LIBERIA VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,318	7	1,885	+ 2,433
Lung Disease	2	3,224	26	294	+ 2,930
Stroke	3	2,214	11	1,578	+ 636
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	1,089	2	2,693	- 1,604
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,041	10	1,592	- 551
Liver Disease	6	1,018	13	858	+ 159
Diabetes Mellitus	7	1,008	15	650	+ 358
Kidney Disease	8	914	16	609	+ 305
Tuberculosis	9	847	1	2,766	- 1,919
Road Traffic Accidents	10	759	5	1,920	- 1,161
Stomach Cancer	11	726	37	122	+ 605
Falls	12	682	33	155	+ 526
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	643	29	235	+ 408
Low Birth Weight	14	487	8	1,652	- 1,165
Asthma	15	478	31	200	+ 278
Hypertension	16	470	23	371	+ 100
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	415	49	50	+ 365
HIV/AIDS	18	357	6	1,919	- 1,563
Birth Trauma	19	315	9	1,601	- 1,286
Congenital Anomalies	20	309	14	833	- 524
Lung Cancers	21	271	44	66	+ 205
Oesophagus Cancer	22	269	60	16	+ 253
Oral Cancer	23	265	48	50	+ 214
Other Injuries	24	262	22	380	- 118
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	237	36	126	+ 111
Suicide	26	216	30	220	- 4
Liver Cancer	27	215	20	439	- 225
Parkinson's Disease	28	193	43	72	+ 121
Cervical Cancer	29	187	19	474	- 286
Encephalitis	30	172	56	27	+ 145
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	149	40	90	+ 59
Drownings	32	125	35	127	- 2
Pancreas Cancer	33	123	53	38	+ 85
Leukemia	34	114	58	23	+ 91
Violence	35	113	18	477	- 364
Meningitis	36	106	17	552	- 446
Ovary Cancer	37	88	47	50	+ 37
Epilepsy	38	85	42	81	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	39	67	28	245	- 178
Syphilis	40	65	21	394	- 329
Skin Cancers	41	57	46	51	+ 6
Maternal Conditions	42	56	12	870	- 813
Breast Cancer	43	49	27	246	- 197
Fires	44	48	34	153	- 105
Inflammatory/Heart	45	47	38	115	- 68
Skin Disease	46	45	51	41	+ 3
Drug Use	47	42	50	42	- 0
Bladder Cancer	48	40	59	19	+ 21
Alcohol	49	37	57	25	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	33	64	4	+ 29
Appendicitis	51	31	61	12	+ 19
Lymphomas	52	30	39	93	- 64
Hepatitis B	53	25	52	39	- 14
Malnutrition	54	21	24	353	- 332
Prostate Cancer	55	21	25	297	- 277
Dengue	56	20	72	0	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	57	13	62	6	+ 8
Measles	58	13	3	2,554	- 2,542
Poisonings	59	12	41	82	- 70
Tetanus	60	8	54	31	- 23
Upper Respiratory	61	6	67	3	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	62	6	63	4	+ 2
Pertussis	63	6	32	197	- 192
Hepatitis C	64	6	65	4	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	65	6	77	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	66	1	66	4	- 3
Chlamydia	67	1	69	1	+ 0
War	68	1	70	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	68	1	- 1
Uterin Cancer	71	0	55	28	- 28
Anemia	72	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Schistosomiasis	82	0	45	51	- 51
Chagas disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	79	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

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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.