DR CONGO VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	58,713	2	43,759	+ 14,953
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	57,154	1	73,546	- 16,392
Measles	3	54,216	3	42,254	+ 11,961
Malaria	4	51,526	4	41,813	+ 9,713
Road Traffic Accidents	5	40,759	10	30,256	+ 10,503
HIV/AIDS	6	40,731	15	13,286	+ 27,445
Coronary Heart Disease	7	40,002	7	34,713	+ 5,289
Low Birth Weight	8	35,060	8	34,668	+ 391
Birth Trauma	9	33,991	9	33,075	+ 915
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	33,784	5	41,301	- 7,517
Stroke	11	33,495	6	36,596	- 3,101
Maternal Conditions	12	18,458	19	10,513	+ 7,945
Liver Disease	13	18,220	13	15,044	+ 3,175
Congenital Anomalies	14	17,681	11	16,256	+ 1,425
Diabetes Mellitus	15	13,797	16	12,902	+ 894
Kidney Disease	16	12,917	20	9,077	+ 3,840
Meningitis	17	11,716	17	11,568	+ 148
Violence	18	10,122	18	11,120	- 998
Cervical Cancer	19	10,052	27	4,823	+ 5,230
Liver Cancer	20	9,322	31	3,840	+ 5,482
Syphilis	21	8,368	32	3,751	+ 4,616
Other Injuries	22	8,070	22	8,272	- 202
Hypertension	23	7,867	12	15,743	- 7,876
Malnutrition	24	7,501	21	8,910	- 1,410
Prostate Cancer	25	6,312	30	3,948	+ 2,363
Lung Disease	26	6,231	14	13,527	- 7,296
Breast Cancer	27	5,211	35	3,416	+ 1,796
Endocrine Disorders	28	5,209	25	7,380	- 2,170
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	4,980	28	4,548	+ 432
Suicide	30	4,660	26	5,812	- 1,152
Asthma	31	4,235	24	7,733	- 3,498
Pertussis	32	4,189	23	7,921	- 3,733
Falls	33	3,298	33	3,483	- 184
Fires	34	3,254	39	2,007	+ 1,246
Drownings	35	2,692	34	3,454	- 762
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,677	40	1,923	+ 754
Stomach Cancer	37	2,580	37	2,579	+ 1
Inflammatory/Heart	38	2,446	29	4,045	- 1,599
Lymphomas	39	1,984	38	2,061	- 77
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,902	36	2,966	- 1,065
Poisonings	41	1,736	42	1,729	+ 7
Epilepsy	42	1,717	44	1,727	- 10
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,534	49	1,035	+ 499
Lung Cancers	44	1,400	47	1,158	+ 242
Schistosomiasis	45	1,092	48	1,071	+ 21
Skin Cancers	46	1,084	55	765	+ 319
Ovary Cancer	47	1,068	58	656	+ 413
Oral Cancer	48	1,065	51	1,003	+ 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,063	43	1,728	- 665
Drug Use	50	899	59	638	+ 261
Skin Disease	51	875	54	781	+ 94
Hepatitis B	52	829	61	456	+ 373
Pancreas Cancer	53	800	50	1,017	- 217
Tetanus	54	660	46	1,166	- 505
Uterin Cancer	55	604	63	352	+ 252
Encephalitis	56	583	57	680	- 97
Alcohol	57	540	60	635	- 95
Leukemia	58	490	41	1,871	- 1,381
Bladder Cancer	59	403	65	270	+ 133
Oesophagus Cancer	60	329	53	790	- 461
Appendicitis	61	263	56	703	- 441
Other Neoplasms	62	120	67	88	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	63	89	71	44	+ 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	85	66	217	- 132
Hepatitis C	65	80	69	69	+ 11
Ascariasis	66	79	68	80	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	57	62	370	- 313
Diphtheria	68	18	70	47	- 28
Chlamydia	69	11	73	15	- 4
War	70	11	45	1,658	- 1,647
Otitis Media	71	1	72	38	- 37
Dengue	72	0	74	1	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	64	347	- 347
Leishmaniasis	77	0	52	869	- 869
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Liberia

DR Congo

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.