ERITREA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	3,228	14	543	+ 2,684
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,142	1	3,277	- 135
Measles	3	2,980	63	13	+ 2,968
Malaria	4	2,832	17	437	+ 2,395
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,241	5	1,326	+ 914
HIV/AIDS	6	2,239	25	308	+ 1,932
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,199	4	2,154	+ 45
Low Birth Weight	8	1,927	16	531	+ 1,396
Birth Trauma	9	1,869	11	616	+ 1,252
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	1,857	3	2,292	- 435
Stroke	11	1,841	2	2,564	- 723
Maternal Conditions	12	1,015	13	544	+ 471
Liver Disease	13	1,002	6	1,215	- 213
Congenital Anomalies	14	972	18	432	+ 540
Diabetes Mellitus	15	758	7	944	- 186
Kidney Disease	16	710	12	578	+ 132
Meningitis	17	644	19	404	+ 240
Violence	18	556	20	384	+ 172
Cervical Cancer	19	553	30	132	+ 420
Liver Cancer	20	512	45	69	+ 443
Syphilis	21	460	54	35	+ 425
Other Injuries	22	444	15	540	- 96
Hypertension	23	432	8	926	- 493
Malnutrition	24	412	10	660	- 247
Prostate Cancer	25	347	47	54	+ 293
Lung Disease	26	343	9	662	- 319
Breast Cancer	27	286	23	311	- 25
Endocrine Disorders	28	286	43	71	+ 215
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	274	24	310	- 36
Suicide	30	256	21	382	- 126
Asthma	31	233	22	326	- 93
Pertussis	32	230	36	90	+ 141
Falls	33	181	26	168	+ 13
Fires	34	179	31	132	+ 47
Drownings	35	148	33	118	+ 30
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	147	27	147	+ 0
Stomach Cancer	37	142	48	48	+ 94
Inflammatory/Heart	38	134	32	123	+ 12
Lymphomas	39	109	28	147	- 38
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	105	35	113	- 9
Poisonings	41	95	34	114	- 19
Epilepsy	42	94	38	81	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	43	84	37	85	- 0
Lung Cancers	44	77	46	62	+ 15
Schistosomiasis	45	60	42	73	- 13
Skin Cancers	46	60	56	30	+ 30
Ovary Cancer	47	59	40	79	- 21
Oral Cancer	48	59	44	71	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	58	41	77	- 18
Drug Use	50	49	53	36	+ 13
Skin Disease	51	48	50	45	+ 3
Hepatitis B	52	46	57	28	+ 18
Pancreas Cancer	53	44	58	20	+ 24
Tetanus	54	36	52	37	- 1
Uterin Cancer	55	33	61	18	+ 16
Encephalitis	56	32	62	16	+ 17
Alcohol	57	30	49	45	- 16
Leukemia	58	27	29	144	- 117
Bladder Cancer	59	22	51	42	- 20
Oesophagus Cancer	60	18	39	81	- 63
Appendicitis	61	14	55	31	- 17
Other Neoplasms	62	7	66	6	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	5	67	4	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	5	64	12	- 7
Hepatitis C	65	4	65	6	- 2
Ascariasis	66	4	68	2	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	67	3	60	18	- 15
Diphtheria	68	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	70	1	- 0
War	70	1	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	19	- 19
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	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 ERITREA

Liberia

Eritrea

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.