GUATEMALA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,021	1	9,825	+ 8,197
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	10,723	12	1,957	+ 8,766
Stroke	3	8,412	6	4,849	+ 3,563
Lung Cancers	4	6,626	35	391	+ 6,235
Lung Disease	5	6,419	13	1,901	+ 4,518
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,287	31	464	+ 4,823
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,254	2	9,245	- 5,991
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,718	3	6,932	- 4,213
Prostate Cancer	9	2,613	24	846	+ 1,768
Breast Cancer	10	2,606	28	495	+ 2,111
Falls	11	2,216	20	1,371	+ 845
Skin Cancers	12	2,163	46	195	+ 1,968
Lymphomas	13	2,151	43	229	+ 1,922
Pancreas Cancer	14	1,920	38	282	+ 1,638
Suicide	15	1,869	22	1,039	+ 829
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,620	8	4,026	- 2,407
Kidney Disease	17	1,528	4	6,277	- 4,749
Leukemia	18	1,383	27	601	+ 782
Parkinson's Disease	19	1,249	34	393	+ 856
Hypertension	20	1,156	26	679	+ 477
Endocrine Disorders	21	1,148	29	486	+ 662
Stomach Cancer	22	1,142	17	1,570	- 429
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,107	44	225	+ 881
Liver Cancer	24	1,018	15	1,765	- 747
Oesophagus Cancer	25	987	48	144	+ 843
Bladder Cancer	26	944	55	57	+ 886
Other Neoplasms	27	866	56	42	+ 824
Other Injuries	28	771	10	2,466	- 1,694
Ovary Cancer	29	732	50	133	+ 599
Congenital Anomalies	30	621	18	1,517	- 896
Oral Cancer	31	579	49	142	+ 437
Liver Disease	32	557	5	5,684	- 5,127
Uterin Cancer	33	511	59	27	+ 484
Skin Disease	34	417	42	232	+ 185
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	398	54	62	+ 336
Asthma	36	321	36	335	- 14
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	286	9	2,617	- 2,331
Low Birth Weight	38	277	16	1,658	- 1,381
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	248	23	1,029	- 781
Drug Use	40	244	40	272	- 27
Cervical Cancer	41	215	25	808	- 593
Violence	42	203	7	4,411	- 4,208
Epilepsy	43	194	33	463	- 268
Drownings	44	192	32	463	- 271
Alcohol	45	182	14	1,799	- 1,617
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	166	52	82	+ 85
Multiple Sclerosis	47	153	60	21	+ 133
Hepatitis C	48	105	66	2	+ 103
Osteoarthritis	49	85	84	0	+ 85
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	78	85	0	+ 78
Anemia	51	62	83	0	+ 62
Tuberculosis	52	61	37	301	- 241
Fires	53	60	45	207	- 148
Birth Trauma	54	52	19	1,466	- 1,414
Malnutrition	55	50	11	1,981	- 1,931
Hepatitis B	56	49	65	2	+ 47
HIV/AIDS	57	37	21	1,173	- 1,136
Poisonings	58	33	39	275	- 242
Meningitis	59	32	41	271	- 239
Schizophrenia	60	28	80	0	+ 28
Oral conditions	61	28	86	0	+ 28
Appendicitis	62	21	47	164	- 143
Maternal Conditions	63	17	30	468	- 451
Upper Respiratory	64	13	57	34	- 21
Pertussis	65	3	53	70	- 67
Encephalitis	66	2	51	104	- 101
Otitis Media	67	2	70	0	+ 2
War	68	2	68	2	- 0
Tetanus	69	1	62	10	- 9
Syphilis	70	1	64	3	- 2
Chlamydia	71	0	67	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	58	33	- 33
Ascariasis	76	0	63	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	61	19	- 19
Leishmaniasis	80	0	69	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

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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.