DENMARK VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	3,039	57	16	+ 3,023
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,958	6	2,244	+ 715
Measles	3	2,806	71	0	+ 2,806
Malaria	4	2,667	79	0	+ 2,667
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,110	33	213	+ 1,896
HIV/AIDS	6	2,108	55	23	+ 2,086
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,070	1	5,341	- 3,271
Low Birth Weight	8	1,815	41	116	+ 1,698
Birth Trauma	9	1,759	56	21	+ 1,738
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	1,749	38	145	+ 1,604
Stroke	11	1,734	5	3,662	- 1,929
Maternal Conditions	12	955	64	2	+ 953
Liver Disease	13	943	14	692	+ 251
Congenital Anomalies	14	915	36	153	+ 762
Diabetes Mellitus	15	714	10	1,284	- 570
Kidney Disease	16	669	12	911	- 242
Meningitis	17	606	52	25	+ 581
Violence	18	524	47	63	+ 461
Cervical Cancer	19	520	37	153	+ 368
Liver Cancer	20	482	25	464	+ 18
Syphilis	21	433	70	0	+ 433
Other Injuries	22	418	30	347	+ 71
Hypertension	23	407	15	642	- 235
Malnutrition	24	388	59	14	+ 374
Prostate Cancer	25	327	8	1,480	- 1,153
Lung Disease	26	322	3	4,387	- 4,064
Breast Cancer	27	270	9	1,299	- 1,029
Endocrine Disorders	28	270	19	575	- 305
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	258	2	5,218	- 4,960
Suicide	30	241	16	617	- 376
Asthma	31	219	44	82	+ 137
Pertussis	32	217	72	0	+ 217
Falls	33	171	22	541	- 370
Fires	34	168	49	53	+ 116
Drownings	35	139	50	37	+ 102
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	139	32	216	- 78
Stomach Cancer	37	134	23	484	- 351
Inflammatory/Heart	38	127	31	284	- 158
Lymphomas	39	103	13	730	- 627
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	98	7	2,147	- 2,048
Poisonings	41	90	62	6	+ 84
Epilepsy	42	89	40	125	- 36
Parkinson's Disease	43	79	17	600	- 521
Lung Cancers	44	72	4	3,721	- 3,649
Schistosomiasis	45	57	75	0	+ 57
Skin Cancers	46	56	26	388	- 332
Ovary Cancer	47	55	29	367	- 312
Oral Cancer	48	55	28	371	- 316
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	55	42	96	- 41
Drug Use	50	47	34	197	- 150
Skin Disease	51	45	45	79	- 34
Hepatitis B	52	43	61	6	+ 37
Pancreas Cancer	53	41	11	1,096	- 1,054
Tetanus	54	34	68	0	+ 34
Uterin Cancer	55	31	35	156	- 124
Encephalitis	56	30	67	1	+ 30
Alcohol	57	28	18	598	- 570
Leukemia	58	25	20	558	- 533
Bladder Cancer	59	21	21	545	- 525
Oesophagus Cancer	60	17	24	477	- 459
Appendicitis	61	14	54	23	- 9
Other Neoplasms	62	6	27	378	- 372
Multiple Sclerosis	63	5	39	132	- 127
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	4	43	84	- 80
Hepatitis C	65	4	60	9	- 4
Ascariasis	66	4	81	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	67	3	58	15	- 12
Diphtheria	68	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	69	0	+ 0
War	70	1	66	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	65	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	48	57	- 57
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	46	73	- 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	25	- 25
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	25	- 25
Oral conditions	86	0	63	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

Liberia

Denmark

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.