GEORGIA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		GEORGIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	2,493	32	153	+ 2,341
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,427	9	886	+ 1,541
Measles	3	2,302	68	0	+ 2,302
Malaria	4	2,188	71	0	+ 2,188
Road Traffic Accidents	5	1,731	13	496	+ 1,235
HIV/AIDS	6	1,730	42	89	+ 1,641
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,699	1	16,014	- 14,316
Low Birth Weight	8	1,489	37	114	+ 1,374
Birth Trauma	9	1,444	46	39	+ 1,404
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	1,435	50	19	+ 1,416
Stroke	11	1,422	2	11,969	- 10,547
Maternal Conditions	12	784	53	13	+ 771
Liver Disease	13	774	4	1,871	- 1,097
Congenital Anomalies	14	751	28	174	+ 577
Diabetes Mellitus	15	586	6	1,621	- 1,035
Kidney Disease	16	549	10	826	- 277
Meningitis	17	498	47	25	+ 473
Violence	18	430	40	90	+ 339
Cervical Cancer	19	427	27	187	+ 240
Liver Cancer	20	396	17	385	+ 11
Syphilis	21	355	63	0	+ 355
Other Injuries	22	343	20	346	- 4
Hypertension	23	334	3	4,387	- 4,053
Malnutrition	24	319	59	5	+ 314
Prostate Cancer	25	268	22	290	- 22
Lung Disease	26	265	7	1,158	- 894
Breast Cancer	27	221	11	613	- 392
Endocrine Disorders	28	221	38	109	+ 113
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	211	5	1,826	- 1,615
Suicide	30	198	18	367	- 169
Asthma	31	180	35	136	+ 44
Pertussis	32	178	67	0	+ 178
Falls	33	140	16	420	- 280
Fires	34	138	34	140	- 2
Drownings	35	114	39	95	+ 19
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	114	24	226	- 113
Stomach Cancer	37	110	12	533	- 424
Inflammatory/Heart	38	104	21	346	- 242
Lymphomas	39	84	25	208	- 124
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	81	14	444	- 363
Poisonings	41	74	49	23	+ 50
Epilepsy	42	73	44	51	+ 22
Parkinson's Disease	43	65	19	354	- 289
Lung Cancers	44	59	8	1,152	- 1,092
Schistosomiasis	45	46	73	0	+ 46
Skin Cancers	46	46	33	149	- 103
Ovary Cancer	47	45	29	174	- 129
Oral Cancer	48	45	31	167	- 121
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	45	15	426	- 381
Drug Use	50	38	41	90	- 51
Skin Disease	51	37	51	17	+ 21
Hepatitis B	52	35	58	7	+ 28
Pancreas Cancer	53	34	23	227	- 193
Tetanus	54	28	62	0	+ 28
Uterin Cancer	55	26	36	115	- 89
Encephalitis	56	25	48	24	+ 1
Alcohol	57	23	45	49	- 26
Leukemia	58	21	30	171	- 151
Bladder Cancer	59	17	26	205	- 188
Oesophagus Cancer	60	14	43	75	- 61
Appendicitis	61	11	55	10	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	62	5	52	15	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	63	4	54	12	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	4	57	8	- 4
Hepatitis C	65	3	64	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	66	3	69	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	67	2	60	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	68	1	70	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	0	65	0	+ 0
War	70	0	61	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	56	8	- 8
Chagas disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	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 GEORGIA

Liberia

Georgia

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.