USA VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	184,038	1	504,904	- 320,866
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	173,185	11	60,317	+ 112,868
Diabetes Mellitus	3	129,851	10	61,418	+ 68,432
Kidney Disease	4	117,578	6	85,861	+ 31,717
Liver Disease	5	106,484	16	43,402	+ 63,081
Stroke	6	90,825	4	158,520	- 67,695
Violence	7	82,621	27	18,976	+ 63,645
Road Traffic Accidents	8	75,424	17	41,694	+ 33,729
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	49,029	37	9,955	+ 39,075
Other Injuries	10	46,188	25	25,997	+ 20,191
Malnutrition	11	37,101	40	6,762	+ 30,339
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	36,656	2	287,198	- 250,543
Lung Disease	13	35,619	3	195,387	- 159,768
Alcohol	14	33,698	30	14,659	+ 19,039
Liver Cancer	15	33,068	23	27,064	+ 6,003
Low Birth Weight	16	31,067	39	6,924	+ 24,143
Stomach Cancer	17	29,418	33	13,077	+ 16,342
Congenital Anomalies	18	28,409	34	11,762	+ 16,647
Birth Trauma	19	27,461	54	1,233	+ 26,228
Falls	20	25,690	18	40,418	- 14,728
HIV/AIDS	21	21,966	42	5,660	+ 16,305
Suicide	22	19,471	12	53,099	- 33,627
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	19,284	48	3,461	+ 15,822
Prostate Cancer	24	15,840	20	35,612	- 19,773
Cervical Cancer	25	15,128	38	6,984	+ 8,143
Hypertension	26	12,724	8	65,960	- 53,236
Leukemia	27	11,252	24	26,966	- 15,713
Breast Cancer	28	9,279	13	48,671	- 39,392
Endocrine Disorders	29	9,095	14	46,985	- 37,890
Maternal Conditions	30	8,774	56	779	+ 7,995
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	8,694	9	61,827	- 53,133
Drownings	32	8,680	45	4,070	+ 4,610
Epilepsy	33	8,671	50	3,162	+ 5,508
Parkinson's Disease	34	7,355	21	34,491	- 27,136
Lung Cancers	35	7,330	5	155,533	- 148,203
Asthma	36	6,268	46	3,818	+ 2,450
Tuberculosis	37	5,646	62	546	+ 5,100
Pancreas Cancer	38	5,283	15	44,293	- 39,010
Poisonings	39	5,155	53	1,674	+ 3,481
Drug Use	40	5,087	7	74,435	- 69,348
Meningitis	41	5,078	60	606	+ 4,472
Skin Disease	42	4,346	43	5,409	- 1,063
Lymphomas	43	4,292	19	40,281	- 35,989
Inflammatory/Heart	44	4,221	22	32,529	- 28,308
Fires	45	3,885	49	3,183	+ 702
Skin Cancers	46	3,654	32	14,311	- 10,657
Appendicitis	47	3,067	63	424	+ 2,643
Oesophagus Cancer	48	2,695	28	17,829	- 15,134
Oral Cancer	49	2,663	35	11,555	- 8,892
Ovary Cancer	50	2,489	31	14,591	- 12,103
Encephalitis	51	1,941	68	25	+ 1,916
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	1,533	52	2,461	- 928
Pertussis	53	1,307	69	16	+ 1,291
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	1,160	47	3,646	- 2,486
Bladder Cancer	55	1,077	26	19,622	- 18,545
Other Neoplasms	56	787	29	17,743	- 16,957
Upper Respiratory	57	639	65	229	+ 410
Dengue	58	610	76	0	+ 610
Uterin Cancer	59	510	36	10,063	- 9,553
Multiple Sclerosis	60	387	44	5,059	- 4,672
Chagas disease	61	356	70	4	+ 351
Tetanus	62	185	71	2	+ 182
Ascariasis	63	133	82	0	+ 133
Syphilis	64	53	66	49	+ 3
Hepatitis B	65	46	59	608	- 562
Hepatitis C	66	41	41	5,684	- 5,643
Chlamydia	67	40	84	0	+ 40
War	68	39	55	1,198	- 1,159
Leishmaniasis	69	10	79	0	+ 10
Otitis Media	70	2	67	34	- 32
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	1	- 1
Leprosy	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Guatemala

United States

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.