CHINA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	720,428	32	34,802	+ 685,626
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	701,298	12	183,342	+ 517,956
Measles	3	665,247	62	558	+ 664,689
Malaria	4	632,240	75	0	+ 632,240
Road Traffic Accidents	5	500,135	8	250,272	+ 249,863
HIV/AIDS	6	499,781	34	28,746	+ 471,035
Coronary Heart Disease	7	490,840	2	1,771,525	- 1,280,686
Low Birth Weight	8	430,196	40	21,631	+ 408,564
Birth Trauma	9	417,081	43	17,644	+ 399,437
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	414,541	50	8,719	+ 405,822
Stroke	11	411,001	1	2,043,210	- 1,632,209
Maternal Conditions	12	226,482	54	3,596	+ 222,885
Liver Disease	13	223,562	15	145,603	+ 77,959
Congenital Anomalies	14	216,952	31	36,613	+ 180,339
Diabetes Mellitus	15	169,291	14	161,672	+ 7,618
Kidney Disease	16	158,491	11	192,302	- 33,811
Meningitis	17	143,762	51	5,704	+ 138,058
Violence	18	124,201	47	11,115	+ 113,087
Cervical Cancer	19	123,345	27	51,650	+ 71,695
Liver Cancer	20	114,385	13	180,952	- 66,567
Syphilis	21	102,676	58	1,824	+ 100,852
Other Injuries	22	99,020	25	54,087	+ 44,932
Hypertension	23	96,526	7	301,183	- 204,656
Malnutrition	24	92,037	44	12,995	+ 79,042
Prostate Cancer	25	77,445	28	51,056	+ 26,389
Lung Disease	26	76,453	3	968,607	- 892,154
Breast Cancer	27	63,945	19	92,757	- 28,812
Endocrine Disorders	28	63,921	37	25,613	+ 38,309
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	61,106	6	304,455	- 243,349
Suicide	30	57,183	17	116,324	- 59,141
Asthma	31	51,967	39	23,147	+ 28,819
Pertussis	32	51,395	64	484	+ 50,912
Falls	33	40,472	16	138,878	- 98,405
Fires	34	39,922	48	10,498	+ 29,424
Drownings	35	33,031	26	52,807	- 19,776
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	32,844	30	37,723	- 4,880
Stomach Cancer	37	31,664	5	398,439	- 366,775
Inflammatory/Heart	38	30,018	33	29,954	+ 64
Lymphomas	39	24,350	23	57,838	- 33,488
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	23,335	9	248,388	- 225,054
Poisonings	41	21,300	36	25,762	- 4,462
Epilepsy	42	21,064	46	11,365	+ 9,699
Parkinson's Disease	43	18,819	20	70,699	- 51,880
Lung Cancers	44	17,174	4	714,311	- 697,137
Schistosomiasis	45	13,397	65	400	+ 12,998
Skin Cancers	46	13,305	41	19,669	- 6,364
Ovary Cancer	47	13,108	35	28,078	- 14,970
Oral Cancer	48	13,067	24	54,695	- 41,628
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	13,038	21	65,350	- 52,312
Drug Use	50	11,036	38	24,214	- 13,177
Skin Disease	51	10,738	52	5,222	+ 5,516
Hepatitis B	52	10,173	56	2,757	+ 7,416
Pancreas Cancer	53	9,815	18	111,537	- 101,722
Tetanus	54	8,104	63	491	+ 7,612
Uterin Cancer	55	7,411	45	11,751	- 4,341
Encephalitis	56	7,157	55	2,796	+ 4,360
Alcohol	57	6,624	42	19,071	- 12,447
Leukemia	58	6,018	22	58,145	- 52,126
Bladder Cancer	59	4,944	29	37,873	- 32,929
Oesophagus Cancer	60	4,040	10	242,891	- 238,851
Appendicitis	61	3,221	60	1,468	+ 1,754
Other Neoplasms	62	1,467	53	4,374	- 2,908
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1,097	59	1,734	- 637
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1,043	49	10,108	- 9,065
Hepatitis C	65	978	66	86	+ 892
Ascariasis	66	974	68	34	+ 940
Upper Respiratory	67	695	57	2,663	- 1,968
Diphtheria	68	225	71	11	+ 214
Chlamydia	69	136	67	55	+ 80
War	70	134	61	900	- 767
Otitis Media	71	11	69	15	- 4
Dengue	72	6	70	12	- 6
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Liberia

China

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.