EGYPT VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	56,598	51	432	+ 56,167
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	55,095	7	20,695	+ 34,401
Measles	3	52,263	64	43	+ 52,220
Malaria	4	49,670	77	0	+ 49,670
Road Traffic Accidents	5	39,292	12	10,141	+ 29,151
HIV/AIDS	6	39,264	53	397	+ 38,867
Coronary Heart Disease	7	38,561	1	173,871	- 135,310
Low Birth Weight	8	33,797	11	11,391	+ 22,406
Birth Trauma	9	32,767	17	6,109	+ 26,658
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	32,567	23	3,692	+ 28,875
Stroke	11	32,289	3	43,839	- 11,550
Maternal Conditions	12	17,793	44	795	+ 16,998
Liver Disease	13	17,564	2	60,122	- 42,559
Congenital Anomalies	14	17,044	10	12,163	+ 4,881
Diabetes Mellitus	15	13,300	8	19,131	- 5,831
Kidney Disease	16	12,451	6	21,087	- 8,636
Meningitis	17	11,294	43	827	+ 10,467
Violence	18	9,758	20	4,165	+ 5,593
Cervical Cancer	19	9,690	48	625	+ 9,065
Liver Cancer	20	8,986	4	24,512	- 15,526
Syphilis	21	8,066	58	159	+ 7,907
Other Injuries	22	7,779	21	3,819	+ 3,960
Hypertension	23	7,583	5	21,094	- 13,511
Malnutrition	24	7,231	46	759	+ 6,472
Prostate Cancer	25	6,084	35	1,282	+ 4,802
Lung Disease	26	6,006	9	13,393	- 7,387
Breast Cancer	27	5,024	13	9,180	- 4,156
Endocrine Disorders	28	5,022	29	2,372	+ 2,650
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	4,801	16	6,975	- 2,174
Suicide	30	4,492	25	3,022	+ 1,470
Asthma	31	4,083	15	7,104	- 3,021
Pertussis	32	4,038	42	906	+ 3,131
Falls	33	3,180	30	2,019	+ 1,161
Fires	34	3,136	33	1,568	+ 1,568
Drownings	35	2,595	37	1,122	+ 1,473
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,580	34	1,339	+ 1,241
Stomach Cancer	37	2,488	32	1,844	+ 643
Inflammatory/Heart	38	2,358	27	2,489	- 131
Lymphomas	39	1,913	14	7,539	- 5,626
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,833	24	3,083	- 1,250
Poisonings	41	1,673	57	195	+ 1,478
Epilepsy	42	1,655	50	451	+ 1,204
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,478	28	2,391	- 913
Lung Cancers	44	1,349	18	5,677	- 4,328
Schistosomiasis	45	1,053	54	220	+ 832
Skin Cancers	46	1,045	39	1,013	+ 32
Ovary Cancer	47	1,030	31	1,944	- 914
Oral Cancer	48	1,027	45	793	+ 234
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,024	36	1,248	- 224
Drug Use	50	867	62	116	+ 751
Skin Disease	51	844	55	219	+ 624
Hepatitis B	52	799	40	988	- 189
Pancreas Cancer	53	771	26	2,906	- 2,135
Tetanus	54	637	49	540	+ 96
Uterin Cancer	55	582	52	422	+ 160
Encephalitis	56	562	38	1,046	- 483
Alcohol	57	520	60	141	+ 379
Leukemia	58	473	22	3,763	- 3,290
Bladder Cancer	59	388	19	5,133	- 4,744
Oesophagus Cancer	60	317	41	951	- 633
Appendicitis	61	253	59	142	+ 111
Other Neoplasms	62	115	61	116	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	86	56	213	- 126
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	82	65	26	+ 56
Hepatitis C	65	77	63	97	- 20
Ascariasis	66	76	67	6	+ 71
Upper Respiratory	67	55	68	5	+ 50
Diphtheria	68	18	70	3	+ 15
Chlamydia	69	11	71	1	+ 10
War	70	10	47	714	- 703
Otitis Media	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Dengue	72	0	69	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	66	13	- 13
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Liberia

Egypt

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.