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HEALTH PROFILE: Guatemala

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Guatemala GUATEMALA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Guatemala
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    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
    Guatemala GUATEMALA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    69.0
    75.0
    112
    105
    Age 5
    70.8
    76.7
    111
    100
    Age 10
    70.9
    76.8
    112
    100
    Age 15
    71.1
    76.9
    111
    100
    Age 20
    71.6
    77.2
    109
    100
    Age 25
    72.4
    77.4
    100
    97
    Age 30
    73.2
    77.7
    95
    95
    Age 35
    73.9
    78.0
    91
    95
    Age 40
    74.7
    78.3
    86
    94
    Age 45
    75.6
    78.8
    80
    95
    Age 50
    76.6
    79.4
    78
    94
    Age 55
    77.9
    80.2
    74
    93
    Age 60
    79.4
    81.4
    63
    89
    Age 65
    81.0
    82.8
    62
    80
    Age 70
    83.1
    84.6
    55
    65
    Age 75
    85.1
    86.2
    58
    66
    Age 80
    87.4
    88.4
    58
    58
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.8
    78
    63
    Guatemala GUATEMALA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    85.26
    127
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    70.32
    51
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    63.24
    23
    4. Kidney Disease
    55.14
    8
    5. Liver Disease
    48.70
    12
    6. Stroke
    42.01
    137
    7. Violence
    27.04
    13
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    26.54
    56
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    18.72
    59
    10. Prostate Cancer
    16.99
    80
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.66
    114
    12. Lung Disease
    16.50
    130
    13. Liver Cancer
    16.25
    13
    14. Other Injuries
    15.26
    22
    15. Malnutrition
    14.81
    15
    16. Stomach Cancer
    14.12
    13
    17. Alcohol
    13.98
    4
    18. Cervical Cancer
    12.90
    67
    19. Falls
    10.84
    17
    20. HIV/AIDS
    9.24
    61
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.86
    17
    22. Breast Cancer
    7.97
    176
    23. Suicide
    6.23
    124
    24. Hypertension
    5.92
    153
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    5.53
    98
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Low Birth Weight
    5.13
    87
    27. Birth Trauma
    4.47
    70
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.10
    167
    29. Leukemia
    4.02
    69
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    3.67
    85
    31. Lung Cancers
    3.51
    151
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    3.48
    126
    33. Epilepsy
    2.89
    33
    34. Asthma
    2.78
    102
    35. Drownings
    2.75
    79
    36. Maternal Conditions
    2.61
    63
    37. Pancreas Cancer
    2.59
    127
    38. Tuberculosis
    2.31
    105
    39. Ovary Cancer
    2.09
    171
    40. Lymphomas
    1.95
    174
    41. Skin Disease
    1.94
    72
    42. Drug Use
    1.89
    50
    43. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.73
    169
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    105
    45. Meningitis
    1.71
    67
    46. Poisonings
    1.66
    53
    47. Fires
    1.36
    96
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    138
    49. Oral Cancer
    1.29
    168
    50. Appendicitis
    1.12
    13
    Guatemala GUATEMALA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,825
    11.28
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,245
    10.61
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,932
    7.96
    4. Kidney Disease
    6,277
    7.21
    5. Liver Disease
    5,684
    6.53
    6. Stroke
    4,849
    5.57
    7. Violence
    4,411
    5.06
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,026
    4.62
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,617
    3.00
    10. Other Injuries
    2,466
    2.83
    11. Malnutrition
    1,981
    2.27
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,957
    2.25
    13. Lung Disease
    1,901
    2.18
    14. Alcohol
    1,799
    2.07
    15. Liver Cancer
    1,765
    2.03
    16. Low Birth Weight
    1,658
    1.90
    17. Stomach Cancer
    1,570
    1.80
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    1,517
    1.74
    19. Birth Trauma
    1,466
    1.68
    20. Falls
    1,371
    1.57
    21. HIV/AIDS
    1,173
    1.35
    22. Suicide
    1,039
    1.19
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,029
    1.18
    24. Prostate Cancer
    846
    0.97
    25. Cervical Cancer
    808
    0.93
      Deaths %
    26. Hypertension
    679
    0.78
    27. Leukemia
    601
    0.69
    28. Breast Cancer
    495
    0.57
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    486
    0.56
    30. Maternal Conditions
    468
    0.54
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    464
    0.53
    32. Epilepsy
    463
    0.53
    33. Drownings
    463
    0.53
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    393
    0.45
    35. Lung Cancers
    391
    0.45
    36. Asthma
    335
    0.38
    37. Tuberculosis
    301
    0.35
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    282
    0.32
    39. Poisonings
    275
    0.32
    40. Drug Use
    272
    0.31
    41. Meningitis
    271
    0.31
    42. Skin Disease
    232
    0.27
    43. Lymphomas
    229
    0.26
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    225
    0.26
    45. Fires
    207
    0.24
    46. Skin Cancers
    195
    0.22
    47. Appendicitis
    164
    0.19
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    144
    0.17
    49. Oral Cancer
    142
    0.16
    50. Ovary Cancer
    133
    0.15
    Guatemala GUATEMALA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    16.99
    80
    2. Liver Cancer
    16.25
    13
    3. Stomach Cancer
    14.12
    13
    4. Cervical Cancer
    12.90
    67
    5. Breast Cancer
    7.97
    176
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.10
    167
    7. Leukemia
    4.02
    69
    8. Lung Cancers
    3.51
    151
      Rate World Rank
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.59
    127
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.09
    171
    11. Lymphomas
    1.95
    174
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    105
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    138
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.29
    168
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.52
    179
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.46
    177
    Guatemala GUATEMALA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    1.6
    150
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    21.1
    1.6
    113
    140
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    15.1
    26.4
    109
    67
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    6.26
    37
    Guatemala GUATEMALA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    45.2
    46.6
    45.9
    110
    117
    116
    1970
    51.0
    53.8
    52.4
    111
    114
    113
    1980
    55.4
    59.5
    57.4
    120
    118
    117
    1990
    59.6
    65.5
    62.5
    122
    117
    117
    2000
    64.3
    71.0
    67.7
    108
    103
    104
    2010
    67.3
    74.0
    70.7
    104
    100
    100
    2019
    69.0
    75.0
    72.0
    112
    105
    110
    Guatemala GUATEMALA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    17.423m
    66
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.99
    90
    Population 0-14
    33.7%
    47
    Population 15-64
    61.6%
    141
    Population 65 +
    4.7%
    124
    Birth Rate / 1000
    22.34
    54
    Death Rate / 1000
    4.91
    168
    Fertility Rate
    2.67
    60
    Infant Mortality
    26.81
    63
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    113
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.04
    131
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.97
    137
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.82
    81
    Net Migration
    -1.69
    137
    Population Growth
    1.62%
    53
    Literacy Total
    80.8%
    128
    Literacy Male
    85.3%
    111
    Literacy Female
    76.7%
    110
    Unemployment
    2.3%
    168
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    72.0
    110
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    62.3
    115
    GDP per Capita USD
    $8,400
    116

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    1,291,293
    20,289
    4/1/24
    Guatemala COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Guatemala causes.

     
     
    Guatemala COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Guatemala COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    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.