CANADA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	19,737	58	97	+ 19,640
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,213	7	7,431	+ 11,782
Measles	3	18,226	74	0	+ 18,226
Malaria	4	17,321	76	0	+ 17,321
Road Traffic Accidents	5	13,702	28	1,998	+ 11,704
HIV/AIDS	6	13,692	53	163	+ 13,529
Coronary Heart Disease	7	13,447	1	40,063	- 26,616
Low Birth Weight	8	11,786	42	553	+ 11,232
Birth Trauma	9	11,427	50	193	+ 11,234
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	11,357	36	840	+ 10,517
Stroke	11	11,260	5	14,159	- 2,899
Maternal Conditions	12	6,205	64	45	+ 6,160
Liver Disease	13	6,125	17	3,624	+ 2,501
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,944	35	1,081	+ 4,863
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,638	9	5,718	- 1,080
Kidney Disease	16	4,342	14	4,578	- 236
Meningitis	17	3,939	59	68	+ 3,870
Violence	18	3,403	40	605	+ 2,798
Cervical Cancer	19	3,379	41	578	+ 2,801
Liver Cancer	20	3,134	20	3,113	+ 21
Syphilis	21	2,813	67	5	+ 2,808
Other Injuries	22	2,713	24	2,392	+ 320
Hypertension	23	2,644	22	2,563	+ 82
Malnutrition	24	2,521	51	192	+ 2,329
Prostate Cancer	25	2,122	13	4,711	- 2,589
Lung Disease	26	2,095	4	14,212	- 12,118
Breast Cancer	27	1,752	8	5,910	- 4,158
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,751	19	3,233	- 1,481
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,674	2	30,970	- 29,296
Suicide	30	1,567	15	4,417	- 2,850
Asthma	31	1,424	49	262	+ 1,162
Pertussis	32	1,408	69	1	+ 1,407
Falls	33	1,109	12	4,829	- 3,720
Fires	34	1,094	52	192	+ 901
Drownings	35	905	48	283	+ 622
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	900	43	442	+ 458
Stomach Cancer	37	867	26	2,177	- 1,310
Inflammatory/Heart	38	822	27	2,060	- 1,237
Lymphomas	39	667	10	5,146	- 4,479
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	639	6	9,651	- 9,012
Poisonings	41	584	56	121	+ 462
Epilepsy	42	577	44	384	+ 193
Parkinson's Disease	43	516	18	3,359	- 2,843
Lung Cancers	44	471	3	20,937	- 20,466
Schistosomiasis	45	367	78	0	+ 367
Skin Cancers	46	365	30	1,756	- 1,392
Ovary Cancer	47	359	29	1,902	- 1,543
Oral Cancer	48	358	32	1,592	- 1,234
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	357	39	636	- 279
Drug Use	50	302	16	3,686	- 3,384
Skin Disease	51	294	38	679	- 385
Hepatitis B	52	279	60	66	+ 213
Pancreas Cancer	53	269	11	5,057	- 4,789
Tetanus	54	222	71	0	+ 222
Uterin Cancer	55	203	34	1,183	- 980
Encephalitis	56	196	68	3	+ 193
Alcohol	57	181	33	1,491	- 1,309
Leukemia	58	165	21	3,098	- 2,933
Bladder Cancer	59	135	23	2,521	- 2,385
Oesophagus Cancer	60	111	25	2,230	- 2,119
Appendicitis	61	88	62	49	+ 39
Other Neoplasms	62	40	31	1,679	- 1,638
Multiple Sclerosis	63	30	37	692	- 662
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	29	47	322	- 294
Hepatitis C	65	27	45	363	- 336
Ascariasis	66	27	82	0	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	67	19	63	47	- 28
Diphtheria	68	6	73	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	69	4	83	0	+ 4
War	70	4	65	21	- 17
Otitis Media	71	0	66	8	- 7
Dengue	72	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	118	- 118
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	343	- 343
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	85	0	55	139	- 139
Oral conditions	86	0	61	51	- 51
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Liberia

Canada

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.