LIBERIA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	4,650	11	1,578	+ 3,071
Diabetes Mellitus	2	3,999	15	650	+ 3,349
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,323	7	1,885	+ 1,439
Violence	4	2,858	18	477	+ 2,381
Prostate Cancer	5	1,701	25	297	+ 1,404
Kidney Disease	6	1,527	16	609	+ 918
HIV/AIDS	7	1,458	6	1,919	- 461
Hypertension	8	1,253	23	371	+ 882
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,131	29	235	+ 896
Lung Cancers	10	910	44	66	+ 844
Lung Disease	11	870	26	294	+ 577
Road Traffic Accidents	12	855	5	1,920	- 1,065
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	840	40	90	+ 751
Breast Cancer	14	796	27	246	+ 550
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	757	2	2,693	- 1,936
Cervical Cancer	16	689	19	474	+ 216
Lymphomas	17	483	39	93	+ 390
Low Birth Weight	18	463	8	1,652	- 1,189
Stomach Cancer	19	444	37	122	+ 322
Endocrine Disorders	20	339	28	245	+ 94
Liver Disease	21	298	13	858	- 560
Skin Disease	22	280	51	41	+ 239
Congenital Anomalies	23	267	14	833	- 566
Inflammatory/Heart	24	257	38	115	+ 141
Parkinson's Disease	25	255	43	72	+ 183
Leukemia	26	248	58	23	+ 225
Pancreas Cancer	27	228	53	38	+ 191
Uterin Cancer	28	204	55	28	+ 176
Liver Cancer	29	195	20	439	- 245
Ovary Cancer	30	187	47	50	+ 136
Other Injuries	31	175	22	380	- 205
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	159	36	126	+ 33
Falls	33	158	33	155	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	34	142	60	16	+ 127
Suicide	35	135	30	220	- 85
Asthma	36	126	31	200	- 74
Birth Trauma	37	125	9	1,601	- 1,476
Bladder Cancer	38	115	59	19	+ 96
Oral Cancer	39	113	48	50	+ 63
Malnutrition	40	92	24	353	- 262
Epilepsy	41	88	42	81	+ 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	67	10	1,592	- 1,525
Maternal Conditions	43	67	12	870	- 803
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	51	49	50	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	45	36	62	6	+ 30
Fires	46	30	34	153	- 123
Meningitis	47	30	17	552	- 522
Drug Use	48	25	50	42	- 17
Encephalitis	49	25	56	27	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	22	64	4	+ 18
Drownings	51	20	35	127	- 107
Skin Cancers	52	19	46	51	- 32
Appendicitis	53	17	61	12	+ 5
Tuberculosis	54	15	1	2,766	- 2,751
Alcohol	55	14	57	25	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	56	7	63	4	+ 2
Poisonings	57	4	41	82	- 77
Dengue	58	2	72	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	59	2	52	39	- 37
Syphilis	60	1	21	394	- 393
War	61	1	70	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	62	1	69	1	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	54	31	- 31
Hepatitis C	64	0	65	4	- 3
Upper Respiratory	65	0	67	3	- 2
Ascariasis	66	0	66	4	- 4
Pertussis	67	0	32	197	- 197
Diphtheria	68	0	68	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	45	51	- 51
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Jamaica

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.