LIBERIA VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,704	7	1,885	+ 11,820
Hypertension	2	12,299	23	371	+ 11,928
Stroke	3	5,083	11	1,578	+ 3,505
Lung Cancers	4	2,993	44	66	+ 2,927
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,400	40	90	+ 2,310
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,588	2	2,693	- 1,104
Liver Disease	7	1,496	13	858	+ 638
Prostate Cancer	8	1,359	25	297	+ 1,062
Stomach Cancer	9	1,320	37	122	+ 1,198
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,222	53	38	+ 1,185
Breast Cancer	11	1,184	27	246	+ 938
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	1,045	29	235	+ 810
Lung Disease	13	1,042	26	294	+ 748
Inflammatory/Heart	14	988	38	115	+ 873
Lymphomas	15	970	39	93	+ 876
Suicide	16	899	30	220	+ 680
Kidney Disease	17	804	16	609	+ 195
Alcohol	18	676	57	25	+ 650
Diabetes Mellitus	19	665	15	650	+ 15
Other Injuries	20	643	22	380	+ 263
Bladder Cancer	21	573	59	19	+ 554
Leukemia	22	572	58	23	+ 549
Other Neoplasms	23	562	62	6	+ 556
Falls	24	540	33	155	+ 385
Oral Cancer	25	503	48	50	+ 453
Liver Cancer	26	488	20	439	+ 49
Oesophagus Cancer	27	449	60	16	+ 433
Ovary Cancer	28	397	47	50	+ 347
Parkinson's Disease	29	373	43	72	+ 301
Skin Cancers	30	359	46	51	+ 308
Drug Use	31	342	50	42	+ 299
Cervical Cancer	32	308	19	474	- 166
Endocrine Disorders	33	300	28	245	+ 55
Uterin Cancer	34	274	55	28	+ 245
Road Traffic Accidents	35	270	5	1,920	- 1,651
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	251	36	126	+ 124
Epilepsy	37	203	42	81	+ 122
Fires	38	186	34	153	+ 33
HIV/AIDS	39	183	6	1,919	- 1,736
Drownings	40	136	35	127	+ 10
Skin Disease	41	130	51	41	+ 89
Violence	42	130	18	477	- 347
Congenital Anomalies	43	114	14	833	- 719
Asthma	44	110	31	200	- 90
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	98	49	50	+ 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	78	64	4	+ 74
Tuberculosis	47	75	1	2,766	- 2,691
Multiple Sclerosis	48	74	63	4	+ 70
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	55	84	0	+ 55
Osteoarthritis	50	46	85	0	+ 46
Anemia	51	42	83	0	+ 42
Poisonings	52	38	41	82	- 44
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	38	10	1,592	- 1,554
Meningitis	54	34	17	552	- 518
Low Birth Weight	55	31	8	1,652	- 1,621
Schizophrenia	56	28	80	0	+ 28
Birth Trauma	57	23	9	1,601	- 1,579
Hepatitis C	58	18	65	4	+ 15
Appendicitis	59	9	61	12	- 3
Oral conditions	60	9	86	0	+ 9
Maternal Conditions	61	5	12	870	- 864
Syphilis	62	5	21	394	- 390
Encephalitis	63	1	56	27	- 27
War	64	1	70	1	+ 0
Hepatitis B	65	0	52	39	- 39
Upper Respiratory	66	0	67	3	- 3
Otitis Media	67	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	45	51	- 51
Malaria	73	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Ascariasis	74	0	66	4	- 4
Dengue	75	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	69	1	- 1
Malnutrition	79	0	24	353	- 353
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	54	31	- 31
Diphtheria	82	0	68	1	- 1
Pertussis	83	0	32	197	- 197
Measles	84	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Estonia

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.