LIBERIA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,021	6	1,919	+ 2,102
Tuberculosis	2	2,480	1	2,766	- 286
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,297	2	2,693	- 396
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,224	7	1,885	+ 339
Stroke	5	2,021	11	1,578	+ 443
Malaria	6	1,763	4	2,428	- 665
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,425	5	1,920	- 495
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,163	10	1,592	- 429
Low Birth Weight	9	1,144	8	1,652	- 508
Diabetes Mellitus	10	936	15	650	+ 286
Birth Trauma	11	889	9	1,601	- 712
Hypertension	12	832	23	371	+ 461
Liver Disease	13	830	13	858	- 29
Congenital Anomalies	14	650	14	833	- 183
Kidney Disease	15	547	16	609	- 62
Maternal Conditions	16	515	12	870	- 355
Lung Disease	17	482	26	294	+ 189
Violence	18	480	18	477	+ 4
Suicide	19	311	30	220	+ 91
Other Injuries	20	297	22	380	- 83
Pertussis	21	293	32	197	+ 96
Meningitis	22	267	17	552	- 285
Asthma	23	259	31	200	+ 60
Malnutrition	24	242	24	353	- 111
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	205	29	235	- 29
Inflammatory/Heart	26	196	38	115	+ 81
Endocrine Disorders	27	185	28	245	- 60
Prostate Cancer	28	176	25	297	- 121
Cervical Cancer	29	175	19	474	- 299
Liver Cancer	30	151	20	439	- 288
Measles	31	142	3	2,554	- 2,412
Breast Cancer	32	142	27	246	- 104
Falls	33	133	33	155	- 23
Syphilis	34	95	21	394	- 299
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	94	36	126	- 32
Drownings	36	93	35	127	- 34
Fires	37	81	34	153	- 73
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	79	40	90	- 10
Stomach Cancer	39	78	37	122	- 43
Epilepsy	40	68	42	81	- 13
Poisonings	41	63	41	82	- 19
Parkinson's Disease	42	62	43	72	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	59	49	50	+ 9
Drug Use	44	58	50	42	+ 16
Lymphomas	45	54	39	93	- 39
Leukemia	46	51	58	23	+ 28
Lung Cancers	47	48	44	66	- 18
Ovary Cancer	48	44	47	50	- 6
Alcohol	49	41	57	25	+ 16
Skin Disease	50	41	51	41	- 0
Schistosomiasis	51	40	45	51	- 12
Pancreas Cancer	52	37	53	38	- 0
Skin Cancers	53	32	46	51	- 19
Oral Cancer	54	29	48	50	- 21
Tetanus	55	21	54	31	- 11
Encephalitis	56	18	56	27	- 10
Oesophagus Cancer	57	17	60	16	+ 2
Appendicitis	58	16	61	12	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	13	64	4	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	60	13	55	28	- 15
Bladder Cancer	61	13	59	19	- 6
Hepatitis B	62	13	52	39	- 26
Other Neoplasms	63	7	62	6	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	64	6	67	3	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	65	6	76	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	63	4	- 1
Hepatitis C	67	2	65	4	- 2
Diphtheria	68	2	68	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	66	4	- 3
Chlamydia	70	1	69	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	1	71	0	+ 1
War	72	0	70	1	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.