 472
Multiple Sclerosis	37	495	60	21	+ 474
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	426	9	2,617	- 2,191
Alcohol	39	415	14	1,799	- 1,384
Low Birth Weight	40	350	16	1,658	- 1,308
Asthma	41	347	36	335	+ 13
Epilepsy	42	318	33	463	- 145
Cervical Cancer	43	293	25	808	- 515
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	270	52	82	+ 188
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	234	54	62	+ 172
Violence	46	231	7	4,411	- 4,179
Tuberculosis	47	94	37	301	- 208
Fires	48	89	45	207	- 118
Drownings	49	80	32	463	- 383
Anemia	50	74	83	0	+ 74
Hepatitis C	51	71	66	2	+ 69
Meningitis	52	62	41	271	- 209
Poisonings	53	59	39	275	- 216
Birth Trauma	54	51	19	1,466	- 1,415
HIV/AIDS	55	50	21	1,173	- 1,122
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	49	85	0	+ 49
Osteoarthritis	57	45	84	0	+ 45
Malnutrition	58	31	11	1,981	- 1,950
Appendicitis	59	28	47	164	- 136
Schizophrenia	60	27	80	0	+ 27
Oral conditions	61	14	86	0	+ 14
Syphilis	62	13	64	3	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	63	13	57	34	- 21
Maternal Conditions	64	12	30	468	- 456
Hepatitis B	65	11	65	2	+ 8
Otitis Media	66	4	70	0	+ 4
War	67	3	68	2	+ 1
Encephalitis	68	2	51	104	- 102
Pertussis	69	1	53	70	- 69
Leishmaniasis	70	0	69	1	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	61	19	- 19
Tetanus	72	0	62	10	- 10
Dengue	73	0	58	33	- 32
Diphtheria	74	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	67	2	- 2
Ascariasis	80	0	63	7	- 7
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

United Kingdom

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.