COLOMBIA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	25,229	32	1,272	+ 23,957
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	24,559	5	10,773	+ 13,785
Measles	3	23,296	78	0	+ 23,296
Malaria	4	22,140	67	26	+ 22,115
Road Traffic Accidents	5	17,514	6	7,765	+ 9,750
HIV/AIDS	6	17,502	17	2,683	+ 14,819
Coronary Heart Disease	7	17,189	1	43,066	- 25,877
Low Birth Weight	8	15,065	23	2,095	+ 12,970
Birth Trauma	9	14,606	41	648	+ 13,957
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	14,517	38	747	+ 13,769
Stroke	11	14,393	3	16,573	- 2,180
Maternal Conditions	12	7,931	46	394	+ 7,537
Liver Disease	13	7,829	19	2,426	+ 5,403
Congenital Anomalies	14	7,597	16	2,963	+ 4,635
Diabetes Mellitus	15	5,928	11	5,028	+ 900
Kidney Disease	16	5,550	7	6,834	- 1,284
Meningitis	17	5,034	50	244	+ 4,790
Violence	18	4,349	2	19,268	- 14,919
Cervical Cancer	19	4,319	20	2,266	+ 2,053
Liver Cancer	20	4,006	24	2,065	+ 1,941
Syphilis	21	3,596	65	30	+ 3,565
Other Injuries	22	3,468	28	1,592	+ 1,875
Hypertension	23	3,380	8	6,400	- 3,019
Malnutrition	24	3,223	27	1,878	+ 1,345
Prostate Cancer	25	2,712	14	3,584	- 872
Lung Disease	26	2,677	4	15,928	- 13,251
Breast Cancer	27	2,239	13	3,669	- 1,430
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,238	30	1,367	+ 871
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,140	22	2,157	- 17
Suicide	30	2,002	26	1,965	+ 38
Asthma	31	1,820	54	191	+ 1,628
Pertussis	32	1,800	69	18	+ 1,782
Falls	33	1,417	29	1,518	- 100
Fires	34	1,398	56	127	+ 1,271
Drownings	35	1,157	40	689	+ 468
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,150	39	698	+ 452
Stomach Cancer	37	1,109	9	6,112	- 5,003
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,051	31	1,329	- 278
Lymphomas	39	853	18	2,603	- 1,750
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	817	12	4,371	- 3,554
Poisonings	41	746	61	61	+ 685
Epilepsy	42	738	43	597	+ 140
Parkinson's Disease	43	659	47	383	+ 276
Lung Cancers	44	601	10	5,250	- 4,649
Schistosomiasis	45	469	77	1	+ 469
Skin Cancers	46	466	35	1,028	- 562
Ovary Cancer	47	459	33	1,122	- 663
Oral Cancer	48	458	37	807	- 349
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	457	63	38	+ 419
Drug Use	50	386	44	492	- 105
Skin Disease	51	376	34	1,102	- 726
Hepatitis B	52	356	62	50	+ 306
Pancreas Cancer	53	344	25	2,022	- 1,679
Tetanus	54	284	71	14	+ 270
Uterin Cancer	55	260	45	423	- 164
Encephalitis	56	251	64	38	+ 213
Alcohol	57	232	68	23	+ 209
Leukemia	58	211	21	2,208	- 1,997
Bladder Cancer	59	173	42	609	- 436
Oesophagus Cancer	60	141	36	835	- 694
Appendicitis	61	113	52	213	- 100
Other Neoplasms	62	51	15	3,205	- 3,153
Multiple Sclerosis	63	38	60	62	- 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	37	51	242	- 206
Hepatitis C	65	34	59	65	- 31
Ascariasis	66	34	76	5	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	67	24	66	27	- 2
Diphtheria	68	8	80	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	69	5	81	0	+ 5
War	70	5	49	260	- 255
Otitis Media	71	0	73	7	- 7
Dengue	72	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	74	7	- 7
Chagas disease	78	0	53	203	- 203
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	57	101	- 101
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Liberia

Colombia

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.