LIBERIA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,505	7	1,885	+ 7,621
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,307	29	235	+ 3,073
Stroke	3	3,219	11	1,578	+ 1,640
Lung Cancers	4	3,010	44	66	+ 2,944
Lung Disease	5	2,766	26	294	+ 2,473
Hypertension	6	1,732	23	371	+ 1,361
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,682	40	90	+ 1,593
Kidney Disease	8	1,472	16	609	+ 863
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,339	2	2,693	- 1,354
Breast Cancer	10	1,218	27	246	+ 972
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,162	53	38	+ 1,124
Prostate Cancer	12	1,066	25	297	+ 768
Diabetes Mellitus	13	1,006	15	650	+ 356
Falls	14	991	33	155	+ 835
Liver Disease	15	982	13	858	+ 124
Parkinson's Disease	16	814	43	72	+ 742
Lymphomas	17	792	39	93	+ 698
Endocrine Disorders	18	690	28	245	+ 445
Suicide	19	665	30	220	+ 445
Stomach Cancer	20	624	37	122	+ 503
Inflammatory/Heart	21	575	38	115	+ 459
Leukemia	22	565	58	23	+ 542
Other Injuries	23	533	22	380	+ 153
Other Neoplasms	24	528	62	6	+ 522
Liver Cancer	25	521	20	439	+ 82
Alcohol	26	404	57	25	+ 379
Oesophagus Cancer	27	402	60	16	+ 386
Bladder Cancer	28	400	59	19	+ 381
Oral Cancer	29	389	48	50	+ 339
Ovary Cancer	30	336	47	50	+ 285
Skin Cancers	31	262	46	51	+ 211
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	248	10	1,592	- 1,344
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	234	49	50	+ 184
Road Traffic Accidents	34	204	5	1,920	- 1,716
Epilepsy	35	200	42	81	+ 119
Congenital Anomalies	36	148	14	833	- 685
Uterin Cancer	37	144	55	28	+ 116
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	140	36	126	+ 14
Cervical Cancer	39	138	19	474	- 336
Drug Use	40	125	50	42	+ 82
Multiple Sclerosis	41	102	63	4	+ 97
Skin Disease	42	100	51	41	+ 58
Anemia	43	64	83	0	+ 64
Asthma	44	60	31	200	- 140
Low Birth Weight	45	50	8	1,652	- 1,602
Violence	46	50	18	477	- 427
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	35	64	4	+ 31
Hepatitis C	48	33	65	4	+ 29
Drownings	49	30	35	127	- 97
Malnutrition	50	29	24	353	- 324
Schizophrenia	51	25	80	0	+ 25
Osteoarthritis	52	24	85	0	+ 24
Fires	53	23	34	153	- 130
HIV/AIDS	54	22	6	1,919	- 1,897
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	19	84	0	+ 19
Tuberculosis	56	18	1	2,766	- 2,748
Birth Trauma	57	15	9	1,601	- 1,586
Poisonings	58	14	41	82	- 68
Hepatitis B	59	12	52	39	- 27
Meningitis	60	11	17	552	- 541
Upper Respiratory	61	9	67	3	+ 6
Appendicitis	62	8	61	12	- 4
Oral conditions	63	4	86	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	64	2	12	870	- 867
Otitis Media	65	1	71	0	+ 1
War	66	1	70	1	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	56	27	- 27
Syphilis	68	0	21	394	- 394
Pertussis	69	0	32	197	- 197
Measles	70	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	45	51	- 51
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	54	31	- 31
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	68	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	82	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	69	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

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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.