LIBERIA VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,937	7	1,885	+ 5,052
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,274	29	235	+ 4,040
Stroke	3	3,363	11	1,578	+ 1,785
Lung Cancers	4	3,076	44	66	+ 3,010
Lung Disease	5	2,923	26	294	+ 2,629
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,577	2	2,693	- 116
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,511	40	90	+ 1,421
Kidney Disease	8	1,340	16	609	+ 731
Breast Cancer	9	1,174	27	246	+ 929
Suicide	10	958	30	220	+ 739
Other Injuries	11	911	22	380	+ 531
Other Neoplasms	12	830	62	6	+ 824
Prostate Cancer	13	828	25	297	+ 531
Pancreas Cancer	14	821	53	38	+ 784
Falls	15	797	33	155	+ 642
Lymphomas	16	705	39	93	+ 611
Liver Disease	17	650	13	858	- 208
Endocrine Disorders	18	650	28	245	+ 404
Parkinson's Disease	19	625	43	72	+ 553
Diabetes Mellitus	20	576	15	650	- 74
Leukemia	21	544	58	23	+ 521
Bladder Cancer	22	490	59	19	+ 471
Inflammatory/Heart	23	481	38	115	+ 366
Liver Cancer	24	443	20	439	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	25	408	60	16	+ 392
Stomach Cancer	26	392	37	122	+ 270
Hypertension	27	336	23	371	- 35
Oral Cancer	28	306	48	50	+ 256
Road Traffic Accidents	29	302	5	1,920	- 1,618
Ovary Cancer	30	296	47	50	+ 246
Skin Cancers	31	237	46	51	+ 186
Alcohol	32	227	57	25	+ 201
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	190	10	1,592	- 1,402
Uterin Cancer	34	174	55	28	+ 146
Skin Disease	35	172	51	41	+ 131
Epilepsy	36	158	42	81	+ 77
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	133	49	50	+ 83
Malnutrition	38	132	24	353	- 221
Drug Use	39	130	50	42	+ 88
Congenital Anomalies	40	128	14	833	- 705
Cervical Cancer	41	110	19	474	- 363
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	96	36	126	- 30
Anemia	43	90	83	0	+ 90
Violence	44	68	18	477	- 409
Multiple Sclerosis	45	67	63	4	+ 62
Asthma	46	58	31	200	- 142
Drownings	47	36	35	127	- 91
Fires	48	34	34	153	- 119
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	33	64	4	+ 29
Low Birth Weight	50	32	8	1,652	- 1,620
Osteoarthritis	51	27	85	0	+ 27
Hepatitis C	52	24	65	4	+ 20
Birth Trauma	53	21	9	1,601	- 1,580
Tuberculosis	54	21	1	2,766	- 2,746
Poisonings	55	19	41	82	- 63
Schizophrenia	56	18	80	0	+ 18
HIV/AIDS	57	16	6	1,919	- 1,903
Meningitis	58	13	17	552	- 539
Upper Respiratory	59	10	67	3	+ 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	9	84	0	+ 9
Oral conditions	61	9	86	0	+ 9
Appendicitis	62	8	61	12	- 5
Hepatitis B	63	8	52	39	- 32
Maternal Conditions	64	3	12	870	- 867
Otitis Media	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	1	56	27	- 27
War	67	1	70	1	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	32	197	- 197
Diphtheria	69	0	68	1	- 1
Syphilis	70	0	21	394	- 394
Chlamydia	71	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Schistosomiasis	76	0	45	51	- 51
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	54	31	- 31
Measles	79	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	4	- 4
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Belgium

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.