GUATEMALA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	15,127	21	1,173	+ 13,954
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,353	2	9,245	- 892
Stroke	3	6,976	6	4,849	+ 2,127
Malaria	4	6,918	74	0	+ 6,918
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,508	9	2,617	+ 2,890
Tuberculosis	6	5,214	37	301	+ 4,913
Birth Trauma	7	4,443	19	1,466	+ 2,977
Low Birth Weight	8	4,263	16	1,658	+ 2,604
Liver Disease	9	3,950	5	5,684	- 1,734
Coronary Heart Disease	10	3,890	1	9,825	- 5,935
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,207	8	4,026	- 819
Congenital Anomalies	12	2,761	18	1,517	+ 1,244
Hypertension	13	2,296	26	679	+ 1,617
Diabetes Mellitus	14	2,102	3	6,932	- 4,830
Malnutrition	15	2,021	11	1,981	+ 40
Meningitis	16	1,734	41	271	+ 1,463
Cervical Cancer	17	1,579	25	808	+ 771
Kidney Disease	18	1,545	4	6,277	- 4,732
Other Injuries	19	1,517	10	2,466	- 949
Suicide	20	1,143	22	1,039	+ 104
Lung Disease	21	1,117	13	1,901	- 785
Maternal Conditions	22	1,043	30	468	+ 574
Violence	23	1,012	7	4,411	- 3,398
Syphilis	24	777	64	3	+ 774
Pertussis	25	652	53	70	+ 582
Asthma	26	650	36	335	+ 316
Drownings	27	605	32	463	+ 141
Falls	28	523	20	1,371	- 848
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	518	12	1,957	- 1,439
Prostate Cancer	30	493	24	846	- 353
Lymphomas	31	481	43	229	+ 252
Fires	32	479	45	207	+ 272
Inflammatory/Heart	33	440	44	225	+ 215
Poisonings	34	400	39	275	+ 125
Breast Cancer	35	321	28	495	- 174
Oesophagus Cancer	36	315	48	144	+ 171
Endocrine Disorders	37	310	29	486	- 175
Epilepsy	38	291	33	463	- 172
Leukemia	39	229	27	601	- 371
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	215	23	1,029	- 814
Lung Cancers	41	198	35	391	- 193
Stomach Cancer	42	181	17	1,570	- 1,389
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	178	31	464	- 286
Tetanus	44	167	62	10	+ 157
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	166	54	62	+ 105
Liver Cancer	46	155	15	1,765	- 1,610
Parkinson's Disease	47	144	34	393	- 249
Oral Cancer	48	136	49	142	- 6
Alcohol	49	123	14	1,799	- 1,676
Bladder Cancer	50	116	55	57	+ 58
Schistosomiasis	51	113	75	0	+ 113
Skin Disease	52	110	42	232	- 122
Drug Use	53	107	40	272	- 164
Skin Cancers	54	95	46	195	- 100
Hepatitis B	55	91	65	2	+ 89
Appendicitis	56	74	47	164	- 90
Ovary Cancer	57	72	50	133	- 60
Leishmaniasis	58	64	69	1	+ 63
Encephalitis	59	62	51	104	- 42
Upper Respiratory	60	59	57	34	+ 25
Measles	61	42	72	0	+ 42
Pancreas Cancer	62	37	38	282	- 245
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	26	52	82	- 56
Uterin Cancer	64	26	59	27	- 1
Other Neoplasms	65	17	56	42	- 25
Hepatitis C	66	16	66	2	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	67	12	60	21	- 9
Ascariasis	68	8	63	7	+ 0
War	69	6	68	2	+ 4
Otitis Media	70	4	70	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	71	3	67	2	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	3	73	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	73	2	71	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	1	58	33	- 32
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	61	19	- 19
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Zambia

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.