LIBERIA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,862	7	1,885	+ 2,977
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,749	29	235	+ 4,515
Lung Disease	3	3,993	26	294	+ 3,699
Lung Cancers	4	3,387	44	66	+ 3,321
Stroke	5	3,334	11	1,578	+ 1,756
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,042	2	2,693	- 651
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,954	40	90	+ 1,865
Prostate Cancer	8	1,347	25	297	+ 1,050
Breast Cancer	9	1,182	27	246	+ 937
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,169	15	650	+ 519
Pancreas Cancer	11	998	53	38	+ 960
Kidney Disease	12	829	16	609	+ 220
Lymphomas	13	664	39	93	+ 571
Liver Disease	14	630	13	858	- 228
Hypertension	15	585	23	371	+ 214
Suicide	16	562	30	220	+ 342
Parkinson's Disease	17	546	43	72	+ 474
Alcohol	18	545	57	25	+ 519
Endocrine Disorders	19	523	28	245	+ 278
Leukemia	20	508	58	23	+ 485
Bladder Cancer	21	496	59	19	+ 478
Falls	22	492	33	155	+ 337
Stomach Cancer	23	441	37	122	+ 319
Oesophagus Cancer	24	434	60	16	+ 418
Liver Cancer	25	423	20	439	- 16
Skin Cancers	26	354	46	51	+ 303
Other Neoplasms	27	344	62	6	+ 338
Oral Cancer	28	337	48	50	+ 287
Ovary Cancer	29	334	47	50	+ 284
Other Injuries	30	316	22	380	- 64
Inflammatory/Heart	31	259	38	115	+ 144
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	197	36	126	+ 71
Road Traffic Accidents	33	194	5	1,920	- 1,726
Drug Use	34	179	50	42	+ 137
Uterin Cancer	35	142	55	28	+ 113
Congenital Anomalies	36	139	14	833	- 694
Cervical Cancer	37	139	19	474	- 335
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	132	10	1,592	- 1,460
Multiple Sclerosis	39	120	63	4	+ 116
Epilepsy	40	114	42	81	+ 33
Low Birth Weight	41	106	8	1,652	- 1,546
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	88	49	50	+ 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	77	64	4	+ 73
Asthma	44	75	31	200	- 125
Skin Disease	45	72	51	41	+ 31
Anemia	46	67	83	0	+ 67
Violence	47	57	18	477	- 420
Schizophrenia	48	52	80	0	+ 52
Fires	49	48	34	153	- 105
Drownings	50	34	35	127	- 93
Osteoarthritis	51	23	85	0	+ 23
Meningitis	52	23	17	552	- 529
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	22	84	0	+ 22
Appendicitis	54	21	61	12	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	55	21	6	1,919	- 1,899
Birth Trauma	56	19	9	1,601	- 1,582
Tuberculosis	57	14	1	2,766	- 2,752
Upper Respiratory	58	14	67	3	+ 11
Malnutrition	59	13	24	353	- 341
Hepatitis C	60	8	65	4	+ 4
Hepatitis B	61	6	52	39	- 34
Poisonings	62	5	41	82	- 77
Oral conditions	63	4	86	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	64	2	12	870	- 868
Otitis Media	65	2	71	0	+ 2
War	66	1	70	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	1	56	27	- 27
Tetanus	68	0	54	31	- 31
Chlamydia	69	0	69	1	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	21	394	- 394
Measles	71	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Pertussis	72	0	32	197	- 197
Diphtheria	73	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	45	51	- 51
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Denmark

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.