GERMANY VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	42,797	56	281	+ 42,516
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	41,660	9	20,712	+ 20,948
Measles	3	39,519	70	2	+ 39,516
Malaria	4	37,558	79	0	+ 37,558
Road Traffic Accidents	5	29,710	34	3,160	+ 26,550
HIV/AIDS	6	29,689	54	345	+ 29,344
Coronary Heart Disease	7	29,158	1	147,055	- 117,897
Low Birth Weight	8	25,556	45	770	+ 24,785
Birth Trauma	9	24,776	57	239	+ 24,537
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	24,626	32	3,830	+ 20,795
Stroke	11	24,415	3	49,794	- 25,378
Maternal Conditions	12	13,454	64	38	+ 13,416
Liver Disease	13	13,281	15	15,194	- 1,913
Congenital Anomalies	14	12,888	36	2,291	+ 10,596
Diabetes Mellitus	15	10,057	13	15,560	- 5,503
Kidney Disease	16	9,415	8	22,770	- 13,355
Meningitis	17	8,540	60	168	+ 8,373
Violence	18	7,378	46	769	+ 6,609
Cervical Cancer	19	7,327	39	2,131	+ 5,196
Liver Cancer	20	6,795	25	8,057	- 1,262
Syphilis	21	6,099	68	6	+ 6,094
Other Injuries	22	5,882	23	8,248	- 2,366
Hypertension	23	5,734	6	26,796	- 21,061
Malnutrition	24	5,467	50	450	+ 5,017
Prostate Cancer	25	4,601	12	16,487	- 11,887
Lung Disease	26	4,542	5	42,797	- 38,255
Breast Cancer	27	3,799	10	18,842	- 15,043
Endocrine Disorders	28	3,797	18	10,677	- 6,880
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	3,630	2	51,168	- 47,538
Suicide	30	3,397	19	10,284	- 6,887
Asthma	31	3,087	44	924	+ 2,163
Pertussis	32	3,053	69	2	+ 3,051
Falls	33	2,404	14	15,325	- 12,921
Fires	34	2,372	53	359	+ 2,013
Drownings	35	1,962	49	459	+ 1,504
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,951	38	2,166	- 215
Stomach Cancer	37	1,881	20	9,658	- 7,777
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,783	21	8,891	- 7,108
Lymphomas	39	1,446	17	12,249	- 10,802
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	1,386	7	26,026	- 24,640
Poisonings	41	1,265	58	216	+ 1,049
Epilepsy	42	1,251	35	3,091	- 1,840
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,118	16	12,594	- 11,476
Lung Cancers	44	1,020	4	46,560	- 45,540
Schistosomiasis	45	796	73	1	+ 795
Skin Cancers	46	790	31	4,055	- 3,265
Ovary Cancer	47	779	30	5,192	- 4,414
Oral Cancer	48	776	29	6,023	- 5,247
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	775	33	3,615	- 2,841
Drug Use	50	656	40	1,930	- 1,275
Skin Disease	51	638	42	1,543	- 905
Hepatitis B	52	604	59	182	+ 423
Pancreas Cancer	53	583	11	17,971	- 17,388
Tetanus	54	481	75	1	+ 481
Uterin Cancer	55	440	37	2,231	- 1,791
Encephalitis	56	425	67	8	+ 418
Alcohol	57	394	26	6,257	- 5,864
Leukemia	58	358	22	8,737	- 8,379
Bladder Cancer	59	294	28	6,193	- 5,899
Oesophagus Cancer	60	240	27	6,212	- 5,972
Appendicitis	61	191	62	129	+ 62
Other Neoplasms	62	87	24	8,161	- 8,074
Multiple Sclerosis	63	65	41	1,571	- 1,505
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	62	47	543	- 481
Hepatitis C	65	58	48	507	- 449
Ascariasis	66	58	81	0	+ 58
Upper Respiratory	67	41	61	138	- 97
Diphtheria	68	13	77	0	+ 13
Chlamydia	69	8	85	0	+ 8
War	70	8	66	10	- 2
Otitis Media	71	1	65	16	- 15
Dengue	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	74	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	71	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	80	0	51	391	- 391
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	43	994	- 994
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	55	292	- 292
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	364	- 364
Oral conditions	86	0	63	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.