AUSTRALIA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	13,619	56	53	+ 13,566
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,257	8	4,446	+ 8,811
Measles	3	12,576	78	0	+ 12,576
Malaria	4	11,952	82	0	+ 11,952
Road Traffic Accidents	5	9,454	29	1,245	+ 8,210
HIV/AIDS	6	9,448	57	50	+ 9,398
Coronary Heart Disease	7	9,279	1	21,548	- 12,270
Low Birth Weight	8	8,132	43	248	+ 7,884
Birth Trauma	9	7,884	50	140	+ 7,744
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	7,836	40	296	+ 7,541
Stroke	11	7,769	3	10,331	- 2,562
Maternal Conditions	12	4,281	63	20	+ 4,261
Liver Disease	13	4,226	26	1,421	+ 2,805
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,101	33	711	+ 3,391
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,200	7	4,471	- 1,271
Kidney Disease	16	2,996	12	3,139	- 143
Meningitis	17	2,718	60	37	+ 2,680
Violence	18	2,348	44	243	+ 2,104
Cervical Cancer	19	2,332	39	342	+ 1,990
Liver Cancer	20	2,162	20	2,036	+ 126
Syphilis	21	1,941	67	3	+ 1,938
Other Injuries	22	1,872	22	1,642	+ 229
Hypertension	23	1,825	23	1,631	+ 193
Malnutrition	24	1,740	51	117	+ 1,623
Prostate Cancer	25	1,464	9	3,766	- 2,302
Lung Disease	26	1,445	5	8,487	- 7,042
Breast Cancer	27	1,209	10	3,405	- 2,197
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,208	16	2,328	- 1,120
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,155	2	15,588	- 14,433
Suicide	30	1,081	11	3,150	- 2,069
Asthma	31	982	36	455	+ 527
Pertussis	32	972	69	1	+ 970
Falls	33	765	14	3,116	- 2,351
Fires	34	755	55	55	+ 700
Drownings	35	624	47	177	+ 447
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	621	42	276	+ 345
Stomach Cancer	37	599	27	1,288	- 689
Inflammatory/Heart	38	567	24	1,571	- 1,004
Lymphomas	39	460	15	3,039	- 2,578
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	441	6	6,209	- 5,768
Poisonings	41	403	61	35	+ 368
Epilepsy	42	398	41	285	+ 114
Parkinson's Disease	43	356	19	2,036	- 1,680
Lung Cancers	44	325	4	8,769	- 8,444
Schistosomiasis	45	253	79	0	+ 253
Skin Cancers	46	252	17	2,319	- 2,067
Ovary Cancer	47	248	31	1,003	- 755
Oral Cancer	48	247	32	972	- 725
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	246	38	379	- 132
Drug Use	50	209	21	1,783	- 1,574
Skin Disease	51	203	34	594	- 391
Hepatitis B	52	192	58	41	+ 151
Pancreas Cancer	53	186	13	3,118	- 2,932
Tetanus	54	153	70	1	+ 152
Uterin Cancer	55	140	35	524	- 384
Encephalitis	56	135	68	3	+ 133
Alcohol	57	125	37	380	- 255
Leukemia	58	114	18	2,126	- 2,012
Bladder Cancer	59	93	30	1,187	- 1,094
Oesophagus Cancer	60	76	25	1,494	- 1,417
Appendicitis	61	61	62	26	+ 35
Other Neoplasms	62	28	28	1,252	- 1,225
Multiple Sclerosis	63	21	46	188	- 167
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	20	45	229	- 209
Hepatitis C	65	18	48	173	- 154
Ascariasis	66	18	75	0	+ 18
Upper Respiratory	67	13	64	17	- 4
Diphtheria	68	4	71	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	69	3	77	0	+ 3
War	70	3	65	8	- 5
Otitis Media	71	0	66	6	- 6
Dengue	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	64	- 64
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	49	157	- 157
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Liberia

Australia

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.