LIBERIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	10,746	29	235	+ 10,512
Coronary Heart Disease	2	9,500	7	1,885	+ 7,616
Stroke	3	3,977	11	1,578	+ 2,398
Lung Cancers	4	2,234	44	66	+ 2,168
Hypertension	5	1,962	23	371	+ 1,591
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,385	40	90	+ 1,295
Falls	7	1,281	33	155	+ 1,125
Lung Disease	8	1,246	26	294	+ 952
Pancreas Cancer	9	1,205	53	38	+ 1,167
Liver Disease	10	1,032	13	858	+ 174
Prostate Cancer	11	938	25	297	+ 640
Breast Cancer	12	916	27	246	+ 671
Parkinson's Disease	13	824	43	72	+ 752
Lymphomas	14	822	39	93	+ 729
Suicide	15	818	30	220	+ 598
Liver Cancer	16	527	20	439	+ 88
Inflammatory/Heart	17	501	38	115	+ 385
Alcohol	18	449	57	25	+ 423
Stomach Cancer	19	432	37	122	+ 310
Other Injuries	20	422	22	380	+ 42
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	422	2	2,693	- 2,271
Diabetes Mellitus	22	404	15	650	- 246
Other Neoplasms	23	364	62	6	+ 359
Leukemia	24	359	58	23	+ 336
Ovary Cancer	25	333	47	50	+ 282
Kidney Disease	26	330	16	609	- 278
Oesophagus Cancer	27	309	60	16	+ 294
Bladder Cancer	28	298	59	19	+ 279
Skin Cancers	29	287	46	51	+ 236
Drug Use	30	260	50	42	+ 218
Endocrine Disorders	31	248	28	245	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	32	218	55	28	+ 189
Road Traffic Accidents	33	208	5	1,920	- 1,713
Oral Cancer	34	200	48	50	+ 150
Congenital Anomalies	35	185	14	833	- 648
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	146	36	126	+ 20
Drownings	37	102	35	127	- 24
Epilepsy	38	101	42	81	+ 20
Schizophrenia	39	90	80	0	+ 90
Asthma	40	82	31	200	- 118
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	80	64	4	+ 76
Multiple Sclerosis	42	77	63	4	+ 73
Violence	43	62	18	477	- 415
Cervical Cancer	44	60	19	474	- 414
Fires	45	60	34	153	- 94
Tuberculosis	46	31	1	2,766	- 2,735
Skin Disease	47	26	51	41	- 15
Low Birth Weight	48	25	8	1,652	- 1,627
Poisonings	49	24	41	82	- 58
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	18	49	50	- 32
Osteoarthritis	51	16	85	0	+ 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	15	10	1,592	- 1,577
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	10	84	0	+ 10
Appendicitis	54	9	61	12	- 3
Meningitis	55	9	17	552	- 543
Birth Trauma	56	8	9	1,601	- 1,594
Malnutrition	57	6	24	353	- 347
Anemia	58	5	83	0	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	59	5	6	1,919	- 1,914
Hepatitis C	60	4	65	4	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	4	86	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	62	2	67	3	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	2	52	39	- 37
Maternal Conditions	64	1	12	870	- 868
War	65	1	70	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	56	27	- 27
Syphilis	67	0	21	394	- 394
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	32	197	- 197
Tetanus	70	0	54	31	- 31
Diphtheria	71	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	45	51	- 51
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	4	- 4
Dengue	82	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Finland

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.