LIBERIA VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,749	2	2,693	+ 56
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	2,035	10	1,592	+ 443
Stroke	3	1,805	11	1,578	+ 227
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,675	7	1,885	- 209
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,448	5	1,920	- 473
Birth Trauma	6	1,427	9	1,601	- 175
Low Birth Weight	7	1,285	8	1,652	- 367
Liver Disease	8	1,251	13	858	+ 392
Tuberculosis	9	984	1	2,766	- 1,782
Diabetes Mellitus	10	746	15	650	+ 96
Congenital Anomalies	11	717	14	833	- 116
Hypertension	12	618	23	371	+ 247
Kidney Disease	13	555	16	609	- 53
Meningitis	14	551	17	552	- 1
Lung Disease	15	544	26	294	+ 251
Other Injuries	16	538	22	380	+ 158
HIV/AIDS	17	526	6	1,919	- 1,393
Maternal Conditions	18	408	12	870	- 462
Malnutrition	19	396	24	353	+ 43
Breast Cancer	20	389	27	246	+ 144
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	379	29	235	+ 144
Violence	22	370	18	477	- 107
Pertussis	23	316	32	197	+ 119
Measles	24	290	3	2,554	- 2,264
Suicide	25	277	30	220	+ 57
Malaria	26	258	4	2,428	- 2,170
Cervical Cancer	27	230	19	474	- 243
Falls	28	207	33	155	+ 51
Asthma	29	206	31	200	+ 6
Leukemia	30	194	58	23	+ 171
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	172	40	90	+ 83
Poisonings	32	168	41	82	+ 86
Lymphomas	33	165	39	93	+ 71
Fires	34	149	34	153	- 4
Drownings	35	144	35	127	+ 17
Ovary Cancer	36	111	47	50	+ 61
Tetanus	37	101	54	31	+ 70
Lung Cancers	38	101	44	66	+ 35
Inflammatory/Heart	39	99	38	115	- 16
Oesophagus Cancer	40	84	60	16	+ 69
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	81	36	126	- 45
Liver Cancer	42	79	20	439	- 360
Syphilis	43	78	21	394	- 316
Epilepsy	44	75	42	81	- 6
Endocrine Disorders	45	74	28	245	- 171
Parkinson's Disease	46	72	43	72	+ 0
Stomach Cancer	47	70	37	122	- 52
Oral Cancer	48	68	48	50	+ 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	61	49	50	+ 11
Prostate Cancer	50	57	25	297	- 240
Bladder Cancer	51	50	59	19	+ 31
Skin Cancers	52	46	46	51	- 5
Skin Disease	53	41	51	41	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	54	38	45	51	- 13
Alcohol	55	34	57	25	+ 9
Hepatitis B	56	34	52	39	- 5
Upper Respiratory	57	33	67	3	+ 30
Appendicitis	58	31	61	12	+ 19
Leishmaniasis	59	27	77	0	+ 27
Drug Use	60	24	50	42	- 19
Pancreas Cancer	61	22	53	38	- 15
Uterin Cancer	62	19	55	28	- 9
Encephalitis	63	18	56	27	- 10
War	64	13	70	1	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	10	64	4	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	66	7	62	6	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	7	68	1	+ 6
Ascariasis	68	6	66	4	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	5	65	4	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	70	3	63	4	- 1
Otitis Media	71	2	71	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	72	1	69	1	+ 0
Dengue	73	1	72	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Ethiopia

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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.