ARGENTINA VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,291	1	48,765	- 23,473
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	23,800	2	40,986	- 17,186
Diabetes Mellitus	3	17,845	9	6,838	+ 11,007
Kidney Disease	4	16,158	5	13,588	+ 2,570
Liver Disease	5	14,634	16	4,029	+ 10,605
Stroke	6	12,482	4	22,878	- 10,396
Violence	7	11,354	23	2,712	+ 8,642
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,365	10	6,298	+ 4,068
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	6,738	42	578	+ 6,160
Other Injuries	10	6,347	12	5,642	+ 706
Malnutrition	11	5,099	38	929	+ 4,169
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	5,037	19	3,737	+ 1,300
Lung Disease	13	4,895	3	23,234	- 18,339
Alcohol	14	4,631	46	442	+ 4,189
Liver Cancer	15	4,544	30	2,045	+ 2,499
Low Birth Weight	16	4,269	28	2,183	+ 2,087
Stomach Cancer	17	4,043	20	3,523	+ 519
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,904	26	2,419	+ 1,485
Birth Trauma	19	3,774	49	373	+ 3,400
Falls	20	3,530	43	506	+ 3,024
HIV/AIDS	21	3,019	32	1,481	+ 1,537
Suicide	22	2,676	18	3,747	- 1,071
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	2,650	44	488	+ 2,162
Prostate Cancer	24	2,177	15	4,507	- 2,331
Cervical Cancer	25	2,079	25	2,480	- 401
Hypertension	26	1,749	11	5,799	- 4,050
Leukemia	27	1,546	27	2,189	- 643
Breast Cancer	28	1,275	8	7,063	- 5,787
Endocrine Disorders	29	1,250	17	3,987	- 2,737
Maternal Conditions	30	1,206	53	279	+ 927
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,195	7	8,931	- 7,736
Drownings	32	1,193	48	380	+ 813
Epilepsy	33	1,192	50	332	+ 859
Parkinson's Disease	34	1,011	36	965	+ 46
Lung Cancers	35	1,007	6	10,014	- 9,006
Asthma	36	861	47	403	+ 458
Tuberculosis	37	776	41	655	+ 121
Pancreas Cancer	38	726	14	4,607	- 3,881
Poisonings	39	708	55	193	+ 515
Drug Use	40	699	39	826	- 126
Meningitis	41	698	51	316	+ 381
Skin Disease	42	597	22	3,171	- 2,573
Lymphomas	43	590	24	2,708	- 2,118
Inflammatory/Heart	44	580	13	5,495	- 4,915
Fires	45	534	52	280	+ 254
Skin Cancers	46	502	34	1,073	- 571
Appendicitis	47	422	60	71	+ 351
Oesophagus Cancer	48	370	29	2,054	- 1,684
Oral Cancer	49	366	35	1,073	- 707
Ovary Cancer	50	342	33	1,307	- 965
Encephalitis	51	267	64	17	+ 250
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	211	54	243	- 32
Pertussis	53	180	68	10	+ 169
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	159	56	139	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	55	148	31	1,675	- 1,527
Other Neoplasms	56	108	21	3,224	- 3,116
Upper Respiratory	57	88	67	12	+ 76
Dengue	58	84	80	0	+ 84
Uterin Cancer	59	70	37	944	- 874
Multiple Sclerosis	60	53	58	101	- 48
Chagas disease	61	49	45	451	- 402
Tetanus	62	25	71	3	+ 22
Ascariasis	63	18	77	0	+ 18
Syphilis	64	7	65	15	- 7
Hepatitis B	65	6	62	56	- 50
Hepatitis C	66	6	57	113	- 107
Chlamydia	67	6	82	0	+ 6
War	68	5	70	5	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	69	1	72	2	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	73	2	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	77	0	69	5	- 5
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	61	59	- 59
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	40	691	- 691
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	73	- 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	63	48	- 48
Oral conditions	86	0	66	14	- 14
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

Guatemala

Argentina

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.