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Guatemala
COUNTRY #1
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GUATEMALA VS MEXICO

Compare Guatemala and Mexico 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.

Mexico
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   Mexico MEXICO
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Mexico MEXICO
           
    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
    		  
    55.7
    59.0
    57.3
    67
    68
    68
    1970
    51.0
    53.8
    52.4
    111
    114
    113
    		  
    59.5
    64.1
    61.7
    73
    72
    75
    1980
    55.4
    59.5
    57.4
    120
    118
    117
    		  
    63.5
    70.2
    66.8
    75
    67
    70
    1990
    59.6
    65.5
    62.5
    122
    117
    117
    		  
    68.1
    73.8
    70.9
    55
    60
    56
    2000
    64.3
    71.0
    67.7
    108
    103
    104
    		  
    72.4
    77.2
    74.8
    37
    43
    36
    2010
    67.3
    74.0
    70.7
    104
    100
    100
    		  
    72.8
    78.4
    75.6
    50
    45
    47
    2019
    69.0
    75.0
    72.0
    112
    105
    110
    		  
    73.1
    78.9
    76.0
    67
    64
    64
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Mexico MEXICO
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.0
    75.0
    112
    105
    73.1
    78.9
    67
    64
    Age 5
    70.8
    76.7
    111
    100
    74.3
    79.9
    66
    62
    Age 10
    70.9
    76.8
    112
    100
    74.4
    80.0
    66
    62
    Age 15
    71.1
    76.9
    111
    100
    74.5
    80.0
    66
    62
    Age 20
    71.6
    77.2
    109
    100
    74.7
    80.2
    65
    62
    Age 25
    72.4
    77.4
    100
    97
    75.2
    80.3
    65
    60
    Age 30
    73.2
    77.7
    95
    95
    75.7
    80.5
    60
    59
    Age 35
    73.9
    78.0
    91
    95
    76.2
    80.7
    59
    59
    Age 40
    74.7
    78.3
    86
    94
    76.8
    80.9
    57
    59
    Age 45
    75.6
    78.8
    80
    95
    77.5
    81.3
    53
    58
    Age 50
    76.6
    79.4
    78
    94
    78.3
    81.7
    47
    56
    Age 55
    77.9
    80.2
    74
    93
    79.3
    82.3
    47
    55
    Age 60
    79.4
    81.4
    63
    89
    80.5
    83.1
    45
    54
    Age 65
    81.0
    82.8
    62
    80
    81.9
    84.1
    46
    51
    Age 70
    83.1
    84.6
    55
    65
    83.7
    85.4
    42
    49
    Age 75
    85.1
    86.2
    58
    66
    85.6
    87.1
    44
    46
    Age 80
    87.4
    88.4
    58
    58
    88.0
    89.1
    42
    44
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.8
    78
    63
    91.1
    91.7
    16
    20
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Mexico MEXICO
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    85.26
    127
    92.41
    121
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    70.32
    51
    19.44
    118
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    63.24
    23
    71.86
    17
    4. Kidney Disease
    55.14
    8
    36.72
    33
    5. Liver Disease
    48.70
    12
    24.62
    76
    6. Stroke
    42.01
    137
    32.08
    148
    7. Violence
    27.04
    13
    25.30
    16
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    26.54
    56
    12.86
    111
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    18.72
    59
    2.81
    94
    10. Prostate Cancer
    16.99
    80
    14.13
    112
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.66
    114
    2.70
    175
    12. Lung Disease
    16.50
    130
    23.06
    87
    13. Liver Cancer
    16.25
    13
    5.75
    84
    14. Other Injuries
    15.26
    22
    9.65
    69
    15. Malnutrition
    14.81
    15
    5.75
    48
    16. Stomach Cancer
    14.12
    13
    5.77
    96
    17. Alcohol
    13.98
    4
    2.39
    50
    18. Cervical Cancer
    12.90
    67
    7.28
    101
    19. Falls
    10.84
    17
    2.13
    170
    20. HIV/AIDS
    9.24
    61
    3.23
    90
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.86
    17
    2.20
    102
    22. Breast Cancer
    7.97
    176
    11.17
    149
    23. Suicide
    6.23
    124
    5.29
    136
    24. Hypertension
    5.92
    153
    14.30
    110
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    5.53
    98
    7.31
    45
    26. Low Birth Weight
    5.13
    87
    4.31
    100
    27. Birth Trauma
    4.47
    70
    1.53
    103
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.10
    167
    5.72
    138
    29. Leukemia
    4.02
    69
    3.88
    77
    30. Endocrine Disorders
    3.67
    85
    9.09
    25
    31. Lung Cancers
    3.51
    151
    6.21
    128
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    3.48
    126
    1.28
    173
    33. Epilepsy
    2.89
    33
    1.53
    96
    34. Asthma
    2.78
    102
    1.07
    131
    35. Drownings
    2.75
    79
    1.42
    131
    36. Maternal Conditions
    2.61
    63
    0.58
    106
    37. Pancreas Cancer
    2.59
    127
    3.80
    90
    38. Tuberculosis
    2.31
    105
    1.58
    114
    39. Ovary Cancer
    2.09
    171
    4.06
    107
    40. Lymphomas
    1.95
    174
    4.13
    115
    41. Skin Disease
    1.94
    72
    2.43
    42
    42. Drug Use
    1.89
    50
    1.18
    93
    43. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.73
    169
    1.51
    174
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    105
    1.53
    116
    45. Meningitis
    1.71
    67
    0.29
    143
    46. Poisonings
    1.66
    53
    0.42
    106
    47. Fires
    1.36
    96
    0.48
    141
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    138
    1.05
    154
    49. Oral Cancer
    1.29
    168
    1.13
    172
    50. Appendicitis
    1.12
    13
    0.63
    45
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Mexico MEXICO
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,825
    11.28
    116,238
    18.83
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,245
    10.61
    24,816
    4.02
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,932
    7.96
    86,110
    13.95
    4. Kidney Disease
    6,277
    7.21
    44,622
    7.23
    5. Liver Disease
    5,684
    6.53
    29,838
    4.83
    6. Stroke
    4,849
    5.57
    39,790
    6.44
    7. Violence
    4,411
    5.06
    32,450
    5.26
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,026
    4.62
    16,303
    2.64
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,617
    3.00
    3,476
    0.56
    10. Other Injuries
    2,466
    2.83
    12,175
    1.97
    11. Malnutrition
    1,981
    2.27
    7,552
    1.22
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,957
    2.25
    3,447
    0.56
    13. Lung Disease
    1,901
    2.18
    29,123
    4.72
    14. Alcohol
    1,799
    2.07
    2,945
    0.48
    15. Liver Cancer
    1,765
    2.03
    6,817
    1.10
    16. Low Birth Weight
    1,658
    1.90
    7,163
    1.16
    17. Stomach Cancer
    1,570
    1.80
    6,939
    1.12
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    1,517
    1.74
    10,457
    1.69
    19. Birth Trauma
    1,466
    1.68
    2,552
    0.41
    20. Falls
    1,371
    1.57
    2,628
    0.43
    21. HIV/AIDS
    1,173
    1.35
    4,128
    0.67
    22. Suicide
    1,039
    1.19
    6,772
    1.10
    23. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,029
    1.18
    2,734
    0.44
    24. Prostate Cancer
    846
    0.97
    7,494
    1.21
    25. Cervical Cancer
    808
    0.93
    4,787
    0.78
    26. Hypertension
    679
    0.78
    17,806
    2.88
    27. Leukemia
    601
    0.69
    4,830
    0.78
    28. Breast Cancer
    495
    0.57
    7,380
    1.20
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    486
    0.56
    11,310
    1.83
    30. Maternal Conditions
    468
    0.54
    750
    0.12
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    464
    0.53
    6,871
    1.11
    32. Epilepsy
    463
    0.53
    1,912
    0.31
    33. Drownings
    463
    0.53
    1,799
    0.29
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    393
    0.45
    1,567
    0.25
    35. Lung Cancers
    391
    0.45
    7,349
    1.19
    36. Asthma
    335
    0.38
    1,342
    0.22
    37. Tuberculosis
    301
    0.35
    1,943
    0.31
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    282
    0.32
    4,510
    0.73
    39. Poisonings
    275
    0.32
    531
    0.09
    40. Drug Use
    272
    0.31
    1,470
    0.24
    41. Meningitis
    271
    0.31
    357
    0.06
    42. Skin Disease
    232
    0.27
    3,029
    0.49
    43. Lymphomas
    229
    0.26
    4,961
    0.80
    44. Inflammatory/Heart
    225
    0.26
    1,866
    0.30
    45. Fires
    207
    0.24
    604
    0.10
    46. Skin Cancers
    195
    0.22
    1,909
    0.31
    47. Appendicitis
    164
    0.19
    774
    0.13
    48. Oesophagus Cancer
    144
    0.17
    1,252
    0.20
    49. Oral Cancer
    142
    0.16
    1,355
    0.22
    50. Ovary Cancer
    133
    0.15
    2,649
    0.43
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Guatemala GUATEMALA   Mexico MEXICO
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    16.99
    80
    14.13
    112
    2. Liver Cancer
    16.25
    13
    5.75
    84
    3. Stomach Cancer
    14.12
    13
    5.77
    96
    4. Cervical Cancer
    12.90
    67
    7.28
    101
    5. Breast Cancer
    7.97
    176
    11.17
    149
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.10
    167
    5.72
    138
    7. Leukemia
    4.02
    69
    3.88
    77
    8. Lung Cancers
    3.51
    151
    6.21
    128
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.59
    127
    3.80
    90
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.09
    171
    4.06
    107
    11. Lymphomas
    1.95
    174
    4.13
    115
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.71
    105
    1.53
    116
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    138
    1.05
    154
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.29
    168
    1.13
    172
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.52
    179
    1.06
    153
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.46
    177
    1.40
    145
    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.