BRAZIL VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	111,954	40	4,895	+ 107,058
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	108,981	3	94,705	+ 14,276
Measles	3	103,379	81	4	+ 103,375
Malaria	4	98,249	74	44	+ 98,205
Road Traffic Accidents	5	77,720	8	33,871	+ 43,850
HIV/AIDS	6	77,665	22	12,558	+ 65,107
Coronary Heart Disease	7	76,276	1	165,788	- 89,512
Low Birth Weight	8	66,852	33	6,881	+ 59,971
Birth Trauma	9	64,814	45	3,777	+ 61,037
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	64,419	35	5,659	+ 58,760
Stroke	11	63,869	2	123,207	- 59,338
Maternal Conditions	12	35,195	53	1,507	+ 33,688
Liver Disease	13	34,741	13	21,422	+ 13,319
Congenital Anomalies	14	33,714	23	12,317	+ 21,397
Diabetes Mellitus	15	26,308	5	59,608	- 33,300
Kidney Disease	16	24,629	7	37,690	- 13,061
Meningitis	17	22,340	54	1,359	+ 20,982
Violence	18	19,301	4	68,779	- 49,478
Cervical Cancer	19	19,168	29	9,511	+ 9,657
Liver Cancer	20	17,775	25	11,514	+ 6,261
Syphilis	21	15,956	68	223	+ 15,733
Other Injuries	22	15,388	21	13,807	+ 1,581
Hypertension	23	15,000	11	28,822	- 13,822
Malnutrition	24	14,302	34	6,695	+ 7,607
Prostate Cancer	25	12,035	15	19,001	- 6,966
Lung Disease	26	11,881	6	59,373	- 47,492
Breast Cancer	27	9,937	14	20,759	- 10,822
Endocrine Disorders	28	9,933	19	16,927	- 6,994
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	9,496	10	30,717	- 21,221
Suicide	30	8,886	20	14,540	- 5,654
Asthma	31	8,076	48	2,595	+ 5,481
Pertussis	32	7,987	75	30	+ 7,957
Falls	33	6,289	16	18,847	- 12,557
Fires	34	6,204	58	1,028	+ 5,176
Drownings	35	5,133	39	4,937	+ 196
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	5,104	44	4,258	+ 846
Stomach Cancer	37	4,920	17	17,992	- 13,072
Inflammatory/Heart	38	4,665	18	17,508	- 12,843
Lymphomas	39	3,784	27	10,376	- 6,592
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	3,626	12	23,161	- 19,535
Poisonings	41	3,310	66	317	+ 2,993
Epilepsy	42	3,273	46	3,263	+ 10
Parkinson's Disease	43	2,924	41	4,770	- 1,846
Lung Cancers	44	2,669	9	31,659	- 28,990
Schistosomiasis	45	2,082	62	593	+ 1,489
Skin Cancers	46	2,068	38	5,032	- 2,964
Ovary Cancer	47	2,037	43	4,355	- 2,318
Oral Cancer	48	2,031	28	9,951	- 7,921
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	2,026	51	2,193	- 167
Drug Use	50	1,715	49	2,467	- 752
Skin Disease	51	1,669	31	7,179	- 5,510
Hepatitis B	52	1,581	59	775	+ 806
Pancreas Cancer	53	1,525	24	11,999	- 10,474
Tetanus	54	1,259	71	88	+ 1,172
Uterin Cancer	55	1,152	47	2,780	- 1,629
Encephalitis	56	1,112	72	65	+ 1,047
Alcohol	57	1,029	32	7,121	- 6,091
Leukemia	58	935	30	8,531	- 7,596
Bladder Cancer	59	768	36	5,306	- 4,538
Oesophagus Cancer	60	628	26	10,466	- 9,838
Appendicitis	61	501	57	1,067	- 567
Other Neoplasms	62	228	42	4,665	- 4,437
Multiple Sclerosis	63	171	64	356	- 185
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	162	61	596	- 434
Hepatitis C	65	152	52	1,955	- 1,803
Ascariasis	66	151	78	7	+ 144
Upper Respiratory	67	108	67	260	- 152
Diphtheria	68	35	79	7	+ 28
Chlamydia	69	21	80	5	+ 16
War	70	21	56	1,090	- 1,069
Otitis Media	71	2	70	94	- 92
Dengue	72	1	76	14	- 13
Trichuriasis	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	85	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	69	173	- 173
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	432	- 432
Chagas disease	78	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	10	- 10
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	661	- 661
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	83	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	85	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Liberia

Brazil

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.