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Compare Guatemala and Barbados health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Barbados BARBADOS
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    45.2
    46.6
    45.9
    110
    117
    116
     
    62.2
    67.0
    64.5
    42
    42
    40
    1970
    51.0
    53.8
    52.4
    111
    114
    113
     
    66.2
    71.2
    68.7
    33
    41
    39
    1980
    55.4
    59.5
    57.4
    120
    118
    117
     
    69.6
    74.7
    72.1
    24
    31
    28
    1990
    59.6
    65.5
    62.5
    122
    117
    117
     
    72.0
    77.1
    74.5
    26
    29
    29
    2000
    64.4
    71.5
    67.9
    108
    102
    104
     
    72.2
    78.5
    75.3
    41
    37
    37
    2010
    67.3
    74.0
    70.7
    104
    100
    100
     
    72.3
    77.1
    74.7
    57
    69
    59
    2015
    68.5
    75.2
    71.9
    102
    101
    101
     
    73.1
    77.9
    75.5
    59
    74
    64
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Barbados BARBADOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    68.5
    75.2
    102
    101
     
    73.1
    77.9
    59
    74
    Age 5
    70.8
    77.2
    100
    93
     
    74.1
    78.8
    57
    73
    Age 10
    71.0
    77.4
    100
    90
     
    74.2
    78.9
    57
    72
    Age 15
    71.2
    77.6
    100
    90
     
    74.3
    78.9
    57
    73
    Age 20
    71.7
    77.8
    98
    90
     
    74.5
    79.0
    59
    74
    Age 25
    72.4
    78.1
    96
    90
     
    74.7
    79.2
    61
    74
    Age 30
    73.2
    78.4
    90
    87
     
    75.0
    79.3
    65
    74
    Age 35
    74.0
    78.7
    87
    85
     
    75.2
    79.5
    68
    74
    Age 40
    75.0
    79.0
    81
    83
     
    75.4
    79.7
    72
    73
    Age 45
    76.0
    79.5
    73
    84
     
    75.7
    79.9
    77
    75
    Age 50
    77.2
    80.1
    66
    80
     
    76.2
    80.3
    78
    76
    Age 55
    78.5
    81.0
    57
    75
     
    76.9
    80.8
    79
    79
    Age 60
    80.0
    82.1
    52
    72
     
    78.0
    81.4
    80
    80
    Age 65
    81.6
    83.4
    46
    65
     
    79.3
    82.2
    85
    83
    Age 70
    83.3
    84.9
    46
    60
     
    81.1
    83.5
    91
    86
    Age 75
    85.3
    86.7
    51
    56
     
    83.3
    85.1
    95
    90
    Age 80
    87.6
    88.7
    57
    58
     
    86.0
    87.4
    107
    92
    Age 85
    90.6
    91.5
    52
    53
     
    89.2
    90.2
    112
    95
    Age 90
    94.2
    94.9
    34
    31
     
    93.0
    93.7
    124
    99
    Age 95
    98.3
    98.8
    26
    17
     
    97.2
    97.7
    128
    99
    Age 100
    102.7
    103.0
    16
    12
     
    101.7
    102.0
    137
    97
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Barbados BARBADOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    86.23
    50
     
    27.28
    92
    2. Violence
    70.66
    2
     
    7.60
    70
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    66.50
    127
     
    53.29
    151
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    41.57
    45
     
    44.94
    35
    5. Stroke
    34.16
    151
     
    45.97
    134
    6. Liver Disease
    31.86
    22
     
    6.34
    143
    7. HIV/AIDS
    28.82
    46
     
    11.21
    69
    8. Stomach Cancer
    23.56
    2
     
    7.28
    63
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    23.36
    53
     
    1.36
    127
    10. Kidney Disease
    19.95
    39
     
    10.97
    109
    11. Malnutrition
    19.77
    39
     
    0.53
    123
    12. Prostate Cancer
    17.38
    79
     
    64.73
    3
    13. Liver Cancer
    16.11
    14
     
    3.55
    137
    14. Lung Disease
    15.12
    115
     
    3.47
    169
    15. Other Injuries
    13.77
    73
     
    4.69
    155
    16. Cervical Cancer
    12.50
    60
     
    7.62
    91
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    9.45
    133
     
    6.58
    144
    18. Anemia
    8.79
    22
     
    1.92
    58
    19. Suicide
    8.68
    85
     
    2.10
    160
    20. Birth Trauma
    8.43
    62
     
    4.43
    79
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    8.39
    93
     
    9.60
    58
    22. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.28
    30
     
    1.36
    129
    23. Low Birth Weight
    7.48
    90
     
    4.43
    120
    24. Hypertension
    6.88
    156
     
    11.81
    123
    25. Uterin Cancer
    6.59
    6
     
    7.96
    3
    26. Lung Cancers
    6.37
    120
     
    6.30
    121
    27. Maternal Conditions
    5.23
    51
     
    0.70
    100
    28. Breast Cancer
    5.02
    169
     
    27.11
    6
    29. Leukemia
    4.56
    48
     
    4.22
    66
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    4.23
    108
     
    10.35
    50
    31. Drownings
    3.98
    82
     
    2.24
    114
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.56
    138
     
    5.57
    111
    33. Asthma
    3.32
    97
     
    2.72
    103
    34. Alcohol
    3.30
    34
     
    1.70
    58
    35. Tuberculosis
    3.30
    97
     
    0.56
    140
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.30
    151
     
    17.94
    19
    37. Epilepsy
    3.14
    63
     
    1.54
    108
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    2.64
    99
     
    6.27
    48
    39. Meningitis
    2.40
    78
     
    1.13
    105
    40. Fires
    2.32
    87
     
    1.76
    100
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.01
    115
     
    0.26
    169
    42. Ovary Cancer
    1.88
    158
     
    4.68
    74
    43. Skin Disease
    1.83
    86
     
    8.21
    15
    44. Oral Cancer
    1.81
    132
     
    4.99
    41
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.61
    114
     
    3.21
    71
    46. Lymphomas
    1.57
    165
     
    7.97
    8
    47. Skin Cancers
    1.45
    98
     
    1.10
    123
    48. Falls
    1.44
    161
     
    0.79
    172
    49. Poisonings
    1.38
    79
     
    0.56
    139
    50. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.31
    139
     
    4.48
    54
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Barbados BARBADOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,559
    13.30
     
    97
    6.33
    2. Violence
    9,166
    12.75
     
    24
    1.56
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,819
    8.09
     
    197
    12.93
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,659
    5.09
     
    166
    10.86
    5. HIV/AIDS
    3,313
    4.61
     
    36
    2.38
    6. Stroke
    2,982
    4.15
     
    170
    11.15
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,979
    4.14
     
    5
    0.29
    8. Liver Disease
    2,940
    4.09
     
    24
    1.55
    9. Malnutrition
    2,203
    3.06
     
    2
    0.16
    10. Birth Trauma
    2,115
    2.94
     
    9
    0.62
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2,080
    2.89
     
    28
    1.81
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    1,947
    2.71
     
    21
    1.40
    13. Other Injuries
    1,922
    2.67
     
    17
    1.12
    14. Low Birth Weight
    1,876
    2.61
     
    9
    0.60
    15. Kidney Disease
    1,824
    2.54
     
    39
    2.56
    16. Liver Cancer
    1,442
    2.01
     
    12
    0.81
    17. Lung Disease
    1,316
    1.83
     
    14
    0.89
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,191
    1.66
     
    22
    1.44
    19. Suicide
    1,101
    1.53
     
    7
    0.49
    20. Anemia
    862
    1.20
     
    7
    0.49
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    731
    1.02
     
    5
    0.32
    22. Prostate Cancer
    684
    0.95
     
    100
    6.57
    23. Maternal Conditions
    663
    0.92
     
    2
    0.13
    24. Cervical Cancer
    645
    0.90
     
    14
    0.95
    25. Drownings
    596
    0.83
     
    7
    0.46
    26. Hypertension
    596
    0.83
     
    44
    2.89
    27. Leukemia
    566
    0.79
     
    14
    0.91
    28. Lung Cancers
    565
    0.79
     
    24
    1.55
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    471
    0.66
     
    31
    2.05
    30. Epilepsy
    409
    0.57
     
    5
    0.34
    31. Meningitis
    381
    0.53
     
    5
    0.29
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    368
    0.51
     
    18
    1.21
    33. Fires
    332
    0.46
     
    6
    0.37
    34. Asthma
    322
    0.45
     
    10
    0.62
    35. Alcohol
    318
    0.44
     
    6
    0.38
    36. Tuberculosis
    303
    0.42
     
    2
    0.13
    37. Uterin Cancer
    300
    0.42
     
    16
    1.02
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    293
    0.41
     
    66
    4.32
    39. Breast Cancer
    248
    0.34
     
    53
    3.46
    40. Pancreas Cancer
    231
    0.32
     
    23
    1.50
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    191
    0.27
     
    2
    0.11
    42. Poisonings
    177
    0.25
     
    2
    0.15
    43. Skin Disease
    173
    0.24
     
    30
    2.00
    44. Oral Cancer
    162
    0.23
     
    18
    1.20
    45. Falls
    153
    0.21
     
    4
    0.28
    46. Lymphomas
    150
    0.21
     
    30
    1.96
    47. Oesophagus Cancer
    140
    0.19
     
    12
    0.76
    48. Syphilis
    130
    0.18
     
    1
    0.03
    49. Appendicitis
    130
    0.18
     
    2
    0.12
    50. Skin Cancers
    128
    0.18
     
    5
    0.31
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Barbados BARBADOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stomach Cancer
    23.56
    2
     
    7.28
    63
    2. Prostate Cancer
    17.38
    79
     
    64.73
    3
    3. Liver Cancer
    16.11
    14
     
    3.55
    137
    4. Cervical Cancer
    12.50
    60
     
    7.62
    91
    5. Uterin Cancer
    6.59
    6
     
    7.96
    3
    6. Lung Cancers
    6.37
    120
     
    6.30
    121
    7. Breast Cancer
    5.02
    169
     
    27.11
    6
    8. Leukemia
    4.56
    48
     
    4.22
    66
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.30
    151
     
    17.94
    19
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    2.64
    99
     
    6.27
    48
    11. Ovary Cancer
    1.88
    158
     
    4.68
    74
    12. Oral Cancer
    1.81
    132
     
    4.99
    41
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.61
    114
     
    3.21
    71
    14. Lymphomas
    1.57
    165
     
    7.97
    8
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.45
    98
     
    1.10
    123
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.45
    171
     
    2.15
    85
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.