ANGOLA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		ANGOLA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	18,927	2	16,991	+ 1,936
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	18,424	1	24,897	- 6,473
Measles	3	17,477	63	95	+ 17,382
Malaria	4	16,610	4	13,608	+ 3,002
Road Traffic Accidents	5	13,139	10	8,317	+ 4,823
HIV/AIDS	6	13,130	6	12,805	+ 325
Coronary Heart Disease	7	12,895	9	10,020	+ 2,876
Low Birth Weight	8	11,302	7	11,184	+ 118
Birth Trauma	9	10,957	5	12,983	- 2,025
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	10,891	3	15,245	- 4,354
Stroke	11	10,798	8	10,687	+ 111
Maternal Conditions	12	5,950	18	3,268	+ 2,682
Liver Disease	13	5,873	12	6,103	- 230
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,700	11	7,402	- 1,703
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,448	13	4,413	+ 35
Kidney Disease	16	4,164	20	2,746	+ 1,417
Meningitis	17	3,777	16	3,564	+ 212
Violence	18	3,263	19	2,928	+ 335
Cervical Cancer	19	3,241	24	1,931	+ 1,310
Liver Cancer	20	3,005	39	579	+ 2,426
Syphilis	21	2,697	27	1,316	+ 1,381
Other Injuries	22	2,601	21	2,682	- 81
Hypertension	23	2,536	15	3,667	- 1,131
Malnutrition	24	2,418	17	3,509	- 1,091
Prostate Cancer	25	2,035	33	1,071	+ 964
Lung Disease	26	2,009	22	2,447	- 439
Breast Cancer	27	1,680	31	1,141	+ 539
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,679	32	1,119	+ 560
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,605	29	1,198	+ 407
Suicide	30	1,502	23	1,936	- 434
Asthma	31	1,365	25	1,681	- 315
Pertussis	32	1,350	14	4,197	- 2,847
Falls	33	1,063	30	1,147	- 84
Fires	34	1,049	34	839	+ 210
Drownings	35	868	26	1,600	- 732
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	863	35	679	+ 184
Stomach Cancer	37	832	47	349	+ 483
Inflammatory/Heart	38	789	28	1,305	- 516
Lymphomas	39	640	38	608	+ 32
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	613	42	477	+ 136
Poisonings	41	560	37	639	- 80
Epilepsy	42	553	36	647	- 94
Parkinson's Disease	43	494	49	293	+ 202
Lung Cancers	44	451	45	401	+ 50
Schistosomiasis	45	352	52	216	+ 136
Skin Cancers	46	350	43	467	- 117
Ovary Cancer	47	344	53	210	+ 134
Oral Cancer	48	343	41	507	- 164
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	343	44	436	- 93
Drug Use	50	290	55	206	+ 84
Skin Disease	51	282	50	224	+ 58
Hepatitis B	52	267	61	117	+ 150
Pancreas Cancer	53	258	59	142	+ 116
Tetanus	54	213	40	510	- 297
Uterin Cancer	55	195	64	76	+ 118
Encephalitis	56	188	56	190	- 2
Alcohol	57	174	51	219	- 45
Leukemia	58	158	46	361	- 203
Bladder Cancer	59	130	58	162	- 32
Oesophagus Cancer	60	106	48	310	- 203
Appendicitis	61	85	54	207	- 122
Other Neoplasms	62	39	67	40	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	29	69	19	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	27	65	61	- 34
Hepatitis C	65	26	70	15	+ 11
Ascariasis	66	26	66	40	- 15
Upper Respiratory	67	18	60	130	- 111
Diphtheria	68	6	62	111	- 105
Chlamydia	69	4	73	5	- 2
War	70	4	68	23	- 19
Otitis Media	71	0	72	8	- 8
Dengue	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	12	- 12
Leishmaniasis	77	0	57	166	- 166
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	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 ANGOLA

Liberia

Angola

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.