GUATEMALA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,717	1	9,825	+ 5,893
Violence	2	10,592	7	4,411	+ 6,181
Stroke	3	7,088	6	4,849	+ 2,239
Diabetes Mellitus	4	6,529	3	6,932	- 403
Road Traffic Accidents	5	6,500	8	4,026	+ 2,474
HIV/AIDS	6	4,375	21	1,173	+ 3,203
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	4,199	2	9,245	- 5,046
Kidney Disease	8	3,465	4	6,277	- 2,812
Hypertension	9	3,035	26	679	+ 2,355
Lung Disease	10	3,008	13	1,901	+ 1,107
Lung Cancers	11	2,278	35	391	+ 1,887
Low Birth Weight	12	1,804	16	1,658	+ 145
Prostate Cancer	13	1,664	24	846	+ 818
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,662	18	1,517	+ 146
Breast Cancer	15	1,497	28	495	+ 1,002
Liver Disease	16	1,367	5	5,684	- 4,317
Stomach Cancer	17	1,271	17	1,570	- 300
Other Neoplasms	18	1,266	56	42	+ 1,224
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	1,190	31	464	+ 726
Cervical Cancer	20	1,160	25	808	+ 353
Other Injuries	21	989	10	2,466	- 1,477
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	794	9	2,617	- 1,823
Lymphomas	23	729	43	229	+ 500
Birth Trauma	24	635	19	1,466	- 831
Pancreas Cancer	25	632	38	282	+ 350
Liver Cancer	26	601	15	1,765	- 1,164
Leukemia	27	589	27	601	- 12
Falls	28	505	20	1,371	- 866
Chagas disease	29	483	61	19	+ 464
Endocrine Disorders	30	444	29	486	- 42
Tuberculosis	31	437	37	301	+ 135
Malnutrition	32	367	11	1,981	- 1,613
Inflammatory/Heart	33	350	44	225	+ 125
Suicide	34	342	22	1,039	- 698
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	334	12	1,957	- 1,623
Ovary Cancer	36	329	50	133	+ 196
Skin Cancers	37	323	46	195	+ 128
Oral Cancer	38	318	49	142	+ 176
Maternal Conditions	39	247	30	468	- 222
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	244	23	1,029	- 785
Epilepsy	41	240	33	463	- 223
Malaria	42	235	74	0	+ 235
Drownings	43	227	32	463	- 237
Oesophagus Cancer	44	216	48	144	+ 72
Bladder Cancer	45	213	55	57	+ 155
Asthma	46	182	36	335	- 153
Uterin Cancer	47	181	59	27	+ 153
Parkinson's Disease	48	147	34	393	- 246
Meningitis	49	146	41	271	- 125
Drug Use	50	132	40	272	- 140
War	51	108	68	2	+ 106
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	105	52	82	+ 23
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	88	85	0	+ 88
Fires	54	84	45	207	- 123
Anemia	55	73	83	0	+ 73
Appendicitis	56	57	47	164	- 107
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	47	54	62	- 15
Poisonings	58	39	39	275	- 236
Dengue	59	38	58	33	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	60	30	60	21	+ 9
Encephalitis	61	22	51	104	- 82
Alcohol	62	20	14	1,799	- 1,779
Hepatitis B	63	17	65	2	+ 15
Pertussis	64	15	53	70	- 55
Hepatitis C	65	12	66	2	+ 10
Skin Disease	66	10	42	232	- 222
Syphilis	67	9	64	3	+ 6
Tetanus	68	4	62	10	- 5
Schizophrenia	69	3	80	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	3	63	7	- 4
Leprosy	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	72	2	84	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	73	2	69	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	74	1	57	34	- 33
Otitis Media	75	1	70	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	76	0	75	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	67	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Venezuela

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.