LIBERIA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,947	7	1,885	+ 3,063
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,334	29	235	+ 3,100
Lung Cancers	3	1,991	44	66	+ 1,925
Lung Disease	4	1,990	26	294	+ 1,696
Stroke	5	1,839	11	1,578	+ 260
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,349	2	2,693	- 1,344
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,138	40	90	+ 1,048
Breast Cancer	8	789	27	246	+ 544
Prostate Cancer	9	608	25	297	+ 310
Kidney Disease	10	588	16	609	- 20
Pancreas Cancer	11	551	53	38	+ 513
Parkinson's Disease	12	550	43	72	+ 478
Lymphomas	13	533	39	93	+ 439
Suicide	14	488	30	220	+ 269
Oesophagus Cancer	15	435	60	16	+ 419
Diabetes Mellitus	16	430	15	650	- 220
Stomach Cancer	17	371	37	122	+ 249
Liver Cancer	18	330	20	439	- 109
Liver Disease	19	290	13	858	- 568
Leukemia	20	284	58	23	+ 261
Ovary Cancer	21	283	47	50	+ 233
Bladder Cancer	22	266	59	19	+ 247
Skin Cancers	23	261	46	51	+ 210
Endocrine Disorders	24	259	28	245	+ 14
Falls	25	256	33	155	+ 101
Inflammatory/Heart	26	249	38	115	+ 134
Other Neoplasms	27	226	62	6	+ 221
Oral Cancer	28	190	48	50	+ 140
Hypertension	29	182	23	371	- 189
Other Injuries	30	177	22	380	- 203
Drug Use	31	173	50	42	+ 131
Congenital Anomalies	32	159	14	833	- 674
Road Traffic Accidents	33	159	5	1,920	- 1,761
Uterin Cancer	34	131	55	28	+ 103
Cervical Cancer	35	107	19	474	- 367
Epilepsy	36	88	42	81	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	37	86	63	4	+ 82
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	69	36	126	- 57
Alcohol	39	67	57	25	+ 41
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	61	64	4	+ 57
Asthma	41	60	31	200	- 139
Skin Disease	42	60	51	41	+ 19
Drownings	43	59	35	127	- 67
Low Birth Weight	44	58	8	1,652	- 1,594
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	55	10	1,592	- 1,537
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	52	49	50	+ 2
Violence	47	40	18	477	- 437
Fires	48	31	34	153	- 122
Anemia	49	30	83	0	+ 30
Tuberculosis	50	24	1	2,766	- 2,742
Osteoarthritis	51	20	85	0	+ 20
Hepatitis C	52	20	65	4	+ 16
Poisonings	53	15	41	82	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	14	84	0	+ 14
Schizophrenia	55	12	80	0	+ 12
Birth Trauma	56	10	9	1,601	- 1,591
HIV/AIDS	57	9	6	1,919	- 1,910
Meningitis	58	8	17	552	- 544
Hepatitis B	59	6	52	39	- 33
Appendicitis	60	4	61	12	- 9
Maternal Conditions	61	3	12	870	- 866
Oral conditions	62	2	86	0	+ 2
Malnutrition	63	2	24	353	- 352
Upper Respiratory	64	1	67	3	- 2
War	65	1	70	1	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	56	27	- 27
Pertussis	67	0	32	197	- 197
Syphilis	68	0	21	394	- 394
Chlamydia	69	0	69	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	45	51	- 51
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Leishmaniasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	66	4	- 4
Dengue	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	54	31	- 31
Diphtheria	82	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	83	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Ireland

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.