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Guatemala
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Guatemala and Guyana health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Guyana
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Guatemala Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Guyana GUYANA
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Guyana GUYANA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    45.2
    46.6
    45.9
    110
    117
    116
     
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    71
    75
    73
    1970
    51.0
    53.8
    52.4
    111
    114
    113
     
    57.8
    61.6
    59.7
    83
    85
    84
    1980
    55.4
    59.5
    57.4
    120
    118
    117
     
    58.2
    63.7
    60.9
    105
    94
    99
    1990
    59.6
    65.5
    62.5
    122
    117
    117
     
    59.1
    65.6
    62.3
    127
    115
    118
    2000
    64.3
    71.0
    67.7
    108
    103
    104
     
    62.7
    68.4
    65.4
    114
    116
    116
    2010
    67.3
    74.0
    70.7
    104
    100
    100
     
    63.4
    68.6
    65.9
    128
    126
    129
    2019
    69.0
    75.0
    72.0
    112
    105
    110
     
    62.5
    69.4
    65.7
    152
    135
    142
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Guyana GUYANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.0
    75.0
    112
    105
    62.5
    69.4
    152
    135
    Age 5
    70.8
    76.7
    111
    100
    64.6
    71.2
    167
    147
    Age 10
    70.9
    76.8
    112
    100
    64.8
    71.3
    168
    151
    Age 15
    71.1
    76.9
    111
    100
    65.0
    71.5
    168
    154
    Age 20
    71.6
    77.2
    109
    100
    65.3
    71.9
    168
    152
    Age 25
    72.4
    77.4
    100
    97
    66.3
    72.2
    166
    152
    Age 30
    73.2
    77.7
    95
    95
    67.5
    72.9
    166
    149
    Age 35
    73.9
    78.0
    91
    95
    68.2
    73.2
    167
    153
    Age 40
    74.7
    78.3
    86
    94
    69.2
    73.8
    166
    152
    Age 45
    75.6
    78.8
    80
    95
    70.5
    74.7
    166
    152
    Age 50
    76.6
    79.4
    78
    94
    71.5
    75.6
    167
    153
    Age 55
    77.9
    80.2
    74
    93
    73.4
    76.8
    165
    152
    Age 60
    79.4
    81.4
    63
    89
    75.1
    78.1
    165
    151
    Age 65
    81.0
    82.8
    62
    80
    77.7
    79.8
    153
    148
    Age 70
    83.1
    84.6
    55
    65
    79.6
    81.4
    168
    156
    Age 75
    85.1
    86.2
    58
    66
    83.7
    84.4
    103
    122
    Age 80
    87.4
    88.4
    58
    58
    85.3
    85.7
    172
    171
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.8
    78
    63
    91.0
    90.1
    26
    116
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Guyana GUYANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    85.26
    127
    192.95
    31
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    70.32
    51
    42.19
    65
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    63.24
    23
    82.60
    14
    4. Kidney Disease
    55.14
    8
    32.95
    45
    5. Liver Disease
    48.70
    12
    26.93
    68
    6. Stroke
    42.01
    137
    149.26
    24
    7. Violence
    27.04
    13
    25.46
    14
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    26.54
    56
    22.39
    63
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    18.72
    59
    6.60
    74
    10. Prostate Cancer
    16.99
    80
    41.13
    12
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.66
    114
    3.28
    171
    12. Lung Disease
    16.50
    130
    25.43
    78
    13. Liver Cancer
    16.25
    13
    4.07
    126
    14. Other Injuries
    15.26
    22
    22.64
    4
    15. Malnutrition
    14.81
    15
    5.24
    53
    16. Stomach Cancer
    14.12
    13
    4.88
    110
    17. Alcohol
    13.98
    4
    0.41
    151
    18. Cervical Cancer
    12.90
    67
    24.77
    25
    19. Falls
    10.84
    17
    1.52
    177
    20. HIV/AIDS
    9.24
    61
    34.94
    29
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.86
    17
    7.61
    26
    22. Breast Cancer
    7.97
    176
    25.59
    23
    23. Suicide
    6.23
    124
    40.85
    2
    24. Hypertension
    5.92
    153
    45.77
    18
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    5.53
    98
    7.16
    50
    26. Low Birth Weight
    5.13
    87
    7.54
    57
    27. Birth Trauma
    4.47
    70
    5.24
    62
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.10
    167
    8.32
    96
    29. Leukemia
    4.02
    69
    2.77
    131
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    3.67
    85
    24.94
    3
    31. Lung Cancers
    3.51
    151
    5.31
    135
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    3.48
    126
    1.31
    172
    33. Epilepsy
    2.89
    33
    3.18
    26
    34. Asthma
    2.78
    102
    3.57
    100
    35. Drownings
    2.75
    79
    18.48
    1
    36. Maternal Conditions
    2.61
    63
    3.59
    53
    37. Pancreas Cancer
    2.59
    127
    2.70
    123
    38. Tuberculosis
    2.31
    105
    18.83
    52
    39. Ovary Cancer
    2.09
    171
    4.75
    77
    40. Lymphomas
    1.95
    174
    4.43
    105
    41. Skin Disease
    1.94
    72
    0.46
    144
    42. Drug Use
    1.89
    50
    2.12
    43
    43. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.73
    169
    12.69
    18
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    105
    0.71
    152
    45. Meningitis
    1.71
    67
    1.91
    62
    46. Poisonings
    1.66
    53
    0.07
    178
    47. Fires
    1.36
    96
    2.65
    61
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    138
    1.07
    152
    49. Oral Cancer
    1.29
    168
    2.74
    94
    50. Appendicitis
    1.12
    13
    0.86
    24
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Guyana GUYANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,825
    11.28
    1,335
    18.58
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,245
    10.61
    302
    4.20
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,932
    7.96
    579
    8.06
    4. Kidney Disease
    6,277
    7.21
    233
    3.24
    5. Liver Disease
    5,684
    6.53
    197
    2.74
    6. Stroke
    4,849
    5.57
    1,022
    14.22
    7. Violence
    4,411
    5.06
    194
    2.70
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,026
    4.62
    175
    2.44
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,617
    3.00
    48
    0.67
    10. Other Injuries
    2,466
    2.83
    167
    2.32
    11. Malnutrition
    1,981
    2.27
    37
    0.51
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,957
    2.25
    23
    0.32
    13. Lung Disease
    1,901
    2.18
    174
    2.42
    14. Alcohol
    1,799
    2.07
    3
    0.04
    15. Liver Cancer
    1,765
    2.03
    29
    0.40
    16. Low Birth Weight
    1,658
    1.90
    89
    1.24
    17. Stomach Cancer
    1,570
    1.80
    34
    0.47
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    1,517
    1.74
    69
    0.96
    19. Birth Trauma
    1,466
    1.68
    64
    0.89
    20. Falls
    1,371
    1.57
    11
    0.15
    21. HIV/AIDS
    1,173
    1.35
    256
    3.56
    22. Suicide
    1,039
    1.19
    315
    4.38
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,029
    1.18
    54
    0.75
    24. Prostate Cancer
    846
    0.97
    123
    1.71
    25. Cervical Cancer
    808
    0.93
    91
    1.27
    26. Hypertension
    679
    0.78
    320
    4.45
    27. Leukemia
    601
    0.69
    21
    0.29
    28. Breast Cancer
    495
    0.57
    96
    1.34
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    486
    0.56
    174
    2.42
    30. Maternal Conditions
    468
    0.54
    28
    0.39
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    464
    0.53
    59
    0.82
    32. Epilepsy
    463
    0.53
    24
    0.33
    33. Drownings
    463
    0.53
    145
    2.02
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    393
    0.45
    9
    0.13
    35. Lung Cancers
    391
    0.45
    38
    0.53
    36. Asthma
    335
    0.38
    25
    0.35
    37. Tuberculosis
    301
    0.35
    137
    1.91
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    282
    0.32
    19
    0.26
    39. Poisonings
    275
    0.32
    1
    0.01
    40. Drug Use
    272
    0.31
    16
    0.22
    41. Meningitis
    271
    0.31
    17
    0.24
    42. Skin Disease
    232
    0.27
    3
    0.04
    43. Lymphomas
    229
    0.26
    32
    0.45
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    225
    0.26
    92
    1.28
    45. Fires
    207
    0.24
    19
    0.26
    46. Skin Cancers
    195
    0.22
    5
    0.07
    47. Appendicitis
    164
    0.19
    6
    0.08
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    144
    0.17
    8
    0.11
    49. Oral Cancer
    142
    0.16
    20
    0.28
    50. Ovary Cancer
    133
    0.15
    18
    0.25
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Guyana GUYANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    16.99
    80
    41.13
    12
    2. Liver Cancer
    16.25
    13
    4.07
    126
    3. Stomach Cancer
    14.12
    13
    4.88
    110
    4. Cervical Cancer
    12.90
    67
    24.77
    25
    5. Breast Cancer
    7.97
    176
    25.59
    23
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.10
    167
    8.32
    96
    7. Leukemia
    4.02
    69
    2.77
    131
    8. Lung Cancers
    3.51
    151
    5.31
    135
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.59
    127
    2.70
    123
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.09
    171
    4.75
    77
    11. Lymphomas
    1.95
    174
    4.43
    105
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    105
    0.71
    152
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    138
    1.07
    152
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.29
    168
    2.74
    94
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.52
    179
    1.11
    150
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.46
    177
    3.50
    36
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.