CENTRAL AFRICA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	2,875	2	4,704	- 1,829
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,799	1	5,231	- 2,433
Measles	3	2,655	11	1,625	+ 1,030
Malaria	4	2,523	6	3,279	- 756
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,996	10	1,790	+ 206
HIV/AIDS	6	1,994	4	3,753	- 1,758
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,959	7	2,900	- 941
Low Birth Weight	8	1,717	8	2,228	- 511
Birth Trauma	9	1,664	9	2,192	- 527
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	1,654	3	4,684	- 3,030
Stroke	11	1,640	5	3,284	- 1,644
Maternal Conditions	12	904	13	1,174	- 271
Liver Disease	13	892	14	1,153	- 261
Congenital Anomalies	14	866	19	776	+ 90
Diabetes Mellitus	15	676	15	1,141	- 466
Kidney Disease	16	632	21	710	- 78
Meningitis	17	574	16	1,015	- 441
Violence	18	496	17	1,009	- 513
Cervical Cancer	19	492	32	230	+ 262
Liver Cancer	20	456	44	117	+ 340
Syphilis	21	410	41	120	+ 290
Other Injuries	22	395	23	621	- 225
Hypertension	23	385	12	1,252	- 867
Malnutrition	24	367	22	691	- 323
Prostate Cancer	25	309	38	156	+ 153
Lung Disease	26	305	18	956	- 651
Breast Cancer	27	255	26	344	- 89
Endocrine Disorders	28	255	25	423	- 168
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	244	33	204	+ 40
Suicide	30	228	24	585	- 357
Asthma	31	207	20	761	- 553
Pertussis	32	205	31	265	- 60
Falls	33	162	36	181	- 20
Fires	34	159	39	142	+ 18
Drownings	35	132	34	202	- 70
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	131	27	317	- 186
Stomach Cancer	37	126	49	65	+ 61
Inflammatory/Heart	38	120	30	270	- 150
Lymphomas	39	97	42	119	- 22
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	93	45	116	- 23
Poisonings	41	85	40	134	- 49
Epilepsy	42	84	43	119	- 35
Parkinson's Disease	43	75	48	67	+ 8
Lung Cancers	44	69	55	47	+ 22
Schistosomiasis	45	53	37	169	- 116
Skin Cancers	46	53	58	43	+ 10
Ovary Cancer	47	52	50	64	- 12
Oral Cancer	48	52	46	91	- 39
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	52	35	194	- 142
Drug Use	50	44	57	44	+ 0
Skin Disease	51	43	54	48	- 5
Hepatitis B	52	41	61	33	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	53	39	60	37	+ 3
Tetanus	54	32	29	280	- 248
Uterin Cancer	55	30	65	20	+ 10
Encephalitis	56	29	62	28	+ 1
Alcohol	57	26	52	62	- 35
Leukemia	58	24	47	88	- 64
Bladder Cancer	59	20	64	23	- 4
Oesophagus Cancer	60	16	53	48	- 32
Appendicitis	61	13	51	62	- 49
Other Neoplasms	62	6	70	5	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	4	72	4	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	4	66	15	- 11
Hepatitis C	65	4	69	6	- 2
Ascariasis	66	4	71	5	- 1
Upper Respiratory	67	3	63	24	- 22
Diphtheria	68	1	67	11	- 10
Chlamydia	69	1	73	2	- 1
War	70	1	28	314	- 313
Otitis Media	71	0	68	6	- 6
Dengue	72	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	59	40	- 40
Leishmaniasis	77	0	56	46	- 46
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	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 CENTRAL AFRICA

Liberia

Central Africa

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.