LIBERIA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,026	7	1,885	+ 4,141
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,413	29	235	+ 4,178
Stroke	3	2,100	11	1,578	+ 522
Lung Cancers	4	2,004	44	66	+ 1,938
Lung Disease	5	1,922	26	294	+ 1,629
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,230	2	2,693	- 1,463
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,097	40	90	+ 1,007
Prostate Cancer	8	909	25	297	+ 611
Breast Cancer	9	797	27	246	+ 551
Parkinson's Disease	10	791	43	72	+ 719
Other Injuries	11	747	22	380	+ 367
Pancreas Cancer	12	647	53	38	+ 609
Suicide	13	601	30	220	+ 381
Lymphomas	14	549	39	93	+ 456
Kidney Disease	15	497	16	609	- 112
Diabetes Mellitus	16	443	15	650	- 207
Hypertension	17	362	23	371	- 9
Falls	18	354	33	155	+ 198
Oesophagus Cancer	19	336	60	16	+ 321
Liver Cancer	20	334	20	439	- 105
Bladder Cancer	21	304	59	19	+ 285
Leukemia	22	282	58	23	+ 259
Stomach Cancer	23	262	37	122	+ 141
Drug Use	24	251	50	42	+ 209
Ovary Cancer	25	245	47	50	+ 195
Inflammatory/Heart	26	233	38	115	+ 118
Endocrine Disorders	27	233	28	245	- 13
Alcohol	28	211	57	25	+ 186
Skin Cancers	29	194	46	51	+ 143
Other Neoplasms	30	145	62	6	+ 140
Liver Disease	31	141	13	858	- 717
Cervical Cancer	32	137	19	474	- 336
Oral Cancer	33	128	48	50	+ 77
Congenital Anomalies	34	111	14	833	- 722
Road Traffic Accidents	35	104	5	1,920	- 1,817
Uterin Cancer	36	103	55	28	+ 75
Epilepsy	37	81	42	81	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	63	64	4	+ 59
Violence	39	60	18	477	- 417
Anemia	40	55	83	0	+ 55
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	49	36	126	- 77
Poisonings	42	48	41	82	- 34
Low Birth Weight	43	45	8	1,652	- 1,607
Multiple Sclerosis	44	41	63	4	+ 37
Skin Disease	45	39	51	41	- 2
Birth Trauma	46	37	9	1,601	- 1,564
Osteoarthritis	47	31	85	0	+ 31
Asthma	48	25	31	200	- 175
Schizophrenia	49	22	80	0	+ 22
Meningitis	50	19	17	552	- 533
Upper Respiratory	51	17	67	3	+ 14
Hepatitis C	52	17	65	4	+ 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	16	84	0	+ 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	16	49	50	- 35
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	15	10	1,592	- 1,577
Drownings	56	14	35	127	- 113
Malnutrition	57	8	24	353	- 345
Fires	58	8	34	153	- 145
HIV/AIDS	59	7	6	1,919	- 1,912
Maternal Conditions	60	5	12	870	- 864
War	61	1	70	1	+ 0
Pertussis	62	0	32	197	- 197
Hepatitis B	63	0	52	39	- 39
Otitis Media	64	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	75	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	67	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Tetanus	68	0	54	31	- 31
Ascariasis	69	0	66	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	70	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	45	51	- 51
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	56	27	- 27
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	21	394	- 394
Chlamydia	81	0	69	1	- 1
Tuberculosis	82	0	1	2,766	- 2,766
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	61	12	- 12
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Iceland

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.