CAMEROON VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	15,754	10	7,414	+ 8,340
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,336	1	19,694	- 4,358
Measles	3	14,548	32	1,028	+ 13,520
Malaria	4	13,826	4	11,233	+ 2,593
Road Traffic Accidents	5	10,937	9	7,810	+ 3,127
HIV/AIDS	6	10,929	2	13,888	- 2,959
Coronary Heart Disease	7	10,734	6	10,695	+ 39
Low Birth Weight	8	9,408	8	7,950	+ 1,457
Birth Trauma	9	9,121	7	8,243	+ 878
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	9,065	3	11,849	- 2,784
Stroke	11	8,988	5	11,199	- 2,211
Maternal Conditions	12	4,953	17	2,615	+ 2,338
Liver Disease	13	4,889	14	4,531	+ 358
Congenital Anomalies	14	4,744	12	5,258	- 514
Diabetes Mellitus	15	3,702	11	5,468	- 1,766
Kidney Disease	16	3,466	13	5,140	- 1,674
Meningitis	17	3,144	15	3,441	- 297
Violence	18	2,716	24	1,666	+ 1,050
Cervical Cancer	19	2,697	26	1,582	+ 1,115
Liver Cancer	20	2,501	37	875	+ 1,626
Syphilis	21	2,245	30	1,170	+ 1,075
Other Injuries	22	2,165	16	3,289	- 1,124
Hypertension	23	2,111	22	2,035	+ 75
Malnutrition	24	2,013	28	1,218	+ 794
Prostate Cancer	25	1,694	34	940	+ 754
Lung Disease	26	1,672	20	2,310	- 638
Breast Cancer	27	1,398	23	1,874	- 476
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,398	18	2,474	- 1,076
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,336	31	1,157	+ 180
Suicide	30	1,250	19	2,333	- 1,082
Asthma	31	1,136	25	1,619	- 483
Pertussis	32	1,124	21	2,288	- 1,164
Falls	33	885	27	1,235	- 350
Fires	34	873	36	908	- 35
Drownings	35	722	29	1,178	- 456
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	718	40	754	- 36
Stomach Cancer	37	692	45	458	+ 235
Inflammatory/Heart	38	656	33	986	- 330
Lymphomas	39	532	44	489	+ 43
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	510	43	569	- 59
Poisonings	41	466	41	666	- 200
Epilepsy	42	461	38	867	- 406
Parkinson's Disease	43	412	46	449	- 38
Lung Cancers	44	376	51	301	+ 75
Schistosomiasis	45	293	53	288	+ 5
Skin Cancers	46	291	56	204	+ 87
Ovary Cancer	47	287	50	303	- 16
Oral Cancer	48	286	39	845	- 560
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	285	49	323	- 38
Drug Use	50	241	35	928	- 687
Skin Disease	51	235	48	324	- 89
Hepatitis B	52	222	47	336	- 113
Pancreas Cancer	53	215	52	290	- 75
Tetanus	54	177	55	223	- 46
Uterin Cancer	55	162	60	75	+ 87
Encephalitis	56	157	58	187	- 30
Alcohol	57	145	57	198	- 53
Leukemia	58	132	54	275	- 143
Bladder Cancer	59	108	62	65	+ 44
Oesophagus Cancer	60	88	59	135	- 47
Appendicitis	61	70	61	72	- 2
Other Neoplasms	62	32	63	49	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	63	24	64	41	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	23	68	26	- 3
Hepatitis C	65	21	66	27	- 5
Ascariasis	66	21	65	30	- 9
Upper Respiratory	67	15	70	19	- 4
Diphtheria	68	5	67	26	- 21
Chlamydia	69	3	72	4	- 1
War	70	3	42	643	- 640
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	71	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	77	0	69	20	- 20
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

Liberia

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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.