LIBERIA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,566	6	1,919	+ 3,647
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,763	2	2,693	+ 70
Malaria	3	2,021	4	2,428	- 407
Low Birth Weight	4	1,383	8	1,652	- 269
Birth Trauma	5	1,335	9	1,601	- 267
Stroke	6	1,323	11	1,578	- 255
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,268	7	1,885	- 617
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,116	5	1,920	- 805
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,056	10	1,592	- 536
Tuberculosis	10	971	1	2,766	- 1,795
Diabetes Mellitus	11	906	15	650	+ 256
Congenital Anomalies	12	755	14	833	- 78
Liver Disease	13	603	13	858	- 255
Kidney Disease	14	601	16	609	- 8
Measles	15	548	3	2,554	- 2,006
Hypertension	16	500	23	371	+ 129
Maternal Conditions	17	420	12	870	- 450
Syphilis	18	405	21	394	+ 11
Meningitis	19	385	17	552	- 167
Lung Disease	20	365	26	294	+ 71
Pertussis	21	330	32	197	+ 133
Suicide	22	324	30	220	+ 105
Other Injuries	23	318	22	380	- 62
Breast Cancer	24	255	27	246	+ 10
Endocrine Disorders	25	221	28	245	- 24
Asthma	26	197	31	200	- 2
Inflammatory/Heart	27	191	38	115	+ 76
Cervical Cancer	28	170	19	474	- 304
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	168	29	235	- 67
Drug Use	30	152	50	42	+ 110
Malnutrition	31	146	24	353	- 208
Falls	32	138	33	155	- 17
Violence	33	135	18	477	- 342
Liver Cancer	34	130	20	439	- 309
Prostate Cancer	35	130	25	297	- 168
Drownings	36	120	35	127	- 7
Oral Cancer	37	104	48	50	+ 54
Epilepsy	38	98	42	81	+ 17
Fires	39	91	34	153	- 62
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	87	40	90	- 3
Lung Cancers	41	81	44	66	+ 15
Tetanus	42	71	54	31	+ 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	66	36	126	- 60
Poisonings	44	64	41	82	- 18
Lymphomas	45	59	39	93	- 35
Parkinson's Disease	46	53	43	72	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	47	50	76	0	+ 50
Skin Cancers	48	49	46	51	- 2
Stomach Cancer	49	47	37	122	- 74
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	43	49	50	- 7
Skin Disease	51	39	51	41	- 2
Ovary Cancer	52	39	47	50	- 12
Alcohol	53	36	57	25	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	54	36	60	16	+ 20
Pancreas Cancer	55	34	53	38	- 3
Bladder Cancer	56	26	59	19	+ 7
Encephalitis	57	23	56	27	- 4
Uterin Cancer	58	23	55	28	- 5
Appendicitis	59	17	61	12	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	60	13	45	51	- 39
Leukemia	61	11	58	23	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	11	64	4	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	63	9	62	6	+ 4
Diphtheria	64	9	68	1	+ 9
Hepatitis B	65	9	52	39	- 30
Upper Respiratory	66	5	67	3	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	67	4	63	4	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	1	69	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	65	4	- 3
Ascariasis	70	1	66	4	- 3
War	71	1	70	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Equ. Guinea

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.