LIBERIA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,033	2	2,693	+ 2,341
Tuberculosis	2	4,526	1	2,766	+ 1,760
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,507	10	1,592	+ 2,915
HIV/AIDS	4	3,611	6	1,919	+ 1,692
Stroke	5	3,160	11	1,578	+ 1,581
Malaria	6	3,155	4	2,428	+ 728
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,790	7	1,885	+ 906
Low Birth Weight	8	2,144	8	1,652	+ 492
Birth Trauma	9	2,109	9	1,601	+ 507
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,722	5	1,920	- 198
Measles	11	1,564	3	2,554	- 991
Hypertension	12	1,205	23	371	+ 834
Maternal Conditions	13	1,130	12	870	+ 260
Liver Disease	14	1,110	13	858	+ 251
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,098	15	650	+ 448
Meningitis	16	976	17	552	+ 424
Violence	17	970	18	477	+ 494
Lung Disease	18	920	26	294	+ 626
Congenital Anomalies	19	746	14	833	- 87
Asthma	20	732	31	200	+ 532
Kidney Disease	21	683	16	609	+ 75
Malnutrition	22	665	24	353	+ 311
Other Injuries	23	597	22	380	+ 217
Suicide	24	563	30	220	+ 343
Endocrine Disorders	25	407	28	245	+ 162
Breast Cancer	26	331	27	246	+ 86
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	305	36	126	+ 179
War	28	302	70	1	+ 301
Tetanus	29	270	54	31	+ 239
Inflammatory/Heart	30	260	38	115	+ 144
Pertussis	31	255	32	197	+ 58
Cervical Cancer	32	221	19	474	- 252
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	196	29	235	- 38
Drownings	34	195	35	127	+ 68
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	187	49	50	+ 136
Falls	36	174	33	155	+ 19
Schistosomiasis	37	163	45	51	+ 111
Prostate Cancer	38	150	25	297	- 147
Fires	39	136	34	153	- 17
Poisonings	40	129	41	82	+ 47
Syphilis	41	116	21	394	- 279
Lymphomas	42	115	39	93	+ 21
Epilepsy	43	114	42	81	+ 33
Liver Cancer	44	112	20	439	- 327
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	112	40	90	+ 22
Oral Cancer	46	88	48	50	+ 37
Leukemia	47	85	58	23	+ 62
Parkinson's Disease	48	65	43	72	- 8
Stomach Cancer	49	63	37	122	- 59
Ovary Cancer	50	62	47	50	+ 11
Appendicitis	51	59	61	12	+ 47
Alcohol	52	59	57	25	+ 34
Oesophagus Cancer	53	46	60	16	+ 31
Skin Disease	54	46	51	41	+ 5
Lung Cancers	55	45	44	66	- 21
Leishmaniasis	56	44	77	0	+ 44
Drug Use	57	42	50	42	- 0
Skin Cancers	58	41	46	51	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	59	38	76	0	+ 38
Pancreas Cancer	60	35	53	38	- 2
Hepatitis B	61	32	52	39	- 7
Encephalitis	62	27	56	27	- 1
Upper Respiratory	63	23	67	3	+ 21
Bladder Cancer	64	22	59	19	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	65	19	55	28	- 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	14	64	4	+ 10
Diphtheria	67	10	68	1	+ 9
Otitis Media	68	6	71	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	69	5	65	4	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	70	5	62	6	- 1
Ascariasis	71	5	66	4	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	4	63	4	- 1
Chlamydia	73	2	69	1	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Central Africa

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.