AFGHANISTAN VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	20,412	7	9,839	+ 10,573
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,870	4	14,649	+ 5,221
Measles	3	18,849	49	350	+ 18,498
Malaria	4	17,914	57	185	+ 17,728
Road Traffic Accidents	5	14,171	11	6,033	+ 8,137
HIV/AIDS	6	14,161	46	464	+ 13,697
Coronary Heart Disease	7	13,907	1	40,195	- 26,287
Low Birth Weight	8	12,189	5	12,631	- 442
Birth Trauma	9	11,817	6	10,723	+ 1,095
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	11,745	13	5,555	+ 6,190
Stroke	11	11,645	3	19,060	- 7,415
Maternal Conditions	12	6,417	9	7,807	- 1,390
Liver Disease	13	6,334	16	4,600	+ 1,735
Congenital Anomalies	14	6,147	14	5,001	+ 1,146
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,797	12	5,750	- 953
Kidney Disease	16	4,491	10	6,590	- 2,100
Meningitis	17	4,073	20	2,626	+ 1,448
Violence	18	3,519	19	3,217	+ 302
Cervical Cancer	19	3,495	44	541	+ 2,954
Liver Cancer	20	3,241	40	657	+ 2,584
Syphilis	21	2,909	60	94	+ 2,815
Other Injuries	22	2,806	18	3,241	- 436
Hypertension	23	2,735	8	7,995	- 5,260
Malnutrition	24	2,608	43	589	+ 2,018
Prostate Cancer	25	2,194	55	258	+ 1,936
Lung Disease	26	2,166	15	4,650	- 2,484
Breast Cancer	27	1,812	22	1,822	- 10
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,811	28	1,364	+ 447
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,731	23	1,765	- 34
Suicide	30	1,620	24	1,573	+ 48
Asthma	31	1,472	17	3,403	- 1,930
Pertussis	32	1,456	21	2,107	- 651
Falls	33	1,147	37	905	+ 241
Fires	34	1,131	50	348	+ 783
Drownings	35	936	34	996	- 60
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	931	25	1,505	- 574
Stomach Cancer	37	897	26	1,501	- 603
Inflammatory/Heart	38	851	45	527	+ 324
Lymphomas	39	690	36	946	- 256
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	661	39	741	- 80
Poisonings	41	604	47	384	+ 220
Epilepsy	42	597	35	993	- 396
Parkinson's Disease	43	533	41	628	- 94
Lung Cancers	44	487	32	1,076	- 589
Schistosomiasis	45	380	79	0	+ 380
Skin Cancers	46	377	59	145	+ 232
Ovary Cancer	47	371	48	369	+ 2
Oral Cancer	48	370	27	1,467	- 1,097
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	369	33	1,041	- 671
Drug Use	50	313	51	328	- 15
Skin Disease	51	304	61	94	+ 210
Hepatitis B	52	288	38	863	- 575
Pancreas Cancer	53	278	56	229	+ 49
Tetanus	54	230	30	1,254	- 1,025
Uterin Cancer	55	210	53	289	- 79
Encephalitis	56	203	31	1,190	- 987
Alcohol	57	188	58	150	+ 38
Leukemia	58	171	42	610	- 440
Bladder Cancer	59	140	54	272	- 132
Oesophagus Cancer	60	114	29	1,314	- 1,200
Appendicitis	61	91	52	298	- 207
Other Neoplasms	62	42	63	29	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	63	31	62	84	- 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	30	65	25	+ 4
Hepatitis C	65	28	64	28	- 0
Ascariasis	66	28	66	17	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	67	20	68	9	+ 10
Diphtheria	68	6	67	16	- 10
Chlamydia	69	4	69	1	+ 2
War	70	4	2	25,620	- 25,616
Otitis Media	71	0	71	1	- 0
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	70	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Liberia

Afghanistan

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.