GHANA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	17,598	6	10,214	+ 7,383
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,130	1	16,262	+ 868
Measles	3	16,250	60	135	+ 16,114
Malaria	4	15,443	5	11,162	+ 4,282
Road Traffic Accidents	5	12,217	7	7,808	+ 4,409
HIV/AIDS	6	12,208	4	13,565	- 1,357
Coronary Heart Disease	7	11,990	3	14,103	- 2,113
Low Birth Weight	8	10,508	8	6,662	+ 3,846
Birth Trauma	9	10,188	10	6,194	+ 3,994
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	10,126	9	6,538	+ 3,588
Stroke	11	10,039	2	15,163	- 5,124
Maternal Conditions	12	5,532	22	1,991	+ 3,541
Liver Disease	13	5,461	11	6,053	- 593
Congenital Anomalies	14	5,299	14	3,935	+ 1,364
Diabetes Mellitus	15	4,135	12	5,929	- 1,794
Kidney Disease	16	3,871	13	4,161	- 290
Meningitis	17	3,512	16	2,983	+ 528
Violence	18	3,034	27	1,857	+ 1,177
Cervical Cancer	19	3,013	20	2,161	+ 852
Liver Cancer	20	2,794	17	2,851	- 57
Syphilis	21	2,508	41	483	+ 2,025
Other Injuries	22	2,419	18	2,433	- 14
Hypertension	23	2,358	19	2,231	+ 127
Malnutrition	24	2,248	26	1,868	+ 380
Prostate Cancer	25	1,892	31	1,031	+ 861
Lung Disease	26	1,867	15	3,120	- 1,252
Breast Cancer	27	1,562	25	1,937	- 375
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,561	24	1,965	- 404
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	1,493	29	1,294	+ 199
Suicide	30	1,397	21	1,993	- 596
Asthma	31	1,269	23	1,979	- 710
Pertussis	32	1,255	35	744	+ 511
Falls	33	989	30	1,168	- 179
Fires	34	975	37	729	+ 246
Drownings	35	807	36	740	+ 66
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	802	48	321	+ 482
Stomach Cancer	37	773	33	870	- 97
Inflammatory/Heart	38	733	28	1,615	- 882
Lymphomas	39	595	32	875	- 280
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	570	34	803	- 233
Poisonings	41	520	40	522	- 1
Epilepsy	42	515	47	329	+ 185
Parkinson's Disease	43	460	43	387	+ 73
Lung Cancers	44	420	55	237	+ 182
Schistosomiasis	45	327	51	257	+ 71
Skin Cancers	46	325	58	214	+ 111
Ovary Cancer	47	320	38	698	- 378
Oral Cancer	48	319	42	483	- 164
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	318	52	256	+ 63
Drug Use	50	270	39	630	- 360
Skin Disease	51	262	50	264	- 2
Hepatitis B	52	248	62	101	+ 147
Pancreas Cancer	53	240	46	334	- 94
Tetanus	54	198	56	220	- 22
Uterin Cancer	55	181	57	219	- 38
Encephalitis	56	175	44	357	- 182
Alcohol	57	162	54	244	- 82
Leukemia	58	147	45	340	- 193
Bladder Cancer	59	121	53	245	- 125
Oesophagus Cancer	60	99	49	285	- 187
Appendicitis	61	79	59	146	- 67
Other Neoplasms	62	36	63	48	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	63	27	61	113	- 86
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	25	67	16	+ 9
Hepatitis C	65	24	65	28	- 4
Ascariasis	66	24	68	12	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	67	17	66	16	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	5	69	4	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	3	70	3	+ 0
War	70	3	64	29	- 26
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Liberia

Ghana

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.