GREECE VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	5,322	46	66	+ 5,256
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,181	3	8,282	- 3,101
Measles	3	4,915	68	0	+ 4,914
Malaria	4	4,671	78	0	+ 4,671
Road Traffic Accidents	5	3,695	22	870	+ 2,824
HIV/AIDS	6	3,692	50	47	+ 3,645
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,626	1	21,124	- 17,498
Low Birth Weight	8	3,178	41	127	+ 3,051
Birth Trauma	9	3,081	57	17	+ 3,064
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	3,062	44	95	+ 2,968
Stroke	11	3,036	2	14,077	- 11,041
Maternal Conditions	12	1,673	61	2	+ 1,671
Liver Disease	13	1,652	23	809	+ 842
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,603	38	174	+ 1,429
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,251	20	1,266	- 15
Kidney Disease	16	1,171	6	4,759	- 3,588
Meningitis	17	1,062	53	33	+ 1,029
Violence	18	918	42	104	+ 814
Cervical Cancer	19	911	36	243	+ 668
Liver Cancer	20	845	14	1,566	- 720
Syphilis	21	759	65	1	+ 757
Other Injuries	22	732	17	1,453	- 722
Hypertension	23	713	9	2,922	- 2,209
Malnutrition	24	680	66	1	+ 679
Prostate Cancer	25	572	12	2,023	- 1,451
Lung Disease	26	565	5	5,526	- 4,961
Breast Cancer	27	472	11	2,520	- 2,048
Endocrine Disorders	28	472	29	526	- 54
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	451	7	3,940	- 3,488
Suicide	30	422	28	533	- 110
Asthma	31	384	55	27	+ 356
Pertussis	32	380	69	0	+ 380
Falls	33	299	21	1,245	- 946
Fires	34	295	39	146	+ 149
Drownings	35	244	32	435	- 191
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	243	26	611	- 368
Stomach Cancer	37	234	16	1,535	- 1,301
Inflammatory/Heart	38	222	24	725	- 503
Lymphomas	39	180	19	1,268	- 1,089
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	172	8	3,264	- 3,091
Poisonings	41	157	56	19	+ 138
Epilepsy	42	156	34	249	- 94
Parkinson's Disease	43	139	10	2,646	- 2,507
Lung Cancers	44	127	4	7,355	- 7,229
Schistosomiasis	45	99	75	0	+ 99
Skin Cancers	46	98	31	438	- 340
Ovary Cancer	47	97	27	557	- 460
Oral Cancer	48	97	30	440	- 344
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	96	43	100	- 4
Drug Use	50	82	37	193	- 112
Skin Disease	51	79	47	56	+ 23
Hepatitis B	52	75	48	56	+ 19
Pancreas Cancer	53	73	13	1,904	- 1,832
Tetanus	54	60	62	2	+ 58
Uterin Cancer	55	55	33	373	- 318
Encephalitis	56	53	67	1	+ 52
Alcohol	57	49	49	50	- 2
Leukemia	58	44	18	1,354	- 1,309
Bladder Cancer	59	37	15	1,551	- 1,514
Oesophagus Cancer	60	30	35	246	- 216
Appendicitis	61	24	58	9	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	62	11	25	679	- 668
Multiple Sclerosis	63	8	40	135	- 127
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	8	45	67	- 59
Hepatitis C	65	7	52	38	- 31
Ascariasis	66	7	73	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	67	5	59	8	- 3
Diphtheria	68	2	70	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	1	80	0	+ 1
War	70	1	64	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	71	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	60	4	- 4
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	27	- 27
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	47	- 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Liberia

Greece

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.