LIBERIA VS ECUADOR: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ECUADOR		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,912	7	1,885	+ 1,027
Kidney Disease	2	1,836	16	609	+ 1,228
Stroke	3	1,612	11	1,578	+ 34
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	1,509	2	2,693	- 1,183
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,283	15	650	+ 633
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,036	5	1,920	- 884
Liver Disease	7	989	13	858	+ 131
Lung Disease	8	765	26	294	+ 471
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	762	29	235	+ 527
Hypertension	10	744	23	371	+ 374
Stomach Cancer	11	620	37	122	+ 499
Prostate Cancer	12	404	25	297	+ 107
Congenital Anomalies	13	397	14	833	- 437
Suicide	14	394	30	220	+ 174
Violence	15	359	18	477	- 118
Low Birth Weight	16	348	8	1,652	- 1,304
Other Injuries	17	345	22	380	- 36
Falls	18	331	33	155	+ 175
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	329	40	90	+ 240
Lung Cancers	20	319	44	66	+ 253
Liver Cancer	21	283	20	439	- 156
Lymphomas	22	262	39	93	+ 169
Leukemia	23	262	58	23	+ 239
Cervical Cancer	24	249	19	474	- 224
Breast Cancer	25	245	27	246	- 0
Parkinson's Disease	26	195	43	72	+ 123
HIV/AIDS	27	181	6	1,919	- 1,738
Malnutrition	28	172	24	353	- 182
Tuberculosis	29	170	1	2,766	- 2,596
Pancreas Cancer	30	167	53	38	+ 129
Endocrine Disorders	31	151	28	245	- 95
Drownings	32	140	35	127	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	124	36	126	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	34	122	10	1,592	- 1,470
Ovary Cancer	35	96	47	50	+ 45
Inflammatory/Heart	36	91	38	115	- 24
Skin Cancers	37	91	46	51	+ 40
Birth Trauma	38	90	9	1,601	- 1,512
Alcohol	39	83	57	25	+ 58
Epilepsy	40	81	42	81	+ 0
Drug Use	41	63	50	42	+ 21
Oesophagus Cancer	42	53	60	16	+ 38
Fires	43	52	34	153	- 101
Bladder Cancer	44	50	59	19	+ 31
Oral Cancer	45	49	48	50	- 1
Maternal Conditions	46	49	12	870	- 821
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	48	49	50	- 2
Uterin Cancer	48	38	55	28	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	37	64	4	+ 33
Appendicitis	50	33	61	12	+ 20
Skin Disease	51	30	51	41	- 11
Meningitis	52	27	17	552	- 525
Asthma	53	25	31	200	- 174
Syphilis	54	25	21	394	- 369
Encephalitis	55	24	56	27	- 3
Pertussis	56	24	32	197	- 174
Other Neoplasms	57	19	62	6	+ 13
Poisonings	58	17	41	82	- 64
Chagas disease	59	6	78	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	60	5	63	4	+ 1
Dengue	61	3	72	0	+ 3
Tetanus	62	3	54	31	- 28
Upper Respiratory	63	2	67	3	- 0
Hepatitis B	64	1	52	39	- 38
Ascariasis	65	1	66	4	- 3
War	66	1	70	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	65	4	- 3
Chlamydia	68	0	69	1	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	68	1	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	45	51	- 51
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

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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.