GUYANA VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	684	1	1,335	- 651
Violence	2	461	10	194	+ 267
Stroke	3	308	2	1,022	- 714
Diabetes Mellitus	4	284	3	579	- 295
Road Traffic Accidents	5	283	11	175	+ 108
HIV/AIDS	6	190	7	256	- 66
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	183	6	302	- 119
Kidney Disease	8	151	8	233	- 83
Hypertension	9	132	4	320	- 188
Lung Disease	10	131	13	174	- 43
Lung Cancers	11	99	29	38	+ 61
Low Birth Weight	12	78	22	89	- 11
Prostate Cancer	13	72	17	123	- 51
Congenital Anomalies	14	72	23	69	+ 4
Breast Cancer	15	65	19	96	- 31
Liver Disease	16	59	9	197	- 137
Stomach Cancer	17	55	31	34	+ 21
Other Neoplasms	18	55	28	40	+ 15
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	52	25	59	- 7
Cervical Cancer	20	50	21	91	- 41
Other Injuries	21	43	14	167	- 124
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	35	27	48	- 13
Lymphomas	23	32	32	32	- 0
Birth Trauma	24	28	24	64	- 37
Pancreas Cancer	25	27	42	19	+ 9
Liver Cancer	26	26	34	29	- 3
Leukemia	27	26	39	21	+ 4
Falls	28	22	48	11	+ 11
Chagas disease	29	21	81	0	+ 21
Endocrine Disorders	30	19	12	174	- 155
Tuberculosis	31	19	16	137	- 118
Malnutrition	32	16	30	37	- 21
Inflammatory/Heart	33	15	20	92	- 77
Suicide	34	15	5	315	- 300
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	15	38	23	- 8
Ovary Cancer	36	14	43	18	- 3
Skin Cancers	37	14	55	5	+ 9
Oral Cancer	38	14	40	20	- 6
Maternal Conditions	39	11	35	28	- 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	11	26	54	- 44
Epilepsy	41	10	37	24	- 13
Malaria	42	10	33	30	- 20
Drownings	43	10	15	145	- 135
Oesophagus Cancer	44	9	51	8	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	45	9	50	8	+ 1
Asthma	46	8	36	25	- 18
Uterin Cancer	47	8	46	13	- 5
Parkinson's Disease	48	6	49	9	- 3
Meningitis	49	6	44	17	- 11
Drug Use	50	6	45	16	- 10
War	51	5	64	1	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	5	63	1	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	4	52	8	- 4
Fires	54	4	41	19	- 16
Anemia	55	3	18	99	- 96
Appendicitis	56	2	54	6	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	2	47	13	- 11
Poisonings	58	2	65	1	+ 1
Dengue	59	2	60	2	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	61	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	61	1	53	7	- 6
Alcohol	62	1	57	3	- 2
Hepatitis B	63	1	59	2	- 1
Pertussis	64	1	73	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	69	0	+ 0
Skin Disease	66	0	56	3	- 3
Syphilis	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	69	0	62	1	- 1
Ascariasis	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	68	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	72	0	58	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	74	0	66	1	- 0
Otitis Media	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	84	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	67	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

Venezuela

Guyana

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.