EQU. GUINEA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		EQU. GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	914	10	321	+ 593
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	889	2	913	- 23
Measles	3	844	15	181	+ 663
Malaria	4	802	3	668	+ 134
Road Traffic Accidents	5	634	8	368	+ 266
HIV/AIDS	6	634	1	1,838	- 1,205
Coronary Heart Disease	7	622	7	419	+ 204
Low Birth Weight	8	546	4	457	+ 89
Birth Trauma	9	529	5	441	+ 88
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	526	9	349	+ 177
Stroke	11	521	6	437	+ 84
Maternal Conditions	12	287	17	139	+ 149
Liver Disease	13	284	13	199	+ 84
Congenital Anomalies	14	275	12	249	+ 26
Diabetes Mellitus	15	215	11	299	- 84
Kidney Disease	16	201	14	198	+ 3
Meningitis	17	182	19	127	+ 55
Violence	18	158	33	45	+ 113
Cervical Cancer	19	156	28	56	+ 100
Liver Cancer	20	145	34	43	+ 102
Syphilis	21	130	18	134	- 4
Other Injuries	22	126	23	105	+ 20
Hypertension	23	122	16	165	- 43
Malnutrition	24	117	31	48	+ 69
Prostate Cancer	25	98	35	43	+ 55
Lung Disease	26	97	20	120	- 24
Breast Cancer	27	81	24	84	- 3
Endocrine Disorders	28	81	25	73	+ 8
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	77	29	55	+ 22
Suicide	30	73	22	107	- 35
Asthma	31	66	26	65	+ 1
Pertussis	32	65	21	109	- 44
Falls	33	51	32	46	+ 6
Fires	34	51	39	30	+ 20
Drownings	35	42	36	39	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	42	43	22	+ 20
Stomach Cancer	37	40	49	16	+ 25
Inflammatory/Heart	38	38	27	63	- 25
Lymphomas	39	31	45	19	+ 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	30	40	29	+ 1
Poisonings	41	27	44	21	+ 6
Epilepsy	42	27	38	32	- 6
Parkinson's Disease	43	24	46	18	+ 6
Lung Cancers	44	22	41	27	- 5
Schistosomiasis	45	17	60	4	+ 13
Skin Cancers	46	17	48	16	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	47	17	52	13	+ 4
Oral Cancer	48	17	37	35	- 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	17	50	14	+ 2
Drug Use	50	14	30	50	- 36
Skin Disease	51	14	51	13	+ 1
Hepatitis B	52	13	65	3	+ 10
Pancreas Cancer	53	12	55	11	+ 1
Tetanus	54	10	42	23	- 13
Uterin Cancer	55	9	58	8	+ 2
Encephalitis	56	9	57	8	+ 1
Alcohol	57	8	53	12	- 3
Leukemia	58	8	61	4	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	59	6	56	9	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	60	5	54	12	- 7
Appendicitis	61	4	59	6	- 1
Other Neoplasms	62	2	63	3	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1	67	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	1	62	4	- 2
Hepatitis C	65	1	69	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	66	1	70	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	67	1	66	2	- 1
Diphtheria	68	0	64	3	- 3
Chlamydia	69	0	68	0	- 0
War	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	47	16	- 16
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EQU. GUINEA

Liberia

Equ. Guinea

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.