GUINEA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	7,116	13	2,369	+ 4,747
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,927	1	12,790	- 5,863
Measles	3	6,571	4	6,025	+ 546
Malaria	4	6,245	2	8,180	- 1,935
Road Traffic Accidents	5	4,940	9	3,788	+ 1,152
HIV/AIDS	6	4,936	10	3,020	+ 1,917
Coronary Heart Disease	7	4,848	6	5,665	- 817
Low Birth Weight	8	4,249	8	4,319	- 70
Birth Trauma	9	4,119	7	4,797	- 677
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	4,094	3	6,788	- 2,694
Stroke	11	4,059	5	5,777	- 1,718
Maternal Conditions	12	2,237	17	1,793	+ 444
Liver Disease	13	2,208	12	2,550	- 342
Congenital Anomalies	14	2,143	14	2,181	- 38
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,672	15	2,138	- 466
Kidney Disease	16	1,565	16	1,939	- 374
Meningitis	17	1,420	11	2,633	- 1,213
Violence	18	1,227	26	1,128	+ 99
Cervical Cancer	19	1,218	19	1,491	- 273
Liver Cancer	20	1,130	23	1,167	- 38
Syphilis	21	1,014	39	328	+ 686
Other Injuries	22	978	18	1,504	- 526
Hypertension	23	953	21	1,348	- 395
Malnutrition	24	909	28	1,032	- 123
Prostate Cancer	25	765	32	525	+ 240
Lung Disease	26	755	20	1,373	- 618
Breast Cancer	27	632	38	345	+ 287
Endocrine Disorders	28	631	25	1,140	- 508
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	604	30	579	+ 25
Suicide	30	565	29	892	- 327
Asthma	31	513	22	1,179	- 666
Pertussis	32	508	24	1,165	- 658
Falls	33	400	33	480	- 80
Fires	34	394	36	410	- 16
Drownings	35	326	31	528	- 202
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	324	34	448	- 124
Stomach Cancer	37	313	41	245	+ 68
Inflammatory/Heart	38	296	35	439	- 143
Lymphomas	39	241	48	158	+ 83
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	230	53	100	+ 130
Poisonings	41	210	40	295	- 84
Epilepsy	42	208	37	350	- 142
Parkinson's Disease	43	186	44	212	- 26
Lung Cancers	44	170	50	128	+ 42
Schistosomiasis	45	132	43	232	- 99
Skin Cancers	46	131	49	152	- 21
Ovary Cancer	47	129	54	93	+ 37
Oral Cancer	48	129	52	122	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	129	42	238	- 109
Drug Use	50	109	46	169	- 60
Skin Disease	51	106	51	127	- 21
Hepatitis B	52	100	47	162	- 62
Pancreas Cancer	53	97	65	19	+ 78
Tetanus	54	80	45	170	- 89
Uterin Cancer	55	73	59	38	+ 35
Encephalitis	56	71	56	81	- 10
Alcohol	57	65	55	83	- 18
Leukemia	58	59	67	17	+ 42
Bladder Cancer	59	49	60	32	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	60	40	63	20	+ 20
Appendicitis	61	32	57	41	- 9
Other Neoplasms	62	14	68	16	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	63	11	66	18	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	10	70	13	- 2
Hepatitis C	65	10	61	22	- 13
Ascariasis	66	10	62	22	- 13
Upper Respiratory	67	7	69	15	- 8
Diphtheria	68	2	58	40	- 37
Chlamydia	69	1	71	3	- 1
War	70	1	64	20	- 18
Otitis Media	71	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Leishmaniasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	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	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Liberia

Guinea

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.