BELIZE VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	212	33	9	+ 203
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	206	7	97	+ 109
Measles	3	195	71	0	+ 195
Malaria	4	186	76	0	+ 186
Road Traffic Accidents	5	147	8	88	+ 59
HIV/AIDS	6	147	5	119	+ 28
Coronary Heart Disease	7	144	1	192	- 48
Low Birth Weight	8	126	25	20	+ 107
Birth Trauma	9	122	32	9	+ 113
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	122	34	9	+ 113
Stroke	11	121	4	127	- 6
Maternal Conditions	12	67	42	2	+ 64
Liver Disease	13	66	9	58	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	14	64	21	23	+ 41
Diabetes Mellitus	15	50	3	141	- 91
Kidney Disease	16	47	6	102	- 56
Meningitis	17	42	46	1	+ 41
Violence	18	36	2	146	- 109
Cervical Cancer	19	36	17	28	+ 9
Liver Cancer	20	34	19	24	+ 10
Syphilis	21	30	62	0	+ 30
Other Injuries	22	29	14	36	- 6
Hypertension	23	28	12	46	- 17
Malnutrition	24	27	29	10	+ 17
Prostate Cancer	25	23	10	47	- 25
Lung Disease	26	22	11	46	- 23
Breast Cancer	27	19	23	22	- 3
Endocrine Disorders	28	19	22	23	- 4
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	18	13	45	- 27
Suicide	30	17	16	28	- 11
Asthma	31	15	35	8	+ 8
Pertussis	32	15	63	0	+ 15
Falls	33	12	27	13	- 1
Fires	34	12	40	4	+ 8
Drownings	35	10	18	24	- 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	10	38	5	+ 4
Stomach Cancer	37	9	20	23	- 14
Inflammatory/Heart	38	9	26	18	- 9
Lymphomas	39	7	50	1	+ 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	7	24	20	- 13
Poisonings	41	6	45	1	+ 5
Epilepsy	42	6	36	8	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	43	6	28	11	- 5
Lung Cancers	44	5	15	30	- 25
Schistosomiasis	45	4	78	0	+ 4
Skin Cancers	46	4	66	0	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	47	4	52	1	+ 3
Oral Cancer	48	4	67	0	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	4	41	3	+ 0
Drug Use	50	3	47	1	+ 2
Skin Disease	51	3	37	5	- 2
Hepatitis B	52	3	56	0	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	53	3	31	9	- 6
Tetanus	54	2	59	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	55	2	51	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	56	2	48	1	+ 1
Alcohol	57	2	30	10	- 8
Leukemia	58	2	39	4	- 2
Bladder Cancer	59	1	81	0	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	60	1	43	2	- 1
Appendicitis	61	1	44	1	- 1
Other Neoplasms	62	0	53	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	54	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	0	49	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	65	0	61	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	64	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	58	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	65	0	+ 0
War	70	0	60	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	55	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	57	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	79	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	80	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 BELIZE

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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.