LIBERIA VS GUYANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUYANA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,140	7	1,885	+ 7,255
Stroke	2	7,000	11	1,578	+ 5,422
Diabetes Mellitus	3	3,962	15	650	+ 3,312
Hypertension	4	2,191	23	371	+ 1,820
Suicide	5	2,159	30	220	+ 1,940
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,064	2	2,693	- 628
HIV/AIDS	7	1,754	6	1,919	- 165
Kidney Disease	8	1,598	16	609	+ 989
Liver Disease	9	1,348	13	858	+ 489
Violence	10	1,325	18	477	+ 848
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,197	5	1,920	- 723
Endocrine Disorders	12	1,194	28	245	+ 949
Lung Disease	13	1,191	26	294	+ 898
Other Injuries	14	1,145	22	380	+ 765
Drownings	15	992	35	127	+ 865
Tuberculosis	16	938	1	2,766	- 1,829
Prostate Cancer	17	844	25	297	+ 547
Anemia	18	677	83	0	+ 677
Breast Cancer	19	656	27	246	+ 411
Inflammatory/Heart	20	628	38	115	+ 513
Cervical Cancer	21	626	19	474	+ 152
Low Birth Weight	22	611	8	1,652	- 1,041
Congenital Anomalies	23	470	14	833	- 363
Birth Trauma	24	441	9	1,601	- 1,161
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	401	40	90	+ 311
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	372	36	126	+ 246
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	325	10	1,592	- 1,266
Other Neoplasms	28	275	62	6	+ 269
Lung Cancers	29	258	44	66	+ 192
Malnutrition	30	256	24	353	- 98
Stomach Cancer	31	233	37	122	+ 111
Lymphomas	32	220	39	93	+ 127
Malaria	33	205	4	2,428	- 2,222
Liver Cancer	34	198	20	439	- 241
Maternal Conditions	35	193	12	870	- 677
Asthma	36	174	31	200	- 25
Epilepsy	37	161	42	81	+ 81
Alzheimers & Dementia	38	156	29	235	- 78
Leukemia	39	145	58	23	+ 122
Oral Cancer	40	137	48	50	+ 87
Fires	41	133	34	153	- 20
Pancreas Cancer	42	130	53	38	+ 92
Ovary Cancer	43	121	47	50	+ 71
Meningitis	44	119	17	552	- 433
Drug Use	45	107	50	42	+ 65
Uterin Cancer	46	89	55	28	+ 60
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	88	49	50	+ 38
Falls	48	76	33	155	- 79
Parkinson's Disease	49	62	43	72	- 11
Bladder Cancer	50	54	59	19	+ 35
Oesophagus Cancer	51	54	60	16	+ 38
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	53	84	0	+ 53
Encephalitis	53	48	56	27	+ 21
Appendicitis	54	41	61	12	+ 29
Skin Cancers	55	33	46	51	- 18
Skin Disease	56	22	51	41	- 19
Alcohol	57	21	57	25	- 4
Osteoarthritis	58	21	85	0	+ 21
Hepatitis B	59	14	52	39	- 25
Dengue	60	13	72	0	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	61	8	63	4	+ 4
Schizophrenia	62	7	80	0	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	7	64	4	+ 3
War	64	4	70	1	+ 4
Poisonings	65	4	41	82	- 78
Upper Respiratory	66	4	67	3	+ 1
Oral conditions	67	3	86	0	+ 3
Leprosy	68	2	75	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	2	65	4	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	70	2	82	0	+ 2
Syphilis	71	2	21	394	- 393
Tetanus	72	1	54	31	- 30
Pertussis	73	0	32	197	- 197
Ascariasis	74	0	66	4	- 4
Diphtheria	75	0	68	1	- 1
Otitis Media	76	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	45	51	- 51
Iodine Deficiency	85	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Guyana

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.