BAHAMAS VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		BAHAMAS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	209	58	0	+ 209
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	203	8	98	+ 106
Measles	3	193	69	0	+ 193
Malaria	4	183	77	0	+ 183
Road Traffic Accidents	5	145	18	30	+ 115
HIV/AIDS	6	145	6	134	+ 11
Coronary Heart Disease	7	142	1	334	- 192
Low Birth Weight	8	125	28	16	+ 108
Birth Trauma	9	121	42	6	+ 115
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	120	43	5	+ 115
Stroke	11	119	2	224	- 105
Maternal Conditions	12	66	41	6	+ 59
Liver Disease	13	65	11	67	- 2
Congenital Anomalies	14	63	29	16	+ 47
Diabetes Mellitus	15	49	4	154	- 104
Kidney Disease	16	46	7	120	- 74
Meningitis	17	42	49	2	+ 39
Violence	18	36	5	148	- 112
Cervical Cancer	19	36	23	21	+ 15
Liver Cancer	20	33	32	12	+ 21
Syphilis	21	30	63	0	+ 30
Other Injuries	22	29	10	67	- 38
Hypertension	23	28	3	198	- 170
Malnutrition	24	27	45	4	+ 22
Prostate Cancer	25	22	12	65	- 43
Lung Disease	26	22	17	33	- 11
Breast Cancer	27	19	9	69	- 50
Endocrine Disorders	28	19	13	62	- 43
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	18	14	53	- 36
Suicide	30	17	31	14	+ 3
Asthma	31	15	39	9	+ 7
Pertussis	32	15	68	0	+ 15
Falls	33	12	26	18	- 6
Fires	34	12	33	10	+ 1
Drownings	35	10	21	26	- 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	10	34	10	- 1
Stomach Cancer	37	9	25	18	- 9
Inflammatory/Heart	38	9	15	47	- 38
Lymphomas	39	7	22	25	- 18
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	7	16	42	- 36
Poisonings	41	6	56	1	+ 6
Epilepsy	42	6	40	8	- 2
Parkinson's Disease	43	5	27	17	- 11
Lung Cancers	44	5	19	29	- 24
Schistosomiasis	45	4	74	0	+ 4
Skin Cancers	46	4	55	1	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	47	4	36	10	- 6
Oral Cancer	48	4	46	3	+ 0
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	4	44	4	- 1
Drug Use	50	3	48	2	+ 1
Skin Disease	51	3	20	27	- 23
Hepatitis B	52	3	60	0	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	53	3	37	10	- 7
Tetanus	54	2	62	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	55	2	30	14	- 12
Encephalitis	56	2	51	2	+ 0
Alcohol	57	2	24	20	- 18
Leukemia	58	2	35	10	- 8
Bladder Cancer	59	1	50	2	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	60	1	38	9	- 8
Appendicitis	61	1	52	2	- 1
Other Neoplasms	62	0	47	3	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	54	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	0	53	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	0	65	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	61	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	64	0	- 0
War	70	0	57	1	- 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	59	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BAHAMAS

Liberia

Bahamas

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.