BELGIUM VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	6,094	54	46	+ 6,048
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,932	6	5,677	+ 255
Measles	3	5,627	79	0	+ 5,627
Malaria	4	5,348	75	0	+ 5,348
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,230	29	666	+ 3,564
HIV/AIDS	6	4,227	57	36	+ 4,191
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,152	1	15,281	- 11,129
Low Birth Weight	8	3,639	50	70	+ 3,569
Birth Trauma	9	3,528	53	47	+ 3,481
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	3,506	33	418	+ 3,089
Stroke	11	3,476	3	7,408	- 3,931
Maternal Conditions	12	1,916	64	6	+ 1,910
Liver Disease	13	1,891	17	1,433	+ 458
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,835	40	282	+ 1,553
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,432	20	1,269	+ 163
Kidney Disease	16	1,341	8	2,952	- 1,611
Meningitis	17	1,216	58	28	+ 1,188
Violence	18	1,051	44	149	+ 901
Cervical Cancer	19	1,043	41	243	+ 801
Liver Cancer	20	968	24	976	- 8
Syphilis	21	868	70	0	+ 868
Other Injuries	22	838	11	2,006	- 1,169
Hypertension	23	816	27	740	+ 77
Malnutrition	24	778	38	291	+ 488
Prostate Cancer	25	655	13	1,824	- 1,169
Lung Disease	26	647	5	6,438	- 5,791
Breast Cancer	27	541	9	2,587	- 2,046
Endocrine Disorders	28	541	18	1,432	- 891
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	517	2	9,416	- 8,899
Suicide	30	484	10	2,111	- 1,627
Asthma	31	440	46	128	+ 312
Pertussis	32	435	68	1	+ 434
Falls	33	342	15	1,756	- 1,413
Fires	34	338	48	75	+ 263
Drownings	35	279	47	79	+ 201
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	278	42	213	+ 65
Stomach Cancer	37	268	26	863	- 595
Inflammatory/Heart	38	254	23	1,060	- 807
Lymphomas	39	206	16	1,552	- 1,346
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	197	7	3,329	- 3,131
Poisonings	41	180	55	41	+ 139
Epilepsy	42	178	36	348	- 170
Parkinson's Disease	43	159	19	1,378	- 1,218
Lung Cancers	44	145	4	6,777	- 6,632
Schistosomiasis	45	113	76	0	+ 113
Skin Cancers	46	113	31	522	- 410
Ovary Cancer	47	111	30	653	- 542
Oral Cancer	48	111	28	675	- 564
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	110	37	293	- 182
Drug Use	50	93	39	287	- 194
Skin Disease	51	91	35	380	- 289
Hepatitis B	52	86	63	17	+ 69
Pancreas Cancer	53	83	14	1,809	- 1,726
Tetanus	54	69	78	0	+ 69
Uterin Cancer	55	63	34	384	- 321
Encephalitis	56	61	66	1	+ 59
Alcohol	57	56	32	500	- 444
Leukemia	58	51	21	1,199	- 1,148
Bladder Cancer	59	42	22	1,078	- 1,037
Oesophagus Cancer	60	34	25	898	- 864
Appendicitis	61	27	62	17	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	62	12	12	1,828	- 1,815
Multiple Sclerosis	63	9	45	147	- 138
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	9	49	73	- 64
Hepatitis C	65	8	52	53	- 45
Ascariasis	66	8	82	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	67	6	59	22	- 16
Diphtheria	68	2	69	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	1	71	0	+ 1
War	70	1	67	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	40	- 40
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	43	199	- 199
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Liberia

Belgium

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.