LIBERIA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,845	11	1,578	+ 6,267
Coronary Heart Disease	2	6,802	7	1,885	+ 4,918
Lung Disease	3	3,719	26	294	+ 3,426
Lung Cancers	4	2,743	44	66	+ 2,677
Stomach Cancer	5	1,530	37	122	+ 1,408
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,169	29	235	+ 934
Hypertension	7	1,156	23	371	+ 786
Road Traffic Accidents	8	961	5	1,920	- 959
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	954	40	90	+ 864
Oesophagus Cancer	10	933	60	16	+ 917
Kidney Disease	11	738	16	609	+ 130
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	704	2	2,693	- 1,989
Liver Cancer	13	695	20	439	+ 256
Diabetes Mellitus	14	621	15	650	- 29
Liver Disease	15	559	13	858	- 299
Falls	16	533	33	155	+ 378
Suicide	17	447	30	220	+ 227
Pancreas Cancer	18	428	53	38	+ 391
Breast Cancer	19	356	27	246	+ 111
Parkinson's Disease	20	271	43	72	+ 199
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	251	49	50	+ 201
Leukemia	22	223	58	23	+ 200
Lymphomas	23	222	39	93	+ 129
Oral Cancer	24	210	48	50	+ 160
Other Injuries	25	208	22	380	- 173
Drownings	26	203	35	127	+ 76
Cervical Cancer	27	198	19	474	- 275
Prostate Cancer	28	196	25	297	- 101
Bladder Cancer	29	145	59	19	+ 126
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	145	36	126	+ 19
Congenital Anomalies	31	141	14	833	- 692
Tuberculosis	32	134	1	2,766	- 2,633
Inflammatory/Heart	33	115	38	115	- 0
HIV/AIDS	34	110	6	1,919	- 1,809
Ovary Cancer	35	108	47	50	+ 57
Poisonings	36	99	41	82	+ 17
Endocrine Disorders	37	98	28	245	- 147
Drug Use	38	93	50	42	+ 51
Asthma	39	89	31	200	- 111
Low Birth Weight	40	83	8	1,652	- 1,569
Skin Cancers	41	76	46	51	+ 24
Alcohol	42	73	57	25	+ 48
Birth Trauma	43	68	9	1,601	- 1,534
Malnutrition	44	50	24	353	- 304
Uterin Cancer	45	45	55	28	+ 17
Epilepsy	46	44	42	81	- 37
Violence	47	43	18	477	- 434
Fires	48	40	34	153	- 113
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	39	64	4	+ 35
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	33	10	1,592	- 1,558
Meningitis	51	22	17	552	- 530
Skin Disease	52	20	51	41	- 21
Other Neoplasms	53	17	62	6	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	54	14	12	870	- 856
Encephalitis	55	11	56	27	- 17
Hepatitis B	56	11	52	39	- 28
Upper Respiratory	57	10	67	3	+ 8
Syphilis	58	7	21	394	- 387
Multiple Sclerosis	59	7	63	4	+ 2
Appendicitis	60	6	61	12	- 7
War	61	3	70	1	+ 3
Measles	62	2	3	2,554	- 2,552
Tetanus	63	2	54	31	- 29
Pertussis	64	2	32	197	- 195
Schistosomiasis	65	2	45	51	- 50
Hepatitis C	66	0	65	4	- 3
Chlamydia	67	0	69	1	- 0
Ascariasis	68	0	66	4	- 4
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	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.