LIBERIA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,615	7	1,885	+ 3,730
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,341	29	235	+ 4,106
Lung Cancers	3	2,934	44	66	+ 2,868
Lung Disease	4	1,992	26	294	+ 1,698
Stroke	5	1,984	11	1,578	+ 406
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,353	40	90	+ 1,263
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,042	2	2,693	- 1,651
Breast Cancer	8	828	27	246	+ 583
Diabetes Mellitus	9	801	15	650	+ 151
Lymphomas	10	721	39	93	+ 628
Pancreas Cancer	11	709	53	38	+ 671
Falls	12	677	33	155	+ 521
Prostate Cancer	13	660	25	297	+ 363
Kidney Disease	14	642	16	609	+ 33
Suicide	15	619	30	220	+ 399
Drug Use	16	517	50	42	+ 474
Liver Disease	17	508	13	858	- 351
Parkinson's Disease	18	471	43	72	+ 399
Endocrine Disorders	19	453	28	245	+ 208
Liver Cancer	20	436	20	439	- 3
Leukemia	21	434	58	23	+ 411
Hypertension	22	359	23	371	- 11
Bladder Cancer	23	353	59	19	+ 334
Other Injuries	24	335	22	380	- 45
Oesophagus Cancer	25	313	60	16	+ 297
Stomach Cancer	26	305	37	122	+ 184
Inflammatory/Heart	27	289	38	115	+ 173
Road Traffic Accidents	28	280	5	1,920	- 1,640
Ovary Cancer	29	267	47	50	+ 216
Skin Cancers	30	246	46	51	+ 195
Other Neoplasms	31	235	62	6	+ 230
Oral Cancer	32	223	48	50	+ 173
Alcohol	33	209	57	25	+ 184
Uterin Cancer	34	166	55	28	+ 137
Congenital Anomalies	35	152	14	833	- 682
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	118	10	1,592	- 1,474
Multiple Sclerosis	37	97	63	4	+ 93
Skin Disease	38	95	51	41	+ 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	89	49	50	+ 39
Violence	40	85	18	477	- 392
Cervical Cancer	41	81	19	474	- 393
Low Birth Weight	42	78	8	1,652	- 1,574
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	62	36	126	- 64
Epilepsy	44	54	42	81	- 27
Hepatitis C	45	51	65	4	+ 47
Anemia	46	48	83	0	+ 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	45	64	4	+ 41
Drownings	48	40	35	127	- 87
Asthma	49	37	31	200	- 163
Birth Trauma	50	27	9	1,601	- 1,574
Malnutrition	51	27	24	353	- 326
Fires	52	27	34	153	- 126
HIV/AIDS	53	23	6	1,919	- 1,896
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	20	84	0	+ 20
Osteoarthritis	55	19	85	0	+ 19
Poisonings	56	17	41	82	- 65
Schizophrenia	57	17	80	0	+ 17
Tuberculosis	58	14	1	2,766	- 2,753
Meningitis	59	10	17	552	- 542
Hepatitis B	60	9	52	39	- 30
Oral conditions	61	7	86	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	62	7	61	12	- 5
Upper Respiratory	63	7	67	3	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	64	6	12	870	- 863
War	65	3	70	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	66	1	71	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	21	394	- 394
Encephalitis	68	0	56	27	- 27
Pertussis	69	0	32	197	- 197
Chagas disease	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	54	31	- 31
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	74	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	45	51	- 51
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	4	- 4
Chlamydia	83	0	69	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	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.