LIBERIA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,422	7	1,885	+ 2,537
Stroke	2	2,965	11	1,578	+ 1,387
Hypertension	3	2,617	23	371	+ 2,246
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,033	15	650	+ 1,383
Violence	5	1,965	18	477	+ 1,488
HIV/AIDS	6	1,777	6	1,919	- 142
Kidney Disease	7	1,585	16	609	+ 977
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,291	2	2,693	- 1,401
Breast Cancer	9	912	27	246	+ 666
Other Injuries	10	887	22	380	+ 507
Liver Disease	11	886	13	858	+ 28
Prostate Cancer	12	866	25	297	+ 569
Endocrine Disorders	13	816	28	245	+ 571
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	707	29	235	+ 472
Inflammatory/Heart	15	621	38	115	+ 506
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	560	40	90	+ 471
Lung Disease	17	440	26	294	+ 146
Road Traffic Accidents	18	399	5	1,920	- 1,521
Lung Cancers	19	387	44	66	+ 321
Skin Disease	20	351	51	41	+ 310
Drownings	21	344	35	127	+ 217
Lymphomas	22	329	39	93	+ 236
Cervical Cancer	23	272	19	474	- 202
Alcohol	24	266	57	25	+ 240
Stomach Cancer	25	235	37	122	+ 113
Falls	26	233	33	155	+ 77
Parkinson's Disease	27	223	43	72	+ 150
Low Birth Weight	28	218	8	1,652	- 1,434
Congenital Anomalies	29	210	14	833	- 623
Uterin Cancer	30	185	55	28	+ 156
Suicide	31	182	30	220	- 37
Liver Cancer	32	156	20	439	- 283
Fires	33	138	34	153	- 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	137	36	126	+ 11
Leukemia	35	134	58	23	+ 110
Ovary Cancer	36	132	47	50	+ 82
Pancreas Cancer	37	129	53	38	+ 91
Oesophagus Cancer	38	115	60	16	+ 100
Asthma	39	113	31	200	- 87
Epilepsy	40	103	42	81	+ 22
Maternal Conditions	41	85	12	870	- 785
Birth Trauma	42	82	9	1,601	- 1,519
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	69	10	1,592	- 1,523
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	58	49	50	+ 8
Malnutrition	45	56	24	353	- 297
Oral Cancer	46	46	48	50	- 4
Other Neoplasms	47	43	62	6	+ 38
Drug Use	48	33	50	42	- 9
Meningitis	49	33	17	552	- 519
Bladder Cancer	50	28	59	19	+ 9
Encephalitis	51	24	56	27	- 3
Appendicitis	52	24	61	12	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	21	64	4	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	54	20	63	4	+ 16
Skin Cancers	55	11	46	51	- 40
Poisonings	56	9	41	82	- 73
War	57	9	70	1	+ 8
Tuberculosis	58	5	1	2,766	- 2,761
Dengue	59	3	72	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	60	3	52	39	- 36
Upper Respiratory	61	3	67	3	- 0
Tetanus	62	1	54	31	- 30
Syphilis	63	1	21	394	- 393
Chlamydia	64	1	69	1	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	65	4	- 3
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	66	4	- 4
Pertussis	68	0	32	197	- 197
Measles	69	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Diphtheria	70	0	68	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	45	51	- 51
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Bahamas

Liberia

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.