ETHIOPIA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	60,314	9	21,455	+ 38,859
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	58,712	1	59,931	- 1,218
Measles	3	55,694	24	6,324	+ 49,370
Malaria	4	52,931	26	5,626	+ 47,305
Road Traffic Accidents	5	41,871	5	31,564	+ 10,307
HIV/AIDS	6	41,841	17	11,471	+ 30,370
Coronary Heart Disease	7	41,093	4	36,530	+ 4,563
Low Birth Weight	8	36,016	7	28,020	+ 7,995
Birth Trauma	9	34,918	6	31,107	+ 3,811
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	34,705	2	44,361	- 9,656
Stroke	11	34,409	3	39,362	- 4,953
Maternal Conditions	12	18,961	18	8,887	+ 10,074
Liver Disease	13	18,717	8	27,270	- 8,554
Congenital Anomalies	14	18,163	11	15,638	+ 2,526
Diabetes Mellitus	15	14,173	10	16,258	- 2,085
Kidney Disease	16	13,269	13	12,103	+ 1,166
Meningitis	17	12,036	14	12,019	+ 17
Violence	18	10,398	22	8,076	+ 2,322
Cervical Cancer	19	10,326	27	5,019	+ 5,308
Liver Cancer	20	9,576	42	1,730	+ 7,846
Syphilis	21	8,596	43	1,699	+ 6,897
Other Injuries	22	8,290	16	11,735	- 3,445
Hypertension	23	8,081	12	13,470	- 5,389
Malnutrition	24	7,705	19	8,643	- 938
Prostate Cancer	25	6,484	50	1,244	+ 5,239
Lung Disease	26	6,401	15	11,870	- 5,470
Breast Cancer	27	5,353	20	8,485	- 3,132
Endocrine Disorders	28	5,351	45	1,623	+ 3,729
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	5,116	21	8,258	- 3,142
Suicide	30	4,787	25	6,030	- 1,243
Asthma	31	4,351	29	4,484	- 133
Pertussis	32	4,303	23	6,896	- 2,593
Falls	33	3,388	28	4,510	- 1,122
Fires	34	3,342	34	3,255	+ 88
Drownings	35	2,765	35	3,133	- 368
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,750	41	1,758	+ 992
Stomach Cancer	37	2,651	47	1,519	+ 1,132
Inflammatory/Heart	38	2,513	39	2,168	+ 345
Lymphomas	39	2,039	33	3,590	- 1,551
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,954	31	3,755	- 1,801
Poisonings	41	1,783	32	3,668	- 1,885
Epilepsy	42	1,763	44	1,625	+ 138
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,576	46	1,578	- 2
Lung Cancers	44	1,438	38	2,202	- 764
Schistosomiasis	45	1,122	54	839	+ 282
Skin Cancers	46	1,114	52	1,006	+ 108
Ovary Cancer	47	1,097	36	2,424	- 1,326
Oral Cancer	48	1,094	48	1,477	- 383
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,092	49	1,339	- 248
Drug Use	50	924	60	513	+ 411
Skin Disease	51	899	53	904	- 5
Hepatitis B	52	852	56	742	+ 110
Pancreas Cancer	53	822	61	488	+ 334
Tetanus	54	678	37	2,203	- 1,524
Uterin Cancer	55	620	62	421	+ 199
Encephalitis	56	599	63	386	+ 214
Alcohol	57	555	55	750	- 195
Leukemia	58	504	30	4,222	- 3,719
Bladder Cancer	59	414	51	1,080	- 666
Oesophagus Cancer	60	338	40	1,839	- 1,500
Appendicitis	61	270	58	677	- 408
Other Neoplasms	62	123	66	148	- 25
Multiple Sclerosis	63	92	70	61	+ 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	87	65	221	- 133
Hepatitis C	65	82	69	115	- 33
Ascariasis	66	82	68	130	- 48
Upper Respiratory	67	58	57	709	- 651
Diphtheria	68	19	67	146	- 127
Chlamydia	69	11	72	21	- 10
War	70	11	64	281	- 269
Otitis Media	71	1	71	39	- 38
Dengue	72	1	73	20	- 20
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	59	579	- 579
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	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 ETHIOPIA

Liberia

Ethiopia

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.