BELARUS VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	4,834	37	269	+ 4,565
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,706	15	1,086	+ 3,619
Measles	3	4,464	68	0	+ 4,464
Malaria	4	4,242	76	0	+ 4,242
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,356	19	722	+ 2,634
HIV/AIDS	6	3,353	42	167	+ 3,186
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,293	1	53,186	- 49,893
Low Birth Weight	8	2,887	47	64	+ 2,822
Birth Trauma	9	2,799	52	25	+ 2,774
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	2,782	57	13	+ 2,769
Stroke	11	2,758	2	16,393	- 13,635
Maternal Conditions	12	1,520	60	2	+ 1,518
Liver Disease	13	1,500	8	2,078	- 578
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,456	41	202	+ 1,254
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,136	30	373	+ 763
Kidney Disease	16	1,063	26	480	+ 584
Meningitis	17	965	50	36	+ 928
Violence	18	833	38	255	+ 578
Cervical Cancer	19	828	34	303	+ 524
Liver Cancer	20	768	32	363	+ 404
Syphilis	21	689	63	1	+ 688
Other Injuries	22	664	14	1,099	- 434
Hypertension	23	648	31	367	+ 280
Malnutrition	24	618	53	22	+ 596
Prostate Cancer	25	520	17	936	- 416
Lung Disease	26	513	7	2,208	- 1,695
Breast Cancer	27	429	12	1,230	- 801
Endocrine Disorders	28	429	43	141	+ 288
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	410	3	3,530	- 3,120
Suicide	30	384	9	2,004	- 1,620
Asthma	31	349	44	122	+ 227
Pertussis	32	345	65	0	+ 345
Falls	33	272	16	952	- 680
Fires	34	268	22	620	- 352
Drownings	35	222	24	543	- 322
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	220	40	235	- 15
Stomach Cancer	37	212	10	1,690	- 1,477
Inflammatory/Heart	38	201	11	1,361	- 1,159
Lymphomas	39	163	20	672	- 508
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	157	5	2,886	- 2,730
Poisonings	41	143	33	311	- 168
Epilepsy	42	141	45	116	+ 25
Parkinson's Disease	43	126	21	621	- 495
Lung Cancers	44	115	4	2,950	- 2,835
Schistosomiasis	45	90	74	0	+ 90
Skin Cancers	46	89	36	272	- 182
Ovary Cancer	47	88	27	429	- 341
Oral Cancer	48	88	18	901	- 813
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	87	39	239	- 152
Drug Use	50	74	29	389	- 315
Skin Disease	51	72	51	31	+ 41
Hepatitis B	52	68	56	14	+ 55
Pancreas Cancer	53	66	13	1,171	- 1,105
Tetanus	54	54	64	0	+ 54
Uterin Cancer	55	50	28	391	- 341
Encephalitis	56	48	46	93	- 45
Alcohol	57	44	6	2,761	- 2,716
Leukemia	58	40	23	554	- 514
Bladder Cancer	59	33	35	295	- 262
Oesophagus Cancer	60	27	25	493	- 466
Appendicitis	61	22	54	20	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	62	10	48	52	- 42
Multiple Sclerosis	63	7	49	42	- 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	7	55	15	- 8
Hepatitis C	65	7	62	1	+ 6
Ascariasis	66	7	70	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	67	5	58	5	- 0
Diphtheria	68	2	67	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	1	61	1	- 0
War	70	1	59	3	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	66	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	81	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 BELARUS

Liberia

Belarus

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.